

Gladys Presley dies ELVIS BREAKS DOWN AS MOM DIES SUDDEKLY Unexpected.

The singer apparently would talk to Jesse in his room at night and once heard a disembodied voice that he believed to be Jesse's. Vernon Register-News in Mt Vernon, Illinois on Aug 14, 1958.

It's very likely t this guilt played a role in Elvis' later dysfunctional behavior."Īccording to some, Elvis was even haunted by his brother. Relatives and friends of Elvis in Tupelo have stated that Elvis felt guilty about the death of his twin brother, Jesse Garon. But we were thrilled and excited when we. At that time there was almost nobody poorer than my wife Gladys and me. He was the only living child of his parents Gladys and Vernon as his identical twin brother Jesse died. As he said in 1978 after his son’s untimely death at age 42: My love for my son began even before he was born. Elvis Presley was born in a two-room house in a Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8, 1935. The subject of Elvis' twin can help us understand both the great power that Elvis had to connect with an audience as if he were reaching out to connect with his absent brother, as well as the emptiness of the so-called 'black hole' which single twins often experience. When Elvis came into the world on January 8, 1935, Vernon Presley was reportedly delighted to become a father. Related: Elvis Presley Was A 7th Dan Black Belt In KarateĪnother author, Vernon Chadwick says, "We do know that twins who lose their partner, often suffer many problems and disorders in later life. She gave birth to twin boys and named them Elvis and Jessie. The family rented a house on the edge of Shakerag, an area of Tupelo. She married Vernon Elvis Presley on June 17, 1933. However, tragedy occurred during the birth, as she had been. In his fifties, he died suddenly of pneumonia, leaving Gladys then 19 to work in Tupelo as a seamstress to help support the family. Two years later, Gladys gave birth to Elvis on January 8, 1935. Some also believe that the reason Elvis was shy and lacked self-confidence was that he was lonely and feeling guilt over Jesse. Gladys Presley was born Gladys Love Smith on April 25, 1912, in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States, and was also known as Gladys Love Presley. Elvis Presley seen here with his mother and father Vernon Credit: Getty.
