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Bessie Burks 1904 - 1985

Bessie Burks of Senoia, Coweta County, Georgia was born on December 16, 1904, and died at age 80 years old in July 1985.

Bessie Burks
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Senoia, Coweta County, Georgia 30276
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December 16, 1904
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In 1904, in the year that Bessie Burks was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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In 1918, at the age of just 14 years old, Bessie was alive when in January, President Wilson presented his Fourteen Points, which assured citizens that World War I was being fought for a moral cause and outlined a plan for postwar peace in Europe. The only leader of the Allies to present such a plan, the Europeans thought Wilson was being too idealistic. The points included free trade, open agreements, democracy and self-determination. They were based on the research and suggestions of 150 advisors.
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Burks, Bessie (Sep 7, 1901 - Nov 1981) Burks, Bessie (Nov 28, 1893 - Dec 25, 1987) Burks, Bessie (May 13, 1905 - Jun 1972) Burks, Bessie (May 1, 1948 - Jul 1, 2005) Burks, Bessie (Dec 14, 1896 - May 2, 1998) Burks, Bessie (Dec 18, 1914 - Sep 28, 2005) Burks, Bessie (Oct 13, 1918 - Dec 16, 1993) Burks, Bessie (Jul 31, 1948 - Jun 1982) Burks, Bessie (Oct 9, 1934 - Jun 6, 2011) Burks, Bessie (Oct 23, 1905 - Oct 1985)

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Burks, Mary Burks, Charles (Born Oct 8, 1876) Burks, Matthew (Jul 12, 1980 - Sep 22, 1999) Burks, Margaret (May 1, 1921 - Dec 11, 1999) Burks, Mary (Apr 7, 1888 - Aug 1978) Burks, Elisabeth (Aug 20, 1936 - Jan 21, 1999) Burks, Dorothy (Jan 15, 1907 - Jul 1978) Burks, Louise (Oct 5, 1906 - Feb 1980) Burks, Marie (Apr 29, 1893 - Mar 1968) Burks, Florence (Apr 9, 1923 - Mar 11, 2003)
Burks, Ethel (Jan 26, 1899 - Sep 1976) Burks, Charles (Jun 25, 1907 - Dec 1984) Burks, Gretchen (May 23, 1903 - Mar 1987) Burks, Alice (Jan 12, 1931 - Feb 9, 2006) Burks, Charles (Jun 30, 1929 - Feb 26, 2011) Burks, Inez (Apr 24, 1924 - Apr 1992) Burks, Viola (Oct 10, 1913 - Jul 2, 1990) Burks, Rose (Sep 17, 1913 - Dec 31, 1987) Burks, Nancy (Jun 30, 1933 - Mar 12, 2011) Burks, Dana (Jun 5, 1896 - May 1982)
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