Hansford County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Hansford County, Texas.
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Hansford County Historical Records
Maria Carter
Estate Division Account (1862)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Armstrong. Allotted to lot #1 in final decree.
Lewis Hawkins
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1860)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Mercer to Morris for consideration of $1435.
Timothy Logan
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Jones in Hansford County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 5.
Philip Rives
Estate Division Account (1855)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Powell. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.
Anna Johnson
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Miller in Hansford County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 8.
Catherine Carter
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1849)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Page to Graham for consideration of $638.
Samuel Peyton
Manumission Deed (1824)Deed of emancipation granted by Boone. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1824.