Presidio County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Presidio County, Texas.
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Presidio County Historical Records
Catherine Cook
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 2558 at Presidio branch. Recorded birthplace as Presidio County, former master listed as Armstrong.
Emily Carter
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Hale in Presidio County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 19.
Priscilla Carter
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Bailey in Presidio County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 69.
Solomon Ross
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Lee in Presidio County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 13.
Laura Pendleton
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Jackson in Presidio County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 54.
Harriet Chamberlayne
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1849)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Williams to Robertson for consideration of $504.
Abraham Cabell
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1845)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Presidio District. Monthly wage stipulated at $18 with rations and lodging provided.
Ruth Brown
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1845)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Presidio District. Monthly wage stipulated at $18 with rations and lodging provided.
Harriet Bradley
Estate Division Account (1839)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Banks. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.