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Zelpha Bement 1904 - 1983

Zelpha Bement of Petersburg, Pike County, Indiana was born on January 23, 1904, and died at age 79 years old in February 1983.
Zelpha Bement
Petersburg, Pike County, Indiana 47567
January 23, 1904
February 1983
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Zelpha Bement's History: 1904 - 1983

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  • 01/23
    1904

    Birthday

    January 23, 1904
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  • 02/dd
    1983

    Death

    February 1983
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    Cause of death
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    Zelpha Bement lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1904, in the year that Zelpha Bement 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 1913, when she was just 9 years old, ratified in February the 16th Amendment, establishing a Federal income tax, became law. Previously, customs duties (tariffs) and excise taxes were the primary sources of federal revenue. With the passage of the 16th Amendment, incomes of couples exceeding $4,000, as well as those of single persons earning $3,000 or more, were subject to a 1% Federal tax (that would be about $98,000 and $74,000 now). Rates rose to 7% for incomes over half a million dollars. Less than 1% of the population was subject to income tax.
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