King County, Texas Slave Records

Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for King County, Texas.

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King County Historical Records

Ezekiel Cooper

Freedman's Bank Log (1866)
Location: King County, Texas

Opened savings account No. 9680 at King branch. Recorded birthplace as King County, former master listed as Cook.

Violet Howard

Estate Division Account (1853)
Location: King County, Texas

Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Wood. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.

Daniel Dandridge

Manumission Deed (1839)
Location: King County, Texas

Deed of emancipation granted by Hall. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1839.

Amelia Burke

Probate Inventory (1830)
Location: King County, Texas

Appraised in estate inventory of Miller plantation, evaluated at $496. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.