Grundy County, Tennessee Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Grundy County, Tennessee.
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Grundy County Historical Records
Ann Tyler
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1863)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Henderson to Coleman for consideration of $1591.
Parthenia Griffin
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1859)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Grundy District. Monthly wage stipulated at $10 with rations and lodging provided.
Delilah Hall
Manumission Deed (1853)Deed of emancipation granted by Cabell. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1853.
Elijah Moore
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1852)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Fisher to Hughes for consideration of $755.
Phyllis Hill
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Washington in Grundy County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 52.
Dinah Nicholas
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1850)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Grundy District. Monthly wage stipulated at $22 with rations and lodging provided.
Sarah Scott
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Boone in Grundy County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 39.
Isabella Richardson
Manumission Deed (1849)Deed of emancipation granted by Rogers. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1849.
Henry Washington
Estate Division Account (1841)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Morgan. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Alfred Alexander
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1835)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Powell to Haynes for consideration of $1056.
George Peyton
Probate Inventory (1834)Appraised in estate inventory of Dandridge plantation, evaluated at $366. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Jeremiah Gaines
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1824)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Morris to Taylor for consideration of $682.