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What were Augusta Jane Evans's early years like?
She was born Augusta Jane Evans on May 8, 1835, in Columbus, Georgia.
Did she stay in Columbus for her entire childhood?
scarcely ten when they moved to San Antonio, Texas, in 1845.
Was she poor growing up?
Her father suffered bankruptcy and lost the family's Sherwood Hall property in the 1840s.
Did things ever improve for her family?
CANNOTANSWER.
Did she have any brothers or sisters?
family of ten.

Question: Was her childhood overall happy?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Augusta Jane Evans childhood overall happy?