Annie Hagen
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1908 / 609 Hobson
Who was Annie Hagen?
Annie Hagen (1863 – 1927) was a nurse, midwife, and property owner who had built quite the reputation as a medical professional. Mrs. Hagen spent a significant portion of her time training and teaching aspiring, Black nurses and also helped create the first Black nursing school in Houston.
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Annie owned 3 pieces of land here during her lifetime, including her Freedmen’s Town home and a rental property at 609 and 611 Hobson, respectively. Hobson Street no longer exists as it was wiped out, along with half of Freedmen’s Town, for the construction of I-45. However, I’ve included maps below to give you an idea of where it once stood.
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Newspaper Clippings
Mrs. Hagen lost one of her cows in January of 1914. She put out a “Lost and Found” ad in the Houston Chronicle that ran every day from January 20th to January 25th.
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In September of 1917, Annie Hagen put out yet another Lost & Found ad. This time, it was for $86 that was presumably lost in front of the State Bank. Interestingly enough, it reads as if she saw someone pick it up and hoped the ad would catch their attention.
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Marriage and Death
Annie was married to a Charles Hagen (1870 – 1927) who hailed from the US Virgin Islands. She and Charles passed away within months of each other, with her husband passing from prostate cancer in January and Annie succumbing to a stroke in July.