Bee County, Texas Slave Records

Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Bee County, Texas.

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Bee County Historical Records

Gideon Bennett

Probate Inventory (1830)
Location: Bee County, Texas

Appraised in estate inventory of Goode plantation, evaluated at $1346. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.

Ruth Barbour

Freedmen's Bureau Record (1828)
Location: Bee County, Texas

Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Bee District. Monthly wage stipulated at $18 with rations and lodging provided.