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Wilmer Matthews 1904 - 1947

Wilmer Matthews was born on February 22, 1904, and died at age 43 years old in May 1947. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Wilmer Matthews.
Wilmer Matthews
February 22, 1904
May 1947
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Wilmer Matthews' History: 1904 - 1947

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  • 02/22
    1904

    Birthday

    February 22, 1904
    Birthdate
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  • 05/dd
    1947

    Death

    May 1947
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Wilmer Matthews lived 29 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 43.
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In 1904, in the year that Wilmer 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 1919, by the time he was just 15 years old, in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.
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