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Orby Rowley 1897 - 1987

Orby Rowley of Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon was born on February 8, 1897, and died at age 90 years old in September 1987.
Orby Rowley
Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon 97030
February 8, 1897
September 1987
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Orby Rowley's History: 1897 - 1987

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  • 02/8
    1897

    Birthday

    February 8, 1897
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  • 09/dd
    1987

    Death

    September 1987
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    Orby Rowley lived 16 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
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In 1897, in the year that Orby Rowley was born, 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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In 1903, this person was just 6 years old when the Harley-Davidson Motor Company was begun by two childhood friends, William Harley and Arthur Davidson - with help from Arthur's brother, Walter. Their first prototype - a "motor-bicycle" - couldn't climb hills without also pedaling, so they went back to the drawing board, and in 1904 their new version came in 4th in a race. Harley-Davidson and Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company were the only two major motorcycle companies to survive the Great Depression.
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