Hardin County, Tennessee Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Hardin County, Tennessee.
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Hardin County Historical Records
Alfred Watson
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 3280 at Hardin branch. Recorded birthplace as Hardin County, former master listed as Long.
Laura Fisher
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 2274 at Hardin branch. Recorded birthplace as Hardin County, former master listed as Foster.
Lewis Cook
Freedman's Bank Log (1866)Opened savings account No. 8057 at Hardin branch. Recorded birthplace as Hardin County, former master listed as White.
Phyllis Lee
Probate Inventory (1863)Appraised in estate inventory of Fowler plantation, evaluated at $550. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Clara Monroe
Probate Inventory (1862)Appraised in estate inventory of Grayson plantation, evaluated at $446. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Maria Fisher
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Beverley in Hardin County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 16.
Patience Butler
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Robinson in Hardin County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 19.
Winney Tyler
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Ross in Hardin County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 40.
Maria Banks
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Fowler in Hardin County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 36.
Solomon Abbott
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Alexander in Hardin County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 35.
Elizabeth Cabell
Manumission Deed (1853)Deed of emancipation granted by Grayson. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1853.
Charity Mitchell
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Jones in Hardin County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 69.
Matthew Washington
Manumission Deed (1829)Deed of emancipation granted by Powell. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1829.
Julia Powell
Manumission Deed (1827)Deed of emancipation granted by Claiborne. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1827.
Matilda Green
Probate Inventory (1824)Appraised in estate inventory of Blackwell plantation, evaluated at $945. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Zachariah Alexander
Estate Division Account (1823)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Harris. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.