Leflore County, Mississippi Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Leflore County, Mississippi.
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Leflore County Historical Records
Anna Long
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 6301 at Leflore branch. Recorded birthplace as Leflore County, former master listed as Alexander.
Timothy Thornton
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 7619 at Leflore branch. Recorded birthplace as Leflore County, former master listed as Pendleton.
Winney Boyd
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 1078 at Leflore branch. Recorded birthplace as Leflore County, former master listed as Roberts.
Isabella Morgan
Manumission Deed (1862)Deed of emancipation granted by Thornton. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1862.
Gideon Shelton
Estate Division Account (1858)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Peyton. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.
Jacob Bowman
Estate Division Account (1857)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Rives. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.
Henry Harris
Estate Division Account (1855)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Fairfax. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Cato Dawson
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1854)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Leflore District. Monthly wage stipulated at $9 with rations and lodging provided.
Harriet Harvey
Probate Inventory (1852)Appraised in estate inventory of Boone plantation, evaluated at $1243. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Amos Ball
Estate Division Account (1851)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Lewis. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.
Francis Monroe
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Coleman in Leflore County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 40.
Isaac Monroe
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1837)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Abbott to Barbour for consideration of $1161.
Catherine Evans
Manumission Deed (1829)Deed of emancipation granted by Russell. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1829.
Augustus Marshall
Probate Inventory (1829)Appraised in estate inventory of Bradley plantation, evaluated at $1185. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Harriet Boyd
Estate Division Account (1828)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Robinson. Allotted to lot #1 in final decree.
Lucas Polk
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1827)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Leflore District. Monthly wage stipulated at $18 with rations and lodging provided.
Robert Faulkner
Estate Division Account (1827)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Taylor. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.
Rachel Garland
Probate Inventory (1826)Appraised in estate inventory of Richardson plantation, evaluated at $624. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Lucy Polk
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1826)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Jackson to Gordon for consideration of $428.
Lafayette Johnson
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1824)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Leflore District. Monthly wage stipulated at $15 with rations and lodging provided.
Philip Evans
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1822)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Johnson to Hughes for consideration of $829.