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Friday, August 30, 2013 / Published in African Americans, Local Heroes and Heroines, Local History, Woo-Woo Moments

Tempy Avery 1823? – 1917

We depend on our patrons for donations. This 1897 J. M. McCanless portrait of a black nurse midwife was loaned for scanning by Dianna Hays. We also receive valuable information from patrons. Ms. Hays told us that the baby was her grandmother Pauline Moore Bourne, daughter of clothing store owner M. V. Moore, and that Pauline
American Civil WarCivil WarEliza Woodfin HollandmidwifeNicholas WoodfinnursePauline Moore BourneSlaveryTempy Avery

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