Ellis County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Ellis County, Texas.
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Ellis County Historical Records
Philip Perkins
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 4203 at Ellis branch. Recorded birthplace as Ellis County, former master listed as Mitchell.
Joseph Gordon
Freedman's Bank Log (1866)Opened savings account No. 8818 at Ellis branch. Recorded birthplace as Ellis County, former master listed as Goode.
David Clay
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Preston in Ellis County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 53.
Victor Wythe
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Tazewell in Ellis County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 27.
Richard Armstrong
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Price in Ellis County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 25.
Jane Fisher
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Hill in Ellis County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 9.
Parthenia Parker
Estate Division Account (1847)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Monroe. Allotted to lot #7 in final decree.
Andrew Campbell
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1839)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Walker to Long for consideration of $1035.
Rachel Thomas
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1836)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Ellis District. Monthly wage stipulated at $23 with rations and lodging provided.
Martha Nelson
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1833)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Simmons to Cook for consideration of $1322.
Matilda Graham
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1830)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Cary to Moore for consideration of $1283.
Lucretia Faulkner
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1827)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Butler to Nelson for consideration of $796.