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Lela Stevens 1904 - 1987

Lela Stevens of Farmington, Saint Francois County, MO was born on February 29, 1904, and died at age 83 years old on October 20, 1987.
Lela Stevens
Farmington, Saint Francois County, MO 63640
February 29, 1904
October 20, 1987
Female
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Lela Stevens' History: 1904 - 1987

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  • 02/29
    1904

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    February 29, 1904
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  • 10/20
    1987

    Death

    October 20, 1987
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    Lela Stevens lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 83.
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In 1904, in the year that Lela Stevens 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 1940, Lela was 36 years old when on November 5th, President Franklin Roosevelt was elected to a third term, defeating Wendell Willkie of Indiana (a corporate lawyer). Roosevelt running for a third term was controversial. But the U.S. was emerging from the Great Recession and he promised that he would not involve the country in any foreign war (which of course changed when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor). Roosevelt defeated Willkie in the popular vote by 54.7 to 44.8% and in the Electoral College 449 to 82.
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