Cooke County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Cooke County, Texas.
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Cooke County Historical Records
Gideon Tazewell
Freedman's Bank Log (1866)Location: Cooke County, Texas
Opened savings account No. 1483 at Cooke branch. Recorded birthplace as Cooke County, former master listed as Morris.
James Armstrong
Probate Inventory (1832)Location: Cooke County, Texas
Appraised in estate inventory of Nelson plantation, evaluated at $1374. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Esther Harrison
Manumission Deed (1825)Location: Cooke County, Texas
Deed of emancipation granted by Cooper. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1825.