May 18, 1886: Woman from Tramp Tribe Gives Birth to Twins

By Margaret Leidy Harner from her book One Day at a Time: A Social History of Boyertown, PA.

May 18, 1886: A woman from a tramp tribe camping in Morysville has given birth to twins in the barn of William Groff without any medical assistance. Mother and babies are all doing well.

The kind people of Morysville have been flocking there during the day with all kinds of necessities for the poor woman. “We hope Providence will provide for them in the future.”

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