Marion County, Tennessee Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Marion County, Tennessee.
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Marion County Historical Records
Isaiah Marshall
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1866)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Boone to Coleman for consideration of $901.
Henry Hawkins
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Brown in Marion County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 19.
Julius Dandridge
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1859)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Chamberlayne to Fisher for consideration of $1185.
Hester Hill
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1857)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Marion District. Monthly wage stipulated at $27 with rations and lodging provided.
Cato Nicholas
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Davis in Marion County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 5.
Gideon Bowman
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Wright in Marion County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 60.
Cyrus Willis
Probate Inventory (1849)Appraised in estate inventory of Brown plantation, evaluated at $1312. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Timothy Beverley
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1830)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Byrd to Cary for consideration of $353.
Alfred Clay
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1830)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Marion District. Monthly wage stipulated at $22 with rations and lodging provided.
Alexander Henry
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1829)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Cook to Powell for consideration of $499.
Jane Barbour
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1828)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Marion District. Monthly wage stipulated at $9 with rations and lodging provided.
Amelia Marshall
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1827)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Marion District. Monthly wage stipulated at $20 with rations and lodging provided.
Hannah Lee
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1826)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Marion District. Monthly wage stipulated at $17 with rations and lodging provided.
Maria Polk
Estate Division Account (1826)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Reed. Allotted to lot #3 in final decree.