Tyler County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Tyler County, Texas.
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Tyler County Historical Records
Timothy Bailey
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 2446 at Tyler branch. Recorded birthplace as Tyler County, former master listed as Abbott.
Samuel Butler
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1863)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Harrison to Baker for consideration of $461.
Julia Carter
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Bennett in Tyler County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 38.
Tobias Goode
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Griffin in Tyler County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 33.
Lucretia Simmons
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Green in Tyler County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 35.
Elizabeth Cook
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1840)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Wood to Clark for consideration of $549.
Timothy Hamilton
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1839)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Tyler District. Monthly wage stipulated at $16 with rations and lodging provided.
Obadiah Winston
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1823)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Tyler District. Monthly wage stipulated at $17 with rations and lodging provided.