Mason County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Mason County, Texas.
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Mason County Historical Records
Moses Armstrong
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Preston in Mason County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 14.
Nathan Butler
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Barbour in Mason County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 6.
Abraham Reed
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Barnes in Mason County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 70.
Reuben Henderson
Estate Division Account (1847)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Bailey. Allotted to lot #7 in final decree.
Cesar Barbour
Manumission Deed (1840)Deed of emancipation granted by Martin. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1840.
Charity Jefferson
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1831)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Mason District. Monthly wage stipulated at $22 with rations and lodging provided.
Archibald Christian
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1829)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Willis to Haynes for consideration of $984.