Marion County, Mississippi Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Marion County, Mississippi.
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Marion County Historical Records
Jane Robinson
Estate Division Account (1867)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Blackwell. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Tobias Allen
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1864)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Willis to Armstrong for consideration of $717.
James Gaines
Manumission Deed (1862)Deed of emancipation granted by Tyler. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1862.
Moses Cabell
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Davis in Marion County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 65.
Ruth Gaines
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Walker in Marion County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 27.
Lucretia Miller
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Blackwell in Marion County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 61.
Gabriel Marshall
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Robinson in Marion County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 31.
Hiram Banks
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Blackwell in Marion County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 12.
Cesar Wright
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1852)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Coleman to Lee for consideration of $1561.
Amelia Hammond
Estate Division Account (1852)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Scott. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Isabella Garland
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Claiborne in Marion County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 21.
Ebenezer Abbott
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1848)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Marion District. Monthly wage stipulated at $30 with rations and lodging provided.
James Harvey
Probate Inventory (1846)Appraised in estate inventory of Morris plantation, evaluated at $952. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Gabriel Polk
Probate Inventory (1839)Appraised in estate inventory of Anderson plantation, evaluated at $543. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Solomon Evans
Manumission Deed (1836)Deed of emancipation granted by Perkins. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1836.
Samuel Powell
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1835)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Washington to Fleming for consideration of $437.
Maria Wood
Estate Division Account (1827)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Shelton. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.
Ruth Russell
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1823)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Marion District. Monthly wage stipulated at $20 with rations and lodging provided.
Joseph Evans
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1822)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Marion District. Monthly wage stipulated at $16 with rations and lodging provided.