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Eng and Chang: From Siam to Surry

Book by Melvin M. Miles on the life and family of Chang and Eng Bunker, the original Siamese twins.

Photograph Scrapbook of the Siamese Twins

Album of photographs of the Siamese twins, their children, and modern family reunions. Photograph were part of the research done by Melvin Miles for his book "From Siam to Surry".

Siamese Twins Tobacco Label

Tobacco label from Sparger Brothers Tobacco Company in Mount Airy, NC featuring Chang and Eng Bunker

Scrapbook of Bunker family genealogy

Scrapbook of information related to Bunker family genealogy, including copies of death certificates for several of the Bunker children, locations and information on grave sites, and anecdotal stories of their lives.

Scrapbook of research related to Chang and Eng Bunker

Scrapbook of research on Chang and Eng Bunker and their family. Includes photocopies of letters and other documents related to their travels and business accounts, as well as some genealogical information.

Scrapbook of Bunker Family Reunions

Scrapbook of Bunker Family Reunions, with programs from the Annual Reunions and various research on the family.

Booklet: The Siamese Twins, Chang and Eng - A Biographical sketch, A Lecture, and A Proposal for Effecting Their Separation

Booklet containing articles: The Siamese Twins, Chan and Eng. A Biographical Sketch comprising of the story of the childhood in Siam, their travels in America and Europe, their marriage and domestic life, their misfortunes occasioned by the rebellion in the United States, their purposed separation, and their recreations. Also A Lecture by Sir James Y. Simpson, Bart., M.D., D.C.L., Professor of Medicine and midwifery in the University of Edinburgh and A Proposal for Effecting Their Separation, by James Startin, Esq., F.R.C.S (Senior-Surgeon to the Hospital for Diseases of the Skin) Together with sketches of the lives of Miss Swan, The Nova-Scotian Giantess, and Zoebida Luti,The Lady of Beauty with Illustrations.

Grace Gates

Grace Gates "Aunt Grace" was a slave given to Eng and Sallie Bunker as a wedding present when they married in 1843. She was know as Aunt Grace by both Bunker families. She cared for all the Bunker children and was fondly remembered for her huge feet. She is said to have died in 1921 at the age of 121.

Christopher Wrenn Bunker

Christopher Wrenn Bunker born April 8 1845 died April 2 1932 age 88. Married April 12 1882 to Mary Elizabeth Haynes Bunker born July 12 1860 died November 8 1948. He was the first son (second child) of Change and Adelaide Yates Bunker and fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War.

Bunker Family

Matthew Brady- who had photographed Abraham Lincoln- took this Bunker family group in his elegant New York studio possibly in the spring of 1865. Chang (right) is seated next to his wife Adelaide with his son Albert Henry before him. Eng (left) is with his wife Sallie and son Patrick Henry.

Chang and Eng Bunker and two of their sons

This may have been the last photo of Eng and Chang Bunker made while they were alive. It was taken just before their last trip abroad to Germany and Russia in 1870. Left to right: Eng Bunker-Chang Bunker- James Montgomery Bunker: 21 years old (Eng's son)- Albert Bunker: 12 years old (Chang's son)

Chang and Eng Bunker and two of their sons

Left to Right: Patrick Henry Bunker; 15 year's old (Eng's son)- Eng Bunker- Chang Bunker- Albert Bunker: 8 years old (Chang's son)

Double headstone of the Siamese twins

The double headstone over the final resting place of the Siamese twin in the cemetery behind the old Baptist Church in White Plains. The engraving indicates that the twins and both of their wives are buried her but in fact Eng's wife Sarah "Sallie" was buried on Eng's farm.

Dr. Joseph Hollingsworth

Dr. Joseph Hollingsworth of Mount Airy who treated Eng and Chang Bunker until their deaths and persuaded their widows to permit the autopsy.

Kate Bunker and Nannie Bunker

Left- Kate Bunker (Eng's daughter) Right- Nannie Bunker (Chang's daughter). Photo was taken in 1868 before they accompanied their fathers on atour of the British Isles. Both died of tuberculosis by the age of 27.

Drawing of Chang and Eng Bunker at age 18

An idealized drawing of Eng and Chang Bunker at age 18 on their first visit to England in 1829. Their five inch connecting band and common navel are plainly visible.

Robert Bunker

Eng's youngest offspring Robert Bunker- the last surviving child of the Siamese twins. He died at 85 in 1951. Here he is seen in Eng's Mount Airy house beside the bed in which the twins died.

Eng's wife Sarah Ann Yates Bunker and daughter Rosella Virginia Bunker

Eng's wife Sarah Ann Yates Bunker- known as Sallie- and daughter Rosella Virginia Bunker

Chang and Eng Bunker with Kate and Josephine

An early photograph of the Siamese twins after their marriages when they became fathers. Each is with his first born child. Eng (left) with daughter Kate and Chang with daughter Josephine. Both were born in 1844.