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Georgie Francis “May-Joe” Ethinger

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Georgie Francis “May-Joe” Ethinger

Birth
Hayesville, Ashland County, Ohio, USA
Death
unknown
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"The greatest freak of nature since the Siamese Twins, was born on a farm three miles south of Hayesville, Ashland County, Ohio, on October 16, 1905."Georgie Francis Ethinger is his real name, but he was given the name May-Joe by Bolus and Startzel, who on June 10, 1906, were chosen by the parents as their manager and who first introduced May-Joe to the public as The Wonder of The World."May-Joe is both male and female, has three well developed legs, fifteen toes, two bodies, two stomachs, two sets of kidneys but only one head and one heart.... He-she is extremely bright and pronounced by physicians to possess the intelligence of two ordinary children."
"The greatest freak of nature since the Siamese Twins, was born on a farm three miles south of Hayesville, Ashland County, Ohio, on October 16, 1905."Georgie Francis Ethinger is his real name, but he was given the name May-Joe by Bolus and Startzel, who on June 10, 1906, were chosen by the parents as their manager and who first introduced May-Joe to the public as The Wonder of The World."May-Joe is both male and female, has three well developed legs, fifteen toes, two bodies, two stomachs, two sets of kidneys but only one head and one heart.... He-she is extremely bright and pronounced by physicians to possess the intelligence of two ordinary children."

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