Rusk County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Rusk County, Texas.
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Rusk County Historical Records
Harriet Blackwell
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 6586 at Rusk branch. Recorded birthplace as Rusk County, former master listed as Ellis.
Phyllis Faulkner
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1864)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Rusk District. Monthly wage stipulated at $15 with rations and lodging provided.
Rachel Bailey
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Fisher in Rusk County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 46.
Amelia Thomas
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Goode in Rusk County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 57.
Martha Miller
Manumission Deed (1844)Deed of emancipation granted by Fairfax. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1844.
Lewis Nicholas
Estate Division Account (1842)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Bennett. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.
Tobias Fitzhugh
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1820)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Freeman to Richardson for consideration of $820.