Grayson County, Texas Slave Records

Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Grayson County, Texas.

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Grayson County Historical Records

Emily Hale

Freedman's Bank Log (1871)
Location: Grayson County, Texas

Opened savings account No. 7488 at Grayson branch. Recorded birthplace as Grayson County, former master listed as Gibson.

Solomon Johnson

Probate Inventory (1857)
Location: Grayson County, Texas

Appraised in estate inventory of Abbott plantation, evaluated at $1379. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.

Lewis Tazewell

1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)
Location: Grayson County, Texas

Enumerated under slaveholder Christian in Grayson County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 50.

Philip Page

Manumission Deed (1850)
Location: Grayson County, Texas

Deed of emancipation granted by Wright. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1850.

Levi Harrison

Freedmen's Bureau Record (1833)
Location: Grayson County, Texas

Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Grayson District. Monthly wage stipulated at $21 with rations and lodging provided.