Lincoln County, Tennessee Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Lincoln County, Tennessee.
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Lincoln County Historical Records
Emily Coleman
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 1026 at Lincoln branch. Recorded birthplace as Lincoln County, former master listed as Polk.
Maria Harris
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Hale in Lincoln County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 39.
Cato Wood
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Simmons in Lincoln County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 10.
Harrison Boyd
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Hamilton in Lincoln County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 48.
Agnes Smith
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Washington in Lincoln County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 44.
Charles Hamilton
Estate Division Account (1858)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Mason. Allotted to lot #1 in final decree.
Priscilla Grayson
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Morgan in Lincoln County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 69.
Jacob Russell
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Watson in Lincoln County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 59.
Clara Barbour
Estate Division Account (1847)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Hamilton. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Leah Gordon
Probate Inventory (1846)Appraised in estate inventory of Spottswood plantation, evaluated at $707. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Susan Green
Manumission Deed (1840)Deed of emancipation granted by Tazewell. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1840.
Tabitha Allen
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1838)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Butler to Pendleton for consideration of $864.
James Fowler
Estate Division Account (1835)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Graham. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.
Hiram Ball
Estate Division Account (1832)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Barnes. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.
Victor Lewis
Probate Inventory (1829)Appraised in estate inventory of King plantation, evaluated at $1192. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Alfred Ball
Probate Inventory (1827)Appraised in estate inventory of Mercer plantation, evaluated at $1326. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Timothy Armstrong
Estate Division Account (1821)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Green. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.