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.