Colonel Reuben Steere
"World's Traveling Midget"
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Colonel Reuben Steere "World's Traveling Midget" |
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From Gerald Drewicz: World traveler Col. Reuben Steere, just 44 inches tall and 43 pounds at maturity, and was a member of the famous Lilliputian Opera Company. On March 7, 1880 Reuben married fellow Lilliputian Rebecca Ann Myers of Indiana (41 inches tall and 41 pounds) at Rochester, New York. Their attendants were also members of the Company. The couple settled down in Chepachet in 1882, where Reuben made a living as Chepachet School's Truant Officer. His wife "Annie" operated a restaurant and confectionary shop.
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