Slavery in Northeast Denton County (1860)

Slavery in Northeast Denton County (1860)

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Edward Parker owned 150 acres of the E. Powell survey in 1860. Edward Parker also owned one seven year old boy in 1860 (valued at $400) and was from Tennessee. Denton County Tax Assessment, “E. W. Parker,” 1860, Denton County Clerk, Denton (TX). FamilySearch. Elijah Koger owned two enslaved persons (one eighteen-year-old Black young woman and a one-year-old mulatto baby) valued together at $1000 in 1860. Koger also owned 677 acres of the Thomas Chambers survey in 1860. Koger still owned the same two women in 1861 and 1862. Denton County Tax Assessment, “Elijah Koger,” 1860, Denton County Clerk, Denton (TX). FamilySearch; Denton County Tax Assessment, “Elijah Koger,” 1861, Denton County Clerk, Denton (TX). FamilySearch; Denton County Tax Assessment, “Elijah Koger,” 1862, Denton County Clerk, Denton (TX). FamilySearch. In 1862, N. Coppage purchased sixty-five acres of the Pliny S. Black plat and moved in with two enslaved persons valued at $1000. Denton County Tax Assessment, “N. Coppage,” 1862, Denton County Clerk, Denton (TX). FamilySearch. In 1862, W. A. Peter purchased 120 acres of Joel Wilburn’s tract and moved in with two enslaved persons valued at $1200. Denton County Tax Assessment, “W. A. Peter,” 1862, Denton County Clerk, Denton (TX). FamilySearch. J. W. Ross purchased 200 acres of the same tract and brought three enslaved people ($1500). Denton County Tax Assessment, “J. W. Ross,” 1862, Denton County Clerk, Denton (TX). FamilySearch. In 1864, Koger had increased his number of enslaved people to three ($1200). Denton County Tax Assessment, “Elijah Koger,” 1864, Denton County Clerk, Denton (TX). FamilySearch. Francis Renoe David: North half of Thomas Chambers survey on Dec. 3, 1870. Denton County Land Records, “Affidavit: F. R. Davis,” January 2, 1880, Denton County Clerk, Denton (TX). Vanguard Online.

Micah Carlson