Cottle County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Cottle County, Texas.
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Cottle County Historical Records
Dinah Campbell
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 2714 at Cottle branch. Recorded birthplace as Cottle County, former master listed as Jones.
Isaiah Mitchell
Freedman's Bank Log (1865)Opened savings account No. 6656 at Cottle branch. Recorded birthplace as Cottle County, former master listed as Robinson.
Zilpha Chamberlayne
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Harvey in Cottle County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 14.
Peter Ball
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1858)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Cottle District. Monthly wage stipulated at $17 with rations and lodging provided.
Peggy Stewart
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1853)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Cottle District. Monthly wage stipulated at $28 with rations and lodging provided.
Isaac Fairfax
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1845)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Butler to Morris for consideration of $1316.
Lucy Hamilton
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1843)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Hale to Cooper for consideration of $436.
Flora Marshall
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1831)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Cottle District. Monthly wage stipulated at $18 with rations and lodging provided.