Record #:

12910

Author(s):

Pleasant, Paul

Abstract:

Born in Siam in 1811, as Siamese twins, Chang and Eng Bunker arrived in America in 1819. Brought to the New World on a sailing ship captained by a man named Coffin, the Bunker brothers began an exhibition tour, stopping in North Carolina along the way. While in North Carolina, in 1839, the brothers met Adelaide and Sarah Yates, whom they married four years later. The Bunkers settled in Wilkes County and lived between Europe and America until their deaths, 17 January 1874.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 28 Issue 24, Apr 1961, p8-9, 37, il

Subject(s):

Conjoined twins--Mount Airy; Bunker, Eng, 1811-1874; Bunker, Chang, 1811-1874

Record #:

13214

Author(s):

Council, Rodney

Abstract:

Sold for $1,000 dollars plus 25% of the proceeds made off exhibition, conjoined twins, Millie and Christine McCoy, were sold less than a year after their birth, to John C. Purvis of South Carolina. Born 11 July 1851, Millie-Christine cycled through several owners and multiple kidnappings. Exhibited worldwide to a variety of audiences, Millie-Christine died in 1912.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 22 Issue 13, Nov 1954, p13, 39, por

Subject(s):

Conjoined twins--Mount Airy; McCoy, Christine, 1851-1912; McCoy, Millie, 1851-1912