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James Thorton 1888 - 1974

James Thorton of Franklin, Franklin City County, Virginia was born on May 17, 1888, and died at age 86 years old in November 1974.

James Thorton

Franklin, Franklin City County, Virginia 23851

May 17, 1888

November 1974

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James Thorton lived 20 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.

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In 1888, in the year that James Thorton was born, on July 25th, a court stenographer from Salt Lake City - Frank Edward McGurrin - decisively beat the competition in a typing contest in Ohio. He was supposedly the only person who used touch typing and is believed to have invented the method. Touch typing is ubiquitous now - but Frank's win is what convinced everyone that the method was good!

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In 1893, he was merely 5 years old when a songbook, called Song Stories for the Kindergarten, was published by sisters Patty and Mildred Hill. One of the songs included in the book was "Good Morning to All" - later the lyrics were changed and it became "Happy Birthday to You".

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