Frank and Mary Byers, Uncle and Aunt of Annie Byers arrived in Bedias, Texas around 1870 from Virginia. Annie and her siblings first appear on the 1880 US Census. Frank and Mary accepted the four girls;Hattie,Amanda, Annie and Sallie,into their home to care for them and provide an escape from the hardships of slavery. Annie and Sallie reared families in Navasota,Texas, while Hattie and Amanda reared their families in nearby Wellborn, Texas.

Frank and Mary Byers, Uncle and Aunt of Annie Byers arrived in Bedias, Texas around 1870 from Virginia. Annie and her siblings first appear on the 1880 US Census. Frank and Mary accepted the four girls;Hattie,Amanda, Annie and Sallie,into their home to care for them and provide an escape from the hardships of slavery. Annie and Sallie reared families in Navasota,Texas, while Hattie and Amanda reared their families in nearby Wellborn, Texas.