Record #:

18047

Author(s):

Gerard, Philip

Abstract:

Chang and Eng Bunker did not become residents of the state until 1839 when they settled in Wilkes County. After touring America, the conjoined twins desired rest and respite from prying crowds and were advised by Dr. James Calloway of Wilkesboro to move to the quiet and picturesque North Carolina. Their lives remained peaceful, like many other Southerners, until the war when their eldest sons Christopher Wren and Stephen Decatur joined the Confederate cause.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 80 Issue 6, Nov 2012, p85-86, 88, 90, 92, 94-98, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bunker, Chang, 1811-1874