I Discovered my Great Uncle was a Giant | by Ira J. Bates | Life & Times of the Kentucky River Giant | Medium
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The Giants of Seville: Rare Photos of Anna Haining Swan and Martin Van Buren Bates, the Tallest Married Couple Ever ~ Vintage Everyday
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Capt. M.V. Bates Martin Van Buren Bates; W. L. Germon, American, 1823 - 1877, 1861 - 1865; Albumen silver print Stock Photo - Alamy
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![Giantess Anna Bates and her Husband 8' foot tall Martin Van Buren Bates had a son weighing 23 lbs and 36 inches - Jesus Daily Giantess Anna Bates and her Husband 8' foot tall Martin Van Buren Bates had a son weighing 23 lbs and 36 inches - Jesus Daily](http://www.jesusdaily.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/batesmartinyvonne2.jpg)
Giantess Anna Bates and her Husband 8' foot tall Martin Van Buren Bates had a son weighing 23 lbs and 36 inches - Jesus Daily
![Anna Haining Bates (7'11”) and her husband, Martin Van Buren Bates (7'9”), the tallest married couple on record. Together they also had the largest newborn ever recorded (28 inches, 23 lbs 9 Anna Haining Bates (7'11”) and her husband, Martin Van Buren Bates (7'9”), the tallest married couple on record. Together they also had the largest newborn ever recorded (28 inches, 23 lbs 9](https://preview.redd.it/ok7q3vrtmf361.jpg?auto=webp&s=eb9ab01f58507db6762ea0b7169bb35b880e4d8a)
Anna Haining Bates (7'11”) and her husband, Martin Van Buren Bates (7'9”), the tallest married couple on record. Together they also had the largest newborn ever recorded (28 inches, 23 lbs 9
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I Discovered my Great Uncle was a Giant | by Ira J. Bates | Life & Times of the Kentucky River Giant | Medium
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