Stewart County, Tennessee Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Stewart County, Tennessee.
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Stewart County Historical Records
Sarah Wythe
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 7798 at Stewart branch. Recorded birthplace as Stewart County, former master listed as Peyton.
Cesar Matthews
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 3102 at Stewart branch. Recorded birthplace as Stewart County, former master listed as Grayson.
Amos Thompson
Freedman's Bank Log (1865)Opened savings account No. 6654 at Stewart branch. Recorded birthplace as Stewart County, former master listed as Thornton.
Tabitha Perkins
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1863)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Stewart District. Monthly wage stipulated at $29 with rations and lodging provided.
Martha Ellis
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Wythe in Stewart County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 42.
Emily Roberts
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Smith in Stewart County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 34.
Zilpha Dabney
Probate Inventory (1857)Appraised in estate inventory of Jones plantation, evaluated at $920. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Felix Abbott
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Spottswood in Stewart County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 61.
Joseph Scott
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Gaines in Stewart County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 43.
Cesar Graham
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1849)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Stewart District. Monthly wage stipulated at $26 with rations and lodging provided.
Stephen Hall
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1844)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Stewart District. Monthly wage stipulated at $14 with rations and lodging provided.
Eleanor Fitzhugh
Manumission Deed (1841)Deed of emancipation granted by Long. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1841.
Isabella Russell
Manumission Deed (1834)Deed of emancipation granted by Armstrong. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1834.
Reuben Parker
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1832)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Rives to Dabney for consideration of $1226.
Edward Graham
Probate Inventory (1829)Appraised in estate inventory of Bowman plantation, evaluated at $890. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Nancy Burke
Probate Inventory (1827)Appraised in estate inventory of Pendleton plantation, evaluated at $616. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.