Gonzales County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Gonzales County, Texas.
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Gonzales County Historical Records
Clara Graham
Freedman's Bank Log (1867)Opened savings account No. 9322 at Gonzales branch. Recorded birthplace as Gonzales County, former master listed as Claiborne.
Eleanor Wood
Freedman's Bank Log (1865)Opened savings account No. 5123 at Gonzales branch. Recorded birthplace as Gonzales County, former master listed as Jackson.
Cato Lewis
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Tyler in Gonzales County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 46.
Jacob Russell
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Fleming in Gonzales County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 40.
Rose Martin
Manumission Deed (1829)Deed of emancipation granted by Hughes. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1829.
Tabitha Fisher
Estate Division Account (1827)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Randolph. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.
Judith Scott
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1820)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Cary to Cooper for consideration of $791.