Gregg County, Texas Slave Records

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

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Gregg County Historical Records

Mary Randolph

1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)
Location: Gregg County, Texas

Enumerated under slaveholder Perkins in Gregg County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 62.

Ebenezer Cook

Manumission Deed (1852)
Location: Gregg County, Texas

Deed of emancipation granted by Tyler. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1852.

Caroline Brown

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

Enumerated under slaveholder Ellis in Gregg County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 61.

Milley Russell

Estate Division Account (1849)
Location: Gregg County, Texas

Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Morgan. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.

Robert Logan

Probate Inventory (1846)
Location: Gregg County, Texas

Appraised in estate inventory of Gibson plantation, evaluated at $443. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.

Margaret Robertson

Probate Inventory (1837)
Location: Gregg County, Texas

Appraised in estate inventory of Long plantation, evaluated at $1367. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.

Josiah Ball

Probate Inventory (1835)
Location: Gregg County, Texas

Appraised in estate inventory of Hill plantation, evaluated at $1015. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.

Caroline Cabell

Estate Division Account (1834)
Location: Gregg County, Texas

Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Fleming. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.