A Couple of Slaveholders

These men owned negroes.

"Determined to start living a normal life as much as possible, the brothers settled on a plantation, bought slaves, and adopted the name "Bunker". 

On April 13, 1843, they married two sisters: Chang to Adelaide Yates and Eng to Sarah Anne Yates. This made their respective children double first cousins. 

In addition, because Chang and Eng were identical twins, their children were genetically equivalent to half-siblings.

Their Traphill home is where they shared a bed built for four. 

Chang and his wife had 10 children; Eng and his wife had 11. 

In time, the wives squabbled and eventually two separate households were set up just west of Mount Airy, North Carolina in the community of White Plains – the twins would alternate spending three days at each home. 

During the American Civil War Chang's son Christopher and Eng's son Stephen both fought for the Confederacy. 

Chang and Eng lost part of their property as a result of the war, and were very bitter in their denunciation of the government in consequence.

After the war, they again resorted to public exhibitions, but were not very successful. They always maintained a high character for integrity and fair dealing, and were much esteemed by their neighbors.

The twins died on the same day in January 1874. Chang, who had contracted pneumonia, died rather suddenly in his sleep. 

According to the Travel Channel's "Mysteries at the Museum", Chang suffered a stroke the night that he died. Eng awoke to find his brother dead, and called for his wife and children to attend to him. 

A doctor was summoned to perform an emergency separation, but he was too late. 

Eng died three hours later."

That is just the oddest damn thing I have ever heard in my entire life...

Crazy-assed Crackers...