Medina County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Medina County, Texas.
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Medina County Historical Records
Dinah Hale
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 4957 at Medina branch. Recorded birthplace as Medina County, former master listed as Chamberlayne.
Flora Gordon
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1866)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Henry to Marshall for consideration of $873.
Henry Allen
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Jackson in Medina County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 53.
Matthew Goode
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Robinson in Medina County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 51.
Agnes Preston
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1849)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Preston to Wright for consideration of $841.
Francis Thomas
Manumission Deed (1846)Deed of emancipation granted by Richardson. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1846.
Absalom Robertson
Probate Inventory (1838)Appraised in estate inventory of Claiborne plantation, evaluated at $375. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Hester Thompson
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1836)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Medina District. Monthly wage stipulated at $24 with rations and lodging provided.