Lamb County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Lamb County, Texas.
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Lamb County Historical Records
Charlotte Pendleton
Freedman's Bank Log (1867)Opened savings account No. 4374 at Lamb branch. Recorded birthplace as Lamb County, former master listed as Williams.
Sarah Walker
Freedman's Bank Log (1865)Opened savings account No. 8055 at Lamb branch. Recorded birthplace as Lamb County, former master listed as Tazewell.
Alfred Powell
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Byrd in Lamb County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 13.
Leah Bowman
Estate Division Account (1845)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Boone. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Ada Henderson
Probate Inventory (1839)Appraised in estate inventory of Williams plantation, evaluated at $530. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Margaret Barbour
Manumission Deed (1830)Deed of emancipation granted by Fairfax. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1830.