Sabine County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Sabine County, Texas.
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Sabine County Historical Records
Ruth Clay
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1867)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Sabine District. Monthly wage stipulated at $10 with rations and lodging provided.
Ann Ball
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1866)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Ball to Lewis for consideration of $385.
Joseph Barnes
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Wilson in Sabine County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 53.
Mary Claiborne
Probate Inventory (1860)Appraised in estate inventory of Watson plantation, evaluated at $469. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Jeremiah Coleman
Estate Division Account (1853)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Mercer. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.
Tabitha Ellis
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Fleming in Sabine County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 35.
Emily Hale
Estate Division Account (1848)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Dandridge. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.
Parthenia Davis
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1830)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Goode to Hale for consideration of $706.
Rebecca Bryan
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1828)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Carter to Baker for consideration of $705.