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James Gillis 1904 - 1979

James Gillis of Carthage, Moore County, North Carolina was born on September 15, 1904, and died at age 74 years old in February 1979.

James Gillis

Carthage, Moore County, North Carolina 28327

September 15, 1904

February 1979

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September 15, 1904

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February 1979

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James Gillis lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 74.

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In 1904, in the year that James Gillis 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 1917, James was only 13 years old when it is believed that a worldwide influenza pandemic began in Asia. By 1920, it is estimated that 50 - 100 million died throughout the world (3 - 5% of the population). In the U.S. alone, 500,000 perished from what came to be called the Spanish Flu or the 1918 flu.

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