Upton County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Upton County, Texas.
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Upton County Historical Records
Mary Williams
Freedman's Bank Log (1866)Opened savings account No. 6810 at Upton branch. Recorded birthplace as Upton County, former master listed as Marshall.
Hannah Scott
Manumission Deed (1862)Deed of emancipation granted by Fitzhugh. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1862.
Harrison Nicholas
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Clark in Upton County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 18.
Lafayette Ball
Estate Division Account (1840)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Rogers. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.
Matilda Hammond
Estate Division Account (1839)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Robinson. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.
Moses Mercer
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1833)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Tazewell to Dabney for consideration of $1118.