Harriet Evans Paine
Harriet Evans Paine (c. 1822–1917) was a Texas storyteller and Oral history, oral historian. She was born a Slavery in the United States, slave and was also known as "Aunt Harriet." Biography Paine was born as a slave to Jim and Rebecca Evans in Tennessee, around the year 1822. They were owned by Swan and Jerusha Hardin. The Hardins followed their sons to Texas in 1828. In Texas, Paine was the "thimble girl," threading needles for Jerusha's mother. In 1834 she became a servant in Benjamin Franklin Hardin's home. Hardin lived on a plantation outside of Liberty, Texas, Liberty. Paine participated in the Runaway Scrape; and during 1836 and 1837, served Mexicans, Mexican officers captured at the Battle of San Jacinto and housed at William Hardin's plantation. It is said that she treated the prisoners kindly. In 1839, she moved with Franklin's family to Seven Pines, a house within the town of Liberty. Paine had children with two other slaves, Henry Rowe and Mr. Green. Her children ...
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Harriet Evans Paine (c1822-1917)
Harriet Evans Paine (c. 1822–1917) was a Texas storyteller and Oral history, oral historian. She was born a Slavery in the United States, slave and was also known as "Aunt Harriet." Biography Paine was born as a slave to Jim and Rebecca Evans in Tennessee, around the year 1822. They were owned by Swan and Jerusha Hardin. The Hardins followed their sons to Texas in 1828. In Texas, Paine was the "thimble girl," threading needles for Jerusha's mother. In 1834 she became a servant in Benjamin Franklin Hardin's home. Hardin lived on a plantation outside of Liberty, Texas, Liberty. Paine participated in the Runaway Scrape; and during 1836 and 1837, served Mexicans, Mexican officers captured at the Battle of San Jacinto and housed at William Hardin's plantation. It is said that she treated the prisoners kindly. In 1839, she moved with Franklin's family to Seven Pines, a house within the town of Liberty. Paine had children with two other slaves, Henry Rowe and Mr. Green. Her children ...
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