Dawson County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Dawson County, Texas.
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Dawson County Historical Records
Mahala Bradley
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 1883 at Dawson branch. Recorded birthplace as Dawson County, former master listed as Haynes.
Jacob Willis
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 9138 at Dawson branch. Recorded birthplace as Dawson County, former master listed as Claiborne.
Margaret Davis
Estate Division Account (1867)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Page. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.
Richard Rives
Freedman's Bank Log (1866)Opened savings account No. 6342 at Dawson branch. Recorded birthplace as Dawson County, former master listed as Preston.
Rebecca Preston
Manumission Deed (1865)Deed of emancipation granted by Nicholas. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1865.
Celia Butler
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Griffin in Dawson County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 49.
Emily Cooper
Manumission Deed (1846)Deed of emancipation granted by Taylor. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1846.
Isabella Burke
Estate Division Account (1826)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Bennett. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.