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Florence Mekeel 1904 - 1985

Florence Mekeel of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA was born on July 31, 1904, and died at age 80 years old in March 1985.
Florence Mekeel
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA 15243
July 31, 1904
March 1985
Female
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Florence Mekeel's History: 1904 - 1985

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  • 07/31
    1904

    Birthday

    July 31, 1904
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  • 03/dd
    1985

    Death

    March 1985
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Florence Mekeel lived 5 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 80.
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In 1904, in the year that Florence Mekeel 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 1921, by the time she was 17 years old, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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