1+ Tom Thumb Wedding Pics. The term tom thumb wedding comes from an actual wedding, the marriage of the famous little person general tom thumb (born charles stratton) to lavinia warren, another little person, in 1863. Tom died of a stroke in 1883 at the age of 45 and 10,000 people attended his funeral.
Tom thumb wedding bradenton, florida 1928.
Barnum pleaded with tom thumb to delay the wedding by a number of months in order to reap as many financial rewards from the huge public excitement as possible. As general tom thumb he performed and toured the world until his death in 1883 at 46. A tom thumb wedding from the 1930s at the annual story book parade in alhambra, california. Barnum's most popular attraction with his unparalleled charisma and charm.
