African-American History
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Black Missouri Heroes
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Black History
(some) in Cooper County
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Slavery in Missouri
- Slave
Compensation Cases
This information was found at the National Archives - Central Plains Regional Branch
in Kansas City, MO. What follows are excerpts of slave compensation cases from Record
Group (RG) 21, Records of the U.S. District Court - Kansas. Under the provisions of
section 24, Acts of Congress of 24 February, 1864, and 28 July, 1866, slaveholders in
States not in rebellion could be compensated by the U.S. Government for slaves who
enlisted in the Union Army. The claims do not necessarily contain standardized
information. Original cases contain a variety of documentation, including bills of sale,
copies of wills, army surgeons records and many other valuable and interesting items
- Howard County
- Saline County
- Cooper County
- Black cemeteries in Cooper
County, Missouri
- Cooper
County Black Marriages 1885-86
- Mount Nebo
Cumberland Presbyterian Church Records
- Public
Sale Bill for Slaves of Mary Walker, January 1858, Cooper County, MO
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1860 Cooper County, MO, Slave census Part 1, Moniteau,Kelly, Clear Creek %
Lamine, Twps.
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1860 Cooper County, MO, Slave Census Part 2, Clarke Fork and Palestine Twps
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1860
Cooper County, MO Slave Census Part 3, Boonville Township and City.
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1860 Cooper County, MO Slave Census Part 4, Black Water, Lebanon, Pilot Grove,
and Saline Townships.
- Howard County
- Saline County
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