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)Enumerated under slaveholder Gibson in Cherokee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 41.
Amelia Beverley
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder White in Cherokee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 52.
Eve Freeman
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1859)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Morris to Cabell for consideration of $837.
Susan Tazewell
Probate Inventory (1850)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)Enumerated under slaveholder Harrison in Cherokee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 70.
Henry Johnson
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Fowler in Cherokee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 23.
Leah Bryan
Estate Division Account (1841)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Taylor. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.
Anna Foster
Probate Inventory (1831)Appraised in estate inventory of Bowman plantation, evaluated at $548. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Isaiah Goode
Estate Division Account (1829)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Harvey. Allotted to lot #7 in final decree.
Delilah Peyton
Probate Inventory (1827)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)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Gaines to Bowman for consideration of $1391.
Rose Chamberlayne
Estate Division Account (1826)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Roberts. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.