When News of the Emancipation Proclamation Reached TEXAS and the Glenn Household

In 1834, W.T. Glenn] and Nancy had married in Alabama but it didn’t take long for their westward migration, reaching Texas in 1843. Her parents were wealthy, and gave the couple two slaves, Frank and “Aunt Fannie,” who lived well past 100 years of age. . . .Father Kemper of the Kerrville Catholic Church [said]:

“When Lincoln’s Proclamation was issued June 19, 1863, and the housemaid was informed of her liberty, Fannie replied: ‘I was always free.’”

WEST KERR COURANT 17 Oct 2012