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Louisa Toenges 1887 - 1993

Louisa Toenges of Hawkeye, Fayette County, IA was born on October 13, 1887, and died at age 105 years old on October 4, 1993.
Louisa Toenges
Hawkeye, Fayette County, IA 52147
October 13, 1887
October 4, 1993
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Louisa Toenges' History: 1887 - 1993

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  • 10/13
    1887

    Birthday

    October 13, 1887
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  • 10/4
    1993

    Death

    October 4, 1993
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    Louisa Toenges lived 25 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 105.
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In 1887, in the year that Louisa Toenges was born, on January 28th, the largest recorded snowflakes fell in a snowstorm in Fort Keogh, Montana. They were supposed to have been 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. A rancher in the area said that they were “larger than milk pans”. A Wild West tall tale? Not according to the Guinness World Records book.
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In 1904, Louisa was 17 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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