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)
Location: Presidio County, Texas

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)
Location: Presidio County, Texas

Enumerated under slaveholder Hale in Presidio County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 19.

Priscilla Carter

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

Enumerated under slaveholder Bailey in Presidio County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 69.

Solomon Ross

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

Enumerated under slaveholder Lee in Presidio County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 13.

Laura Pendleton

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

Enumerated under slaveholder Jackson in Presidio County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 54.

Harriet Chamberlayne

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1849)
Location: Presidio County, Texas

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Williams to Robertson for consideration of $504.

Abraham Cabell

Freedmen's Bureau Record (1845)
Location: Presidio County, Texas

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)
Location: Presidio County, Texas

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)
Location: Presidio County, Texas

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