Howard County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Howard County, Texas.
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Howard County Historical Records
Delilah Nicholas
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 4706 at Howard branch. Recorded birthplace as Howard County, former master listed as Parker.
Josiah Bryan
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Ball in Howard County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 32.
Milley Moore
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Preston in Howard County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 68.
Catherine Chamberlayne
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Cook in Howard County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 13.
Archibald Thompson
Probate Inventory (1849)Appraised in estate inventory of Bennett plantation, evaluated at $858. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Patience Shelton
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1832)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Bradley to Hale for consideration of $1394.
Dinah Perkins
Estate Division Account (1829)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Cary. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Judith Green
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1821)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Howard District. Monthly wage stipulated at $24 with rations and lodging provided.
Stephen Cary
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1821)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Howard District. Monthly wage stipulated at $16 with rations and lodging provided.