Fannin County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Fannin County, Texas.
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Fannin County Historical Records
Andrew Cary
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 9086 at Fannin branch. Recorded birthplace as Fannin County, former master listed as Brown.
Felix Fisher
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 5318 at Fannin branch. Recorded birthplace as Fannin County, former master listed as Evans.
Lucy Barnes
Freedman's Bank Log (1866)Opened savings account No. 9954 at Fannin branch. Recorded birthplace as Fannin County, former master listed as Hill.
Phyllis Gordon
Freedman's Bank Log (1865)Opened savings account No. 5541 at Fannin branch. Recorded birthplace as Fannin County, former master listed as Perkins.
Lafayette Miller
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Nelson in Fannin County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 19.
Lucretia Shelton
Probate Inventory (1856)Appraised in estate inventory of Lee plantation, evaluated at $955. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Reuben Fisher
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1851)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Fannin District. Monthly wage stipulated at $25 with rations and lodging provided.
William Dabney
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Brown in Fannin County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 36.