Shackelford County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Shackelford County, Texas.
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Shackelford County Historical Records
Abraham Anderson
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 5420 at Shackelford branch. Recorded birthplace as Shackelford County, former master listed as Shelton.
Chloe Byrd
Probate Inventory (1864)Appraised in estate inventory of Freeman plantation, evaluated at $823. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Eleanor Clark
Estate Division Account (1861)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Dabney. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.
Lavinia Preston
Estate Division Account (1859)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Beverley. Allotted to lot #1 in final decree.
Matilda Tazewell
Estate Division Account (1856)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Goode. Allotted to lot #3 in final decree.
Hester Coleman
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Cary in Shackelford County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 40.
Eleanor Thornton
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Dandridge in Shackelford County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 12.