Photograph of M. Lavinia Warren, Primo Magri, and Lavinia's nephew B.J. Bump holding both their hands. Primo stands on the left hand side of the image wearing a hat and buttoned up outside coat, with Lavinia on the right wearing a bonnet and light colored coat. Lavinia's nephew stands between them, wearing a hat and light colored clothing, looking at the camera. No photographer is named. Mercy Lavinia Warren nee Bump (October 31, 1841-November 25, 1919), then Mercy Lavinia Magri, was a well known entertainer during the 1800s. She began her show business career on a river boat, as exhibiting those with dwarfism was profitable at the time. Warren signed with P.T. Barnum at age 21, along with her younger sister Minnie Warren, who also had dwarfism. Later on, Lavinia began to date fellow Barnum performer Charles S. Stratton (General Tom Thumb), and the two eventually wed. They worked and toured together as celebrities, and had a happy marriage. Following Stratton’s death, Warren married Primo Magri, an Italian entertainer of a similar stature to Warren, on 6 April, 1885. Magri and Warren operated a roadside stand in Middleboro, Mass. Warren died on 25 November, 1919, and is buried besides Stratton at Mountain Grove Cemetery.
