Lavaca County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Lavaca County, Texas.
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Lavaca County Historical Records
Ada Hill
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1865)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Lee to Ellis for consideration of $1239.
Chloe Cary
Manumission Deed (1864)Deed of emancipation granted by Nelson. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1864.
Patrick Ellis
Probate Inventory (1850)Appraised in estate inventory of Fowler plantation, evaluated at $617. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Sarah Moore
Estate Division Account (1836)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Matthews. Allotted to lot #7 in final decree.
Lavinia Abbott
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1833)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Hammond to Armstrong for consideration of $1206.