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Ray Shemwell 1904 - 1982

Ray Shemwell of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana was born on March 13, 1904, and died at age 77 years old in February 1982.
Ray Shemwell
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana 47714
March 13, 1904
February 1982
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Ray Shemwell's History: 1904 - 1982

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  • 03/13
    1904

    Birthday

    March 13, 1904
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  • 02/dd
    1982

    Death

    February 1982
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    Ray Shemwell lived 4 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.
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In 1904, in the year that Ray Shemwell 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 1911, at the age of only 7 years old, Ray was alive when the first Indianapolis 500 was run in May. Ray Harroun was the winner - he was an engineer and had retired from racing but he came back for this race. After the race, he retired for good. The purse was $27,550 - the largest offered up to that time - and Harroun received $10,000 for first place. His average time was 74.602 mph.
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