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1858 Denton County Tax Assessment

Item

Title
1858 Denton County Tax Assessment
Description
Denton County Tax Assessment from 1858 depicts Francis R. Davis who owns three slaves: Harriet, Gilbert, and the woman who birthed Gilbert.
Date
1858
Source
"Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939F-4VSZ-7P?cc=1827575&wc=M638-M38%3A161436601%2C161394202 : 21 July 2016), Denton county > 1858 > image 7 of 29; State Archives, Austin. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939F-4VSZ-7P?i=6&wc=M638-M38%3A161436601%2C161394202&cc=1827575
Subject
Tax Assessment
Tax Record
Slave Owner
Slavery
Francis Davis
Harriet Davis
Gilbert Davis
Davis