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.