Nacogdoches County, Texas Slave Records

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

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Nacogdoches County Historical Records

Violet Long

Manumission Deed (1867)
Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas

Deed of emancipation granted by Cabell. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1867.

Ezekiel Anderson

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

Enumerated under slaveholder Morris in Nacogdoches County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 27.

Martha Carter

Probate Inventory (1850)
Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas

Appraised in estate inventory of Morgan plantation, evaluated at $622. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.

Caroline Lee

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

Enumerated under slaveholder Reed in Nacogdoches County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 70.

Beatrix Haynes

Estate Division Account (1836)
Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas

Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Lee. Allotted to lot #1 in final decree.

Daniel Simmons

Freedmen's Bureau Record (1829)
Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas

Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Nacogdoches District. Monthly wage stipulated at $28 with rations and lodging provided.

Victor Boone

Probate Inventory (1821)
Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas

Appraised in estate inventory of Williams plantation, evaluated at $1243. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.