Runnels County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Runnels County, Texas.
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Runnels County Historical Records
Augustus Peyton
Freedman's Bank Log (1865)Opened savings account No. 4399 at Runnels branch. Recorded birthplace as Runnels County, former master listed as Willis.
Nancy Davis
Estate Division Account (1864)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Russell. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.
Gabriel Bryan
Manumission Deed (1862)Deed of emancipation granted by Burke. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1862.
Gabriel Hughes
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1858)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Howard to Bailey for consideration of $1559.
Priscilla Perkins
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1854)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Foster to Rives for consideration of $1360.
Eve Carter
Probate Inventory (1853)Appraised in estate inventory of Watson plantation, evaluated at $1068. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Daniel Page
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Tazewell in Runnels County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 65.