Frio County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Frio County, Texas.
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Frio County Historical Records
James Bell
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 9585 at Frio branch. Recorded birthplace as Frio County, former master listed as Dabney.
Emily Butler
Probate Inventory (1860)Appraised in estate inventory of King plantation, evaluated at $1281. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Margaret Washington
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Cook in Frio County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 45.
Benjamin Henry
Estate Division Account (1850)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Claiborne. Allotted to lot #3 in final decree.
Julius Rogers
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Parker in Frio County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 28.
Samuel Matthews
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1848)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Smith to Hawkins for consideration of $1177.
Felix Boone
Manumission Deed (1821)Deed of emancipation granted by Gordon. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1821.