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Ruth Nelson 1888 - 1984

Ruth Nelson of Ames, Story County, Iowa was born on January 27, 1888, and died at age 96 years old in October 1984.
Ruth Nelson
Ames, Story County, Iowa 50010
January 27, 1888
October 1984
Female
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Ruth Nelson's History: 1888 - 1984

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  • 01/27
    1888

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    January 27, 1888
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  • 10/dd
    1984

    Death

    October 1984
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    Ruth Nelson lived 23 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 96.
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In 1888, in the year that Ruth Nelson 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 1916, when she was 28 years old, in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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