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Grace Purkiss 1888 - 1970

Grace Purkiss of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas was born on October 5, 1888, and died at age 81 years old in July 1970.

Grace Purkiss
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Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas 72204
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October 5, 1888
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In 1888, in the year that Grace Purkiss 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 1896, by the time she was just 8 years old, on August 17th, the first pedestrian v car fatality occurred in Great Britain. Bridget Driscoll, age 44, was walking with her family on the grounds of The Crystal Palace in London when she was hit by a car driven by Arthur James Edsall. Edsall claimed to be going 4.5 mph and Driscoll's death was ruled an "accidental death" after an inquest.
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Purkiss, Ralston (May 1, 1926 - Jun 3, 2006) Purkiss, Ruby (May 15, 1920 - Dec 12, 2002) Purkiss, Alice (May 9, 1912 - Feb 1995) Purkiss, Hartwell (Jan 10, 1943 - Apr 1984) Purkiss, Errol (Jan 23, 1953 - Jul 1984) Purkiss, Cecil (Aug 11, 1906 - Jul 10, 1988) Purkiss, Edward (May 26, 1914 - Aug 7, 1991) Purkiss, Vera (Sep 23, 1912 - Mar 26, 2004) Purkiss, Margaret (Nov 14, 1910 - Nov 1993) Purkiss, Frank (Dec 28, 1915 - May 15, 1999)
Purkiss, Dorothy (Jul 14, 1921 - Sep 16, 2000) Purkiss, Frank (Jun 8, 1924 - Dec 11, 2010) Purkiss, George (Nov 24, 1893 - Mar 1992) Purkiss, George (May 14, 1921 - Oct 23, 1989) Purkiss, Kathleen (Sep 27, 1909 - Feb 23, 1995) Purkiss, Arthur (Dec 4, 1872 - Jun 1964) Purkiss, Margaret (Jun 19, 1896 - Jul 1972) Purkiss, Otis (Sep 9, 1941 - May 20, 2007) Purkiss, John (Nov 5, 1905 - Mar 1995) Purkiss, Marcus (Aug 19, 1913 - Dec 9, 1993)
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