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Nealy Downs 1888 - 1967

Nealy Downs of Centreville, Queen Annes County, MD was born on May 2, 1888, and died at age 79 years old in December 1967.

Nealy Downs
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Centreville, Queen Annes County, MD 21617
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In 1888, in the year that Nealy Downs 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 1900, at the age of only 12 years old, Nealy was alive when when Floradora opened on Broadway. A huge success in London - opening in 1899 and running for 455 performances - the musical was even more successful in New York - running for 552 performances. The "Floradora girls" were the hit of the show - a "sextette of tall, gorgeous damsels, clad in pink walking costumes, black picture hats and carrying frilly parasols who swished onto the stage and captivated New York for no other reason than they were utterly stunning" ("tall and gorgeous" translated to 5'4"). A sensation, each Floradora girl was said to have married a millionaire.
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Adkins, Clara (Born Mar 4, 1887) Downs, Clara (Born Mar 4, 1887) Downs, Gladys (Oct 6, 1914 - Jul 1987) Downs, Donald (Jul 11, 1911 - Nov 1978) Downs, Charles (Aug 20, 1906 - Sep 1976) Downs, Raymond (Died Jun 1950) Downs, Herbert (Jan 15, 1915 - Jun 3, 1993) Downs, Fred (Dec 26, 1916 - Jun 10, 2004) Downs, Arthur (Mar 19, 1905 - Sep 1979) Downs, Roy (May 21, 1893 - Mar 1968)
Downs, Catherine (Aug 7, 1912 - Mar 8, 1990) Downs, Ruth (Jul 7, 1915 - Mar 8, 2006) Downs, Ethel (Sep 7, 1900 - May 8, 1994) Downs, Winfred (Mar 10, 1888 - Nov 1968) Downs, Rachel (Jul 25, 1895 - May 10, 1995) Downs, Leonie (Sep 17, 1914 - Feb 22, 1989) Downs, Carrie (Oct 20, 1892 - Nov 1986) Downs, Clifford (Sep 20, 1913 - Apr 1981) Downs, Ira (Feb 10, 1890 - Mar 1970) Downs, Carl (Jun 30, 1920 - Feb 10, 1997)
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