HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF/Gray News) – Two mothers in Alabama who did not know each other got the surprise of a lifetime when they gave birth to babies named Johnny Cash and June Carter at the same hospital.
The Clarks welcomed their daughter June Carter Clark on April 10 at Huntsville Hospital, just down the hallway from where the Davis family welcomed their son Johnny Cash Davis the same day.
The families said that this was the coincidence of a lifetime.
Mom Sophie Clark said they landed on the name June Carter because they simply loved the name June, and her husband’s first name is Carter.
Mom Nicole Davis said Johnny Cash wasn’t their first choice, but eventually decided it was the perfect fit.
“[The baby’s] dad’s name is Johnny Lee Davis Jr. And we tried on Johnny Lee Davis III for a while, and we just could never get comfortable with it …