Morris County, Texas Slave Records

Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Morris County, Texas.

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Morris County Historical Records

Mary Johnson

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1865)
Location: Morris County, Texas

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Bell to Willis for consideration of $1123.

Jacob Page

Manumission Deed (1864)
Location: Morris County, Texas

Deed of emancipation granted by Cox. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1864.

Delilah Hall

Estate Division Account (1864)
Location: Morris County, Texas

Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Pendleton. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.

Charlotte Stewart

Freedmen's Bureau Record (1858)
Location: Morris County, Texas

Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Morris District. Monthly wage stipulated at $8 with rations and lodging provided.

Felix Anderson

Estate Division Account (1855)
Location: Morris County, Texas

Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Morris. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.

Amelia Miller

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

Enumerated under slaveholder Dawson in Morris County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 38.

Esther Allen

Estate Division Account (1844)
Location: Morris County, Texas

Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Morgan. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.

Lewis Hawkins

Estate Division Account (1840)
Location: Morris County, Texas

Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Morgan. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.

Peggy Simmons

Estate Division Account (1837)
Location: Morris County, Texas

Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Fairfax. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.

Thomas Gordon

Manumission Deed (1825)
Location: Morris County, Texas

Deed of emancipation granted by Dawson. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1825.