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)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)Enumerated under slaveholder Carter in Knox County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 57.
Eleanor Rogers
Probate Inventory (1855)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)Enumerated under slaveholder Tazewell in Knox County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 20.
Samuel Johnson
Probate Inventory (1843)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)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Nelson to Bryan for consideration of $1568.