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Geraldine Merritt 1904 - 1978

Geraldine Merritt of Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma was born on June 19, 1904, and died at age 74 years old in October 1978.
Geraldine Merritt
Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma 73069
June 19, 1904
October 1978
Female
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Geraldine Merritt's History: 1904 - 1978

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    1904

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    June 19, 1904
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  • 10/dd
    1978

    Death

    October 1978
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Geraldine Merritt lived 2 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 74.
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In 1904, in the year that Geraldine Merritt 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 1920, at the age of 16 years old, Geraldine was alive when the Volstead Act became law. Formally called the National Prohibition Act, the Volstead Act enabled law enforcement agencies to carry out the 18th Amendment. It said that "no person shall manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, or furnish any intoxicating liquor except as authorized by this act" and defined intoxicating liquor as any beverage containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume.
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