Cherokee County, Texas Slave Records

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

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Cherokee County Historical Records

Eve Claiborne

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

Enumerated under slaveholder Gibson in Cherokee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 41.

Amelia Beverley

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

Enumerated under slaveholder White in Cherokee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 52.

Eve Freeman

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1859)
Location: Cherokee County, Texas

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Morris to Cabell for consideration of $837.

Susan Tazewell

Probate Inventory (1850)
Location: Cherokee County, Texas

Appraised in estate inventory of Mitchell plantation, evaluated at $914. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.

Celia Evans

1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)
Location: Cherokee County, Texas

Enumerated under slaveholder Harrison in Cherokee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 70.

Henry Johnson

1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)
Location: Cherokee County, Texas

Enumerated under slaveholder Fowler in Cherokee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 23.

Leah Bryan

Estate Division Account (1841)
Location: Cherokee County, Texas

Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Taylor. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.

Anna Foster

Probate Inventory (1831)
Location: Cherokee County, Texas

Appraised in estate inventory of Bowman plantation, evaluated at $548. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.

Isaiah Goode

Estate Division Account (1829)
Location: Cherokee County, Texas

Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Harvey. Allotted to lot #7 in final decree.

Delilah Peyton

Probate Inventory (1827)
Location: Cherokee County, Texas

Appraised in estate inventory of Christian plantation, evaluated at $448. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.

Eve Simmons

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1827)
Location: Cherokee County, Texas

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Gaines to Bowman for consideration of $1391.

Rose Chamberlayne

Estate Division Account (1826)
Location: Cherokee County, Texas

Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Roberts. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.