Cleveland County, North Carolina Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Cleveland County, North Carolina.
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Cleveland County Historical Records
Julia Pendleton
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 7464 at Cleveland branch. Recorded birthplace as Cleveland County, former master listed as Page.
Leah Jefferson
Estate Division Account (1868)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Richardson. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.
Clara Cook
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Bennett in Cleveland County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 26.
Agnes Grayson
Estate Division Account (1852)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Fitzhugh. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.
Rachel Evans
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Bailey in Cleveland County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 29.
Isaiah Thornton
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Campbell in Cleveland County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 24.
Josiah Cabell
Manumission Deed (1849)Deed of emancipation granted by Willis. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1849.
Absalom Wright
Probate Inventory (1846)Appraised in estate inventory of Mitchell plantation, evaluated at $434. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Augustus Bell
Probate Inventory (1830)Appraised in estate inventory of Chamberlayne plantation, evaluated at $851. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Susan Mercer
Probate Inventory (1826)Appraised in estate inventory of Bowman plantation, evaluated at $1308. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.