Madame Sidonia De Barcsy

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Madame De Barcsy was born March 1, 1866 in Hungary, and died October 19, 1925 in Drummond, Oklahoma. She was the mother to famed dwarf performer Nicu De Barscy.

From James Mundie's "Prodigies":
Baroness Sidonia de Barcsy was no run-of-the-mill bearded lady, as her credentials illustrate. The text of this postcard reads:
Baroness Sidonia de Barcsy
HUNGARIAN LADY WITH NATURAL FULL BEARD. RECEIVED THE CROSS OF HONOR FROM THE PROFESSORS OF THE UNIVERSITIES AS THE QUEEN OF FREAKS.
BEARD GREW AFTER BIRTH OF SON