Anderson County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Anderson County, Texas.
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Anderson County Historical Records
Stephen Perkins
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Parker in Anderson County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 51.
Eleanor Williams
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1850)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Hamilton to Johnson for consideration of $606.
Sarah Preston
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1834)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Anderson District. Monthly wage stipulated at $30 with rations and lodging provided.
Clara Scott
Probate Inventory (1828)Appraised in estate inventory of Thomas plantation, evaluated at $779. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Hiram Martin
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1827)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Anderson District. Monthly wage stipulated at $25 with rations and lodging provided.
James Alexander
Estate Division Account (1820)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Cary. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.