Wirt County, West Virginia Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Wirt County, West Virginia.
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Wirt County Historical Records
Cyrus Faulkner
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 8471 at Wirt branch. Recorded birthplace as Wirt County, former master listed as Hughes.
Lucy Harvey
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 1638 at Wirt branch. Recorded birthplace as Wirt County, former master listed as Dabney.
Isaiah Grayson
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 2929 at Wirt branch. Recorded birthplace as Wirt County, former master listed as Wythe.
Phyllis Logan
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1868)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Wirt District. Monthly wage stipulated at $16 with rations and lodging provided.
Tobias Armstrong
Manumission Deed (1861)Deed of emancipation granted by Brown. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1861.
David Mitchell
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Shelton in Wirt County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 52.
Cyrus Harrison
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Fisher in Wirt County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 9.
Charles Thornton
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Goode in Wirt County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 53.
David Dawson
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Logan in Wirt County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 5.
Ezekiel Davis
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1856)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Wirt District. Monthly wage stipulated at $21 with rations and lodging provided.
Augustus Beverley
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1854)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Wirt District. Monthly wage stipulated at $24 with rations and lodging provided.
Peggy Tyler
Estate Division Account (1854)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Baker. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.
Ann Fleming
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1853)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Banks to Bryan for consideration of $568.
Isabella Marshall
Manumission Deed (1853)Deed of emancipation granted by Bailey. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1853.
Alfred Hawkins
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Cook in Wirt County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 38.
George Cox
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Randolph in Wirt County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 39.
James Barnes
Estate Division Account (1849)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Lee. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.
Hannah Butler
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1849)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Jackson to Logan for consideration of $470.
Cyrus Coleman
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1844)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Wirt District. Monthly wage stipulated at $20 with rations and lodging provided.
Solomon Lewis
Estate Division Account (1844)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Gibson. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.
Delilah Smith
Estate Division Account (1837)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Carter. Allotted to lot #3 in final decree.
Stephen Chamberlayne
Manumission Deed (1836)Deed of emancipation granted by Scott. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1836.
Ada Washington
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1835)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Wirt District. Monthly wage stipulated at $20 with rations and lodging provided.
Joseph Green
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1831)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Stewart to Wythe for consideration of $381.
Emily Blackwell
Probate Inventory (1831)Appraised in estate inventory of Freeman plantation, evaluated at $715. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Josiah Dawson
Estate Division Account (1823)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Alexander. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Leah Boyd
Estate Division Account (1823)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Rogers. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.
Absalom Russell
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1822)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Wood to Washington for consideration of $431.
Alfred Byrd
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1821)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Haynes to Chamberlayne for consideration of $1283.
Amos Robertson
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1820)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Wirt District. Monthly wage stipulated at $21 with rations and lodging provided.