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Merle Smith 1889 - 1974

Merle Smith of Flora, Clay County, Illinois was born on September 23, 1889, and died at age 84 years old in January 1974.
Merle Smith
Flora, Clay County, Illinois 62839
September 23, 1889
January 1974
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Merle Smith's History: 1889 - 1974

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    1889

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    September 23, 1889
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    1974

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    January 1974
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    Merle Smith lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1889, in the year that Merle Smith was born, on February 22nd, President Cleveland signed a bill allowing North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington to become states. North and South Dakota became the 39th and 40th states on November 2nd, Montana became the 41st state on November 8th, and Washington became the 42nd state on November 11th.
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In 1904, he was merely 15 years old when 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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