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Libbie Rowland 1888 - 1971

Libbie Rowland of Gretna, Pittsylvania County, Virginia was born on May 12, 1888, and died at age 83 years old in August 1971.
Libbie Rowland
Gretna, Pittsylvania County, Virginia 24557
May 12, 1888
August 1971
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Libbie Rowland's History: 1888 - 1971

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    1888

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    May 12, 1888
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  • 08/dd
    1971

    Death

    August 1971
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    Libbie Rowland lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 83.
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In 1888, in the year that Libbie Rowland 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 1897, Libbie was just 9 years old when on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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