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Double Trouble
My great-uncle Oswald told this story about his mother, Margaret Stillwell Alexander, who had an identical twin sister named Frances. The twins were born in 1847 near the town of Charlotte, NC. Early in their adult lives, they lived together or close to one another, but in 1895 my great-grandfather bought a farm several counties away. In the meantime, Frances and her husband moved into town. Apparently Margaret never went back for a visit until 1924, when Frances died, and she took the train to Charlotte to attend the funeral. She arrived after dark and caught a streetcar to her sister's house. When she walked in the front door, Frances was laid out in her coffin in the parlor. The neighbors, who were gathered there for the wake, didn't know Frances had a twin. They were so startled when they saw Margaret standing in the door that several people jumped out the windows.
Glenda Alexander
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Durham, NC
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