Knox County, Texas Slave Records

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

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Knox County Historical Records

Peggy Bowman

Freedman's Bank Log (1872)
Location: Knox County, Texas

Opened savings account No. 4974 at Knox branch. Recorded birthplace as Knox County, former master listed as Davis.

Tobias Johnson

1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)
Location: Knox County, Texas

Enumerated under slaveholder Carter in Knox County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 57.

Eleanor Rogers

Probate Inventory (1855)
Location: Knox County, Texas

Appraised in estate inventory of Lee plantation, evaluated at $1296. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.

Nancy Fairfax

1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)
Location: Knox County, Texas

Enumerated under slaveholder Tazewell in Knox County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 20.

Samuel Johnson

Probate Inventory (1843)
Location: Knox County, Texas

Appraised in estate inventory of Mitchell plantation, evaluated at $581. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.

Nancy Lewis

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1835)
Location: Knox County, Texas

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Nelson to Bryan for consideration of $1568.