Delta County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Delta County, Texas.
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Delta County Historical Records
Catherine Gordon
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Location: Delta County, Texas
Opened savings account No. 2060 at Delta branch. Recorded birthplace as Delta County, former master listed as Gibson.
Hannah Fitzhugh
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Location: Delta County, Texas
Enumerated under slaveholder Barnes in Delta County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 54.
Hiram Carter
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Location: Delta County, Texas
Enumerated under slaveholder Page in Delta County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 11.
Parthenia Fowler
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1834)Location: Delta County, Texas
Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Delta District. Monthly wage stipulated at $27 with rations and lodging provided.