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Johnnie Britton 1904 - 1985

Johnnie Britton of Cary, Sharkey County, Mississippi was born on July 27, 1904, and died at age 81 years old in October 1985.
Johnnie Britton
Cary, Sharkey County, Mississippi 39054
July 27, 1904
October 1985
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Johnnie Britton's History: 1904 - 1985

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  • 07/27
    1904

    Birthday

    July 27, 1904
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  • 10/dd
    1985

    Death

    October 1985
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    Johnnie Britton lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1904, in the year that Johnnie Britton 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 1934, Johnnie was 30 years old when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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