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.