Chambers County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Chambers County, Texas.
Chambers County Research Guide (PDF)
Get instant access to the Chambers County primary record guide detailing slaveholder estate wills, land deed volumes, and microfilm roll citations.
Chambers County Historical Records
Catherine Mason
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1866)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Chambers District. Monthly wage stipulated at $13 with rations and lodging provided.
Anna Grayson
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Allen in Chambers County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 22.
Timothy Tyler
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Lewis in Chambers County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 21.
Lucy Davis
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Robinson in Chambers County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 10.
Priscilla Brooks
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1857)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Chambers District. Monthly wage stipulated at $22 with rations and lodging provided.
Henry Clay
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1856)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from White to Armstrong for consideration of $895.
Joseph Rives
Manumission Deed (1842)Deed of emancipation granted by Byrd. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1842.
Patience Hughes
Manumission Deed (1838)Deed of emancipation granted by Martin. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1838.