Nelson Ned
Ned married twice, and had three children with his second wife, María Aparecida. All three of his children developed dwarfism: Nelson Ned Junior (1.08 m [42.5 inches]), a musician now living in Mexico; Monalisa Ned d'Ávila, a doctor, and Ana Verónica Ned Pinto (90 cm [35.5 inches]), a singer and acrobat.
Benjamin Matthias Nead
B. M. Nead was twice married. On October 14, 1875, he married Elizabeth Jane Hayes, daughter of David and Nancy (Colwell) Hayes, of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. Before her untimely death on January 11, 1883, "Libbie" bore Nead two sons:
On January 21, 1892, Nead married (second) Annie Elizabeth Zollinger, daughter of Nicholas and Maria (Gilbert) Zollinger, of Harrisburg. Annie (Zollinger) Nead died October 25, 1906.