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Willie R Ridgeway 1904 - 1967

Willie R Ridgeway of Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas was born on February 13, 1904, and died at age 63 years old in March 1967.
Willie R Ridgeway
Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas 78801
February 13, 1904
March 1967
Male
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Willie R Ridgeway's History: 1904 - 1967

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  • 02/13
    1904

    Birthday

    February 13, 1904
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Real County, Texas United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 18154658 Enlisted: July 30, 1942 in San Antonio Texas Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Army Of The United States - Includes The Following: Voluntary Enlistments Effective December 8, 1941 And Thereafter; One Year Enlistments Of National Guardsman Whose State Enlistment Expires While In The Federal Service; Officers Appointed In The Army Of The United States Under Army Regulations 605-10 Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Farm Hands, Animal And Livestock
  • 03/dd
    1967

    Death

    March 1967
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1904, in the year that Willie R Ridgeway 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 1922, at the age of 18 years old, Willie was alive when on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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