Oldham County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Oldham County, Texas.
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Oldham County Historical Records
Lucy Dabney
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1863)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Oldham District. Monthly wage stipulated at $22 with rations and lodging provided.
Matilda Garland
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1851)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Thornton to Perkins for consideration of $1272.
Grace Winston
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Bowman in Oldham County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 63.
Flora Evans
Manumission Deed (1834)Deed of emancipation granted by Wythe. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1834.
Grace Hill
Probate Inventory (1820)Appraised in estate inventory of Jackson plantation, evaluated at $1195. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.