This Bearded Woman Was Kidnapped As A Child

Annie Jones was born in 1865 in Virginia. As a result of her hirsutism, she joined P.T. Barnum's circus aged just nine months! Her parents received a $150-a-week salary. When she was just a kid, a New York phrenologist kidnapped her in what was almost certainly a Barnum publicity stunt. The police, along with Barnum, found her being exhibited at a church fair. When the man claimed Annie was his daughter, the matter went to court.

But it all ended happily ever after: The minute Annie walked into the courtroom and saw her parents; she ran straight over to them. The judge declared the case closed.