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Blanche C Shields 1904 - 2007

Blanche C Shields of Merced, Merced County, CA was born on August 13, 1904, and died at age 102 years old on July 7, 2007.
Blanche C Shields
Merced, Merced County, CA 95340
August 13, 1904
July 7, 2007
Female
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Blanche C Shields' History: 1904 - 2007

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  • 08/13
    1904

    Birthday

    August 13, 1904
    Birthdate
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  • 07/7
    2007

    Death

    July 7, 2007
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Blanche C Shields lived 30 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 102.
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In 1904, in the year that Blanche C Shields 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 1919, she was just 15 years old when in January, Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, making it the law of the land. The 18th Amendment established Prohibition - a law against the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. Private consumption and possession were not prohibited. Several months later, the Volstead Act was passed, creating laws to enforce the Amendment. Bootlegging and bathtub gin followed.
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Blanche Shields' Family Tree & Friends

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