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October 22, 1925
Farmers Independent
Bagley, Clearwater County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
In Chicago court, 26-year-old Anna Shunk defends her nightlife to husband John Shunk, 50, by detailing her tangled family ties: she married her stepfather after adopting her brother, making her son her brother and husband both stepfather and grandfather. Case under advisement.
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TOO MUCH RELATED
Chicago. Mrs. Anna Shunk, 26, summoned in court by her husband John Shunk, 50, for going out nights, complained that her relatives were so much related that relief in the form of diversion was necessary.
"My mother ran away from her father in Germany and came to America with Shunk," she said. "So I adopted my brother Edward, 14, because his mother, then my mother, died and I came to America and married my step father and we had a son, John, 10.
"So I am my elder son's mother and sister. My husband is my step-father and also the grandfather of his younger son.
The sons are half brothers but the older is uncle of the younger.
The court wrote it all down on a piece of paper and took the case under advisement.
Chicago. Mrs. Anna Shunk, 26, summoned in court by her husband John Shunk, 50, for going out nights, complained that her relatives were so much related that relief in the form of diversion was necessary.
"My mother ran away from her father in Germany and came to America with Shunk," she said. "So I adopted my brother Edward, 14, because his mother, then my mother, died and I came to America and married my step father and we had a son, John, 10.
"So I am my elder son's mother and sister. My husband is my step-father and also the grandfather of his younger son.
The sons are half brothers but the older is uncle of the younger.
The court wrote it all down on a piece of paper and took the case under advisement.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Family Drama
What themes does it cover?
Family
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Complicated Family
Incestuous Relations
Court Testimony
What entities or persons were involved?
Anna Shunk
John Shunk
Edward
John
Where did it happen?
Chicago
Story Details
Key Persons
Anna Shunk
John Shunk
Edward
John
Location
Chicago
Story Details
Mrs. Anna Shunk explains in court her complicated family relations due to her mother's elopement, adoption of her brother, and marriage to her stepfather, resulting in convoluted roles among family members.