Bowie County, Texas Slave Records

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

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Bowie County Historical Records

Cesar Clark

Freedman's Bank Log (1869)
Location: Bowie County, Texas

Opened savings account No. 6943 at Bowie branch. Recorded birthplace as Bowie County, former master listed as Baker.

Hester Preston

Probate Inventory (1846)
Location: Bowie County, Texas

Appraised in estate inventory of Bryan plantation, evaluated at $1083. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.

Julia Robinson

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1846)
Location: Bowie County, Texas

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Matthews to Monroe for consideration of $1033.

Peter White

Probate Inventory (1831)
Location: Bowie County, Texas

Appraised in estate inventory of Ellis plantation, evaluated at $620. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.