Grimes County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Grimes County, Texas.
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Grimes County Historical Records
Delilah Willis
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Location: Grimes County, Texas
Opened savings account No. 2181 at Grimes branch. Recorded birthplace as Grimes County, former master listed as Harvey.
John Simmons
Estate Division Account (1832)Location: Grimes County, Texas
Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Gaines. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.
Cesar Baker
Probate Inventory (1826)Location: Grimes County, Texas
Appraised in estate inventory of Mitchell plantation, evaluated at $683. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.