Washington County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Washington County, Texas.
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Washington County Historical Records
Winney Scott
Freedman's Bank Log (1867)Opened savings account No. 3997 at Washington branch. Recorded birthplace as Washington County, former master listed as Allen.
Obadiah Jackson
Probate Inventory (1867)Appraised in estate inventory of Reed plantation, evaluated at $556. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Isaac Ball
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Powell in Washington County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 37.
Lewis Thornton
Probate Inventory (1847)Appraised in estate inventory of Abbott plantation, evaluated at $881. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Stephen Taylor
Estate Division Account (1834)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Perkins. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.
Matilda Graham
Probate Inventory (1827)Appraised in estate inventory of Morris plantation, evaluated at $380. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.