Bosque County, Texas Slave Records

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

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Bosque County Historical Records

Moses Boyd

Manumission Deed (1863)
Location: Bosque County, Texas

Deed of emancipation granted by Evans. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1863.

Isabella Powell

1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)
Location: Bosque County, Texas

Enumerated under slaveholder Marshall in Bosque County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 67.

William Nelson

Freedmen's Bureau Record (1839)
Location: Bosque County, Texas

Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Bosque District. Monthly wage stipulated at $27 with rations and lodging provided.

Elizabeth Bailey

Freedmen's Bureau Record (1830)
Location: Bosque County, Texas

Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Bosque District. Monthly wage stipulated at $25 with rations and lodging provided.