Garza County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Garza County, Texas.
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Garza County Historical Records
George Russell
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Clark in Garza County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 43.
Elijah Boyd
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1859)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Garza District. Monthly wage stipulated at $17 with rations and lodging provided.
Lucy Carter
Probate Inventory (1852)Appraised in estate inventory of Bradley plantation, evaluated at $869. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Lafayette Fisher
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Stewart in Garza County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 15.
Alfred Long
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Cabell in Garza County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 51.
Absalom Abbott
Probate Inventory (1832)Appraised in estate inventory of Alexander plantation, evaluated at $893. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.