Terrell County, Texas Slave Records

Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Terrell County, Texas.

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Terrell County Historical Records

Thomas King

Freedman's Bank Log (1869)
Location: Terrell County, Texas

Opened savings account No. 4971 at Terrell branch. Recorded birthplace as Terrell County, former master listed as Campbell.

Rose Gaines

1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)
Location: Terrell County, Texas

Enumerated under slaveholder Preston in Terrell County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 42.

Obadiah Bailey

Freedmen's Bureau Record (1839)
Location: Terrell County, Texas

Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Terrell District. Monthly wage stipulated at $14 with rations and lodging provided.

Patrick Brooks

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1822)
Location: Terrell County, Texas

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Evans to Winston for consideration of $1348.