Hardeman County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Hardeman County, Texas.
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Hardeman County Historical Records
Tobias Goode
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1864)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Hardeman District. Monthly wage stipulated at $9 with rations and lodging provided.
Tobias Garland
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1863)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Washington to Thomas for consideration of $1236.
Violet Coleman
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Morgan in Hardeman County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 6.
Benjamin Wood
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Taylor in Hardeman County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 33.
Cyrus Page
Manumission Deed (1839)Deed of emancipation granted by Clark. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1839.
Charles Campbell
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1830)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Hardeman District. Monthly wage stipulated at $9 with rations and lodging provided.