Coffee County, Tennessee Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Coffee County, Tennessee.
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Coffee County Historical Records
Joseph King
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 5644 at Coffee branch. Recorded birthplace as Coffee County, former master listed as Barbour.
Julius Wood
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 2102 at Coffee branch. Recorded birthplace as Coffee County, former master listed as Lee.
Clara Fleming
Freedman's Bank Log (1867)Opened savings account No. 4957 at Coffee branch. Recorded birthplace as Coffee County, former master listed as Thomas.
Benjamin Nelson
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1866)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Fowler to Cox for consideration of $988.
Cyrus Bell
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Thompson in Coffee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 33.
Matthew Pendleton
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Cooper in Coffee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 33.
Charlotte Stewart
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Mercer in Coffee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 35.
Beatrix Dawson
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Wythe in Coffee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 27.
David Brown
Estate Division Account (1856)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Taylor. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.
Parthenia Scott
Manumission Deed (1853)Deed of emancipation granted by Bradley. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1853.
Amelia Scott
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Barbour in Coffee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 63.
Abraham Gibson
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Morgan in Coffee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 25.
Gideon Chamberlayne
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Spottswood in Coffee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 43.
Catherine Roberts
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Fisher in Coffee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 5.
Obadiah Williams
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1840)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Coffee District. Monthly wage stipulated at $23 with rations and lodging provided.
Elijah Tazewell
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1828)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Brown to Blackwell for consideration of $527.
Celia Rives
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1828)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Hale to Willis for consideration of $570.
Augustus Russell
Estate Division Account (1828)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Griffin. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.