Sumner County, Tennessee Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Sumner County, Tennessee.
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Sumner County Historical Records
Celia Boone
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 3711 at Sumner branch. Recorded birthplace as Sumner County, former master listed as Fitzhugh.
Judith Spottswood
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 3259 at Sumner branch. Recorded birthplace as Sumner County, former master listed as Wythe.
Cesar Howard
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 4772 at Sumner branch. Recorded birthplace as Sumner County, former master listed as Claiborne.
Daniel Dandridge
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 3131 at Sumner branch. Recorded birthplace as Sumner County, former master listed as Bennett.
William King
Freedman's Bank Log (1866)Opened savings account No. 8713 at Sumner branch. Recorded birthplace as Sumner County, former master listed as Cook.
Cesar Reed
Freedman's Bank Log (1865)Opened savings account No. 1618 at Sumner branch. Recorded birthplace as Sumner County, former master listed as Jackson.
Felix Boone
Freedman's Bank Log (1865)Opened savings account No. 6134 at Sumner branch. Recorded birthplace as Sumner County, former master listed as Hall.
Parthenia Harrison
Freedman's Bank Log (1865)Opened savings account No. 2783 at Sumner branch. Recorded birthplace as Sumner County, former master listed as Roberts.
Jacob Gordon
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1863)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Sumner District. Monthly wage stipulated at $11 with rations and lodging provided.
Ann Harrison
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1861)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Sumner District. Monthly wage stipulated at $30 with rations and lodging provided.
Judith Moore
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Griffin in Sumner County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 17.
Eve Brown
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1860)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Sumner District. Monthly wage stipulated at $27 with rations and lodging provided.
Emily King
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Shelton in Sumner County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 38.
Harriet Jones
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1853)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Sumner District. Monthly wage stipulated at $8 with rations and lodging provided.
Jeremiah Cary
Manumission Deed (1853)Deed of emancipation granted by Thomas. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1853.
Dinah Mercer
Manumission Deed (1853)Deed of emancipation granted by Walker. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1853.
Tabitha Martin
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Evans in Sumner County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 44.
Martha Polk
Probate Inventory (1842)Appraised in estate inventory of Long plantation, evaluated at $991. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Ann Baker
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1835)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Sumner District. Monthly wage stipulated at $12 with rations and lodging provided.
Harriet Watson
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1824)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Sumner District. Monthly wage stipulated at $19 with rations and lodging provided.