Lamar County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Lamar County, Texas.
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Lamar County Historical Records
Robert Anderson
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 5499 at Lamar branch. Recorded birthplace as Lamar County, former master listed as Hammond.
Cato Armstrong
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 2740 at Lamar branch. Recorded birthplace as Lamar County, former master listed as Goode.
Harriet Reed
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 9027 at Lamar branch. Recorded birthplace as Lamar County, former master listed as Robinson.
Zachariah Bailey
Freedman's Bank Log (1866)Opened savings account No. 5966 at Lamar branch. Recorded birthplace as Lamar County, former master listed as Smith.
Eve Harrison
Estate Division Account (1866)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Allen. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Henry Price
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1863)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Lamar District. Monthly wage stipulated at $19 with rations and lodging provided.
Tabitha Fisher
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Wythe in Lamar County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 28.
Isaac Coleman
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1857)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Lamar District. Monthly wage stipulated at $29 with rations and lodging provided.
Archibald Jackson
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1855)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Simmons to Bennett for consideration of $737.
Rebecca Thompson
Manumission Deed (1854)Deed of emancipation granted by Baker. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1854.
Timothy Fisher
Estate Division Account (1847)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Bell. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.
Esther White
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1842)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Mitchell to Powell for consideration of $1313.
Cyrus Martin
Probate Inventory (1842)Appraised in estate inventory of Stewart plantation, evaluated at $391. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.