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.