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Hannah Carr

Matagorda County, Texas
· Born a Slave - Died Free
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Hannah Carr was an enslaved woman who lived in Matagorda in the 1800's and was owned by the Hodges family. She was regarded as a devoted servant and excellent seamstress, and she later worked for Lilly Bruce Culver. Her birth date was never known. She died in December 1917 after reportedly freezing to death when she fell outside after dark, and she was found the next morning by Mr. G. B. Culver.
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