Montague County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Montague County, Texas.
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Montague County Historical Records
Sarah Fleming
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 4480 at Montague branch. Recorded birthplace as Montague County, former master listed as Clay.
Ada Allen
Freedman's Bank Log (1865)Opened savings account No. 6102 at Montague branch. Recorded birthplace as Montague County, former master listed as Fairfax.
Mary Fowler
Probate Inventory (1861)Appraised in estate inventory of Peyton plantation, evaluated at $348. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Solomon Graham
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Dawson in Montague County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 15.
Nathan Dabney
Estate Division Account (1857)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Mercer. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Mary Carter
Estate Division Account (1856)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Miller. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.
David Bryan
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1852)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Taylor to Mason for consideration of $1100.
Amos Taylor
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1851)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from King to Baker for consideration of $646.
Isaiah Jefferson
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Burke in Montague County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 20.
John Hall
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1844)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Barnes to Byrd for consideration of $1172.
Catherine Ball
Estate Division Account (1841)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Allen. Allotted to lot #1 in final decree.