El Paso County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for El Paso County, Texas.
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El Paso County Historical Records
Benjamin Cooper
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1868)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for El Paso District. Monthly wage stipulated at $30 with rations and lodging provided.
Lucretia Miller
Freedman's Bank Log (1866)Opened savings account No. 7473 at El Paso branch. Recorded birthplace as El Paso County, former master listed as Polk.
Zilpha Jefferson
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1865)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for El Paso District. Monthly wage stipulated at $27 with rations and lodging provided.
Absalom Miller
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Alexander in El Paso County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 47.
Sophia Garland
Estate Division Account (1850)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Wood. Allotted to lot #7 in final decree.
Charles Clark
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1846)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for El Paso District. Monthly wage stipulated at $21 with rations and lodging provided.
Rachel Brooks
Manumission Deed (1845)Deed of emancipation granted by Harvey. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1845.