Hale County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Hale County, Texas.
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Hale County Historical Records
Gideon Thomas
Estate Division Account (1868)Location: Hale County, Texas
Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Goode. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Hester Armstrong
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1851)Location: Hale County, Texas
Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Hale District. Monthly wage stipulated at $12 with rations and lodging provided.
Rachel Clay
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Location: Hale County, Texas
Enumerated under slaveholder Wood in Hale County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 39.
Priscilla Hill
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1840)Location: Hale County, Texas
Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Hale District. Monthly wage stipulated at $8 with rations and lodging provided.