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)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Bell to Willis for consideration of $1123.
Jacob Page
Manumission Deed (1864)Deed of emancipation granted by Cox. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1864.
Delilah Hall
Estate Division Account (1864)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Pendleton. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.
Charlotte Stewart
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1858)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)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Morris. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Amelia Miller
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Dawson in Morris County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 38.
Esther Allen
Estate Division Account (1844)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Morgan. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Lewis Hawkins
Estate Division Account (1840)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Morgan. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.
Peggy Simmons
Estate Division Account (1837)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Fairfax. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.
Thomas Gordon
Manumission Deed (1825)Deed of emancipation granted by Dawson. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1825.