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Mary Thornton 1904 - 1987

Mary Thornton of Darling, Quitman County, Mississippi was born on October 26, 1904, and died at age 82 years old in April 1987.
Mary Thornton
Darling, Quitman County, Mississippi 38623
October 26, 1904
April 1987
Female
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Mary Thornton's History: 1904 - 1987

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  • 10/26
    1904

    Birthday

    October 26, 1904
    Birthdate
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  • 04/dd
    1987

    Death

    April 1987
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Mary Thornton lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1904, in the year that Mary Thornton 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 1945, Mary was 41 years old when on January 9th, the (over 8 month long) Battle of Luzon began in the Philippines with the United States and Filipino forces attacking Japanese forces - with the intent to take back control of the Philippines. By March, the Allies had taken control of all of the strategically and economically important locations in the Philippines but pockets of resistance held out until the surrender of Japan in August.
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