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Merlin Murphy 1888 - 1967

Merlin Murphy of Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan was born on August 25, 1888, and died at age 78 years old in June 1967.
Merlin Murphy
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan 48910
August 25, 1888
June 1967
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Merlin Murphy's History: 1888 - 1967

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  • 08/25
    1888

    Birthday

    August 25, 1888
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  • 06/dd
    1967

    Death

    June 1967
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    Cause of death
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    Merlin Murphy lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 78.
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In 1888, in the year that Merlin Murphy 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, at the age of only 9 years old, Merlin was alive 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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