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From: Marlene Creech <>
Subject: Re: [CIRCUS-FOLK] RE: 1800's Circus people
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 11:34:23 -0500
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thank you, I will see what I can do.
Marlene
On Feb 16, 2006, at 10:49 PM, Mark wrote:

> Hi, Try the Circus Historical Society & use their search engine. Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A Lang [mailto:]
> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 8:04 PM
> To:
> Subject: 1800's Circus people
>
>
> Hi, You might try the US Census in 1830. It might give
> you the name of the circus where he worked. If you
> know where he was from you might try searching the old
> newspapers on microfilm (if there is any). If he was
> from a small town sometimes the people who joined the
> circus were looked on like movie stars are today.
> (some thought they were royalty and some thought they
> were trash) No offense to anyone. Thats just how some
> people are!
>
> I had family and / or their in-laws on different
> generations that were in the circus. My piano teacher
> in the early 1950's had been the fat lady in the
> circus "Baby Carrie" I think. She was a very sweet
> lady and all of us kids loved her. My aunt Mary Jane
> married Herman Wells who was part of the Wells
> Brothers act until one (or more) of the brothers got
> killed during WWII. My great-great grandmother's
> sister-in-law's brother and sister were billed as "The
> Prussian Twins" with Barnum's Circus around the turn
> of the last century. He was also known as the
> Arenzville Giant. He was the fat man in the circus. I
> would love to have a picture of any of these people.
>
> Hope this helps you find your circus relatives.
>
> Vicki
>
> --- Marlene Creech <> wrote:
>
>> Hello:
>>
>>
>> My question is: Is there any way to trace someone
>> who was a
>> clown way back in 1828-1833 area? Must have joined
>> in PA and
>> found his way into eastern Indiana by 1833.
>>
>>
>
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