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)
Location: Medina County, Texas

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)
Location: Medina County, Texas

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Henry to Marshall for consideration of $873.

Henry Allen

1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)
Location: Medina County, Texas

Enumerated under slaveholder Jackson in Medina County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 53.

Matthew Goode

1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)
Location: Medina County, Texas

Enumerated under slaveholder Robinson in Medina County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 51.

Agnes Preston

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1849)
Location: Medina County, Texas

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Preston to Wright for consideration of $841.

Francis Thomas

Manumission Deed (1846)
Location: Medina County, Texas

Deed of emancipation granted by Richardson. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1846.

Absalom Robertson

Probate Inventory (1838)
Location: Medina County, Texas

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)
Location: Medina County, Texas

Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Medina District. Monthly wage stipulated at $24 with rations and lodging provided.