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Leona Matthews 1904 - 1987

Leona Matthews of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma was born on March 7, 1904, and died at age 83 years old in August 1987.
Leona Matthews
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 73120
March 7, 1904
August 1987
Female
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Leona Matthews' History: 1904 - 1987

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  • 03/7
    1904

    Birthday

    March 7, 1904
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  • 08/dd
    1987

    Death

    August 1987
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Leona Matthews lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 83.
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In 1904, in the year that Leona Matthews 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, Leona was merely 7 years old when Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole, along with four fellow Norwegian explorers. After hearing that Peary had beaten him to the North Pole, Amundsen decided to tackle the South Pole. On December 14th, he succeeded.
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