Sterling County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Sterling County, Texas.
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Sterling County Historical Records
James Clay
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 6454 at Sterling branch. Recorded birthplace as Sterling County, former master listed as Lewis.
Patience Preston
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1865)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Roberts to Fowler for consideration of $1064.
Jacob Hill
Manumission Deed (1865)Deed of emancipation granted by Clay. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1865.
Lavinia Fowler
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Russell in Sterling County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 48.
Thomas Robertson
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1859)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Jones to Watson for consideration of $1478.
Gideon Gaines
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1859)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Spottswood to Dawson for consideration of $966.
Cesar Clark
Probate Inventory (1836)Appraised in estate inventory of Russell plantation, evaluated at $1291. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.