Erath County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Erath County, Texas.
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Erath County Historical Records
Daniel Stewart
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 6421 at Erath branch. Recorded birthplace as Erath County, former master listed as Armstrong.
Rose Hawkins
Freedman's Bank Log (1865)Opened savings account No. 8349 at Erath branch. Recorded birthplace as Erath County, former master listed as Taylor.
Rose Foster
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Williams in Erath County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 60.
Julius Thompson
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Polk in Erath County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 14.
Catherine Lewis
Probate Inventory (1833)Appraised in estate inventory of Green plantation, evaluated at $1121. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Mahala Harris
Probate Inventory (1825)Appraised in estate inventory of Gaines plantation, evaluated at $1299. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.