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Wiley Petway 1888 - 1984

Wiley Petway of Norfolk, Norfolk City County, Virginia was born on September 17, 1888, and died at age 96 years old in December 1984.
Wiley Petway
Norfolk, Norfolk City County, Virginia 23503
September 17, 1888
December 1984
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Wiley Petway's History: 1888 - 1984

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    1888

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    September 17, 1888
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  • 12/dd
    1984

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    December 1984
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    Wiley Petway lived 28 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 96.
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In 1888, in the year that Wiley Petway 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 1910, he was 22 years old when the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated. U.S. publisher W.D. Boyce was visiting England when he became lost in the London fog. An unknown Boy Scout helped him find his way out, declining a tip (he said that he was a Boy Scout and was doing his good deed for the day). Boyce was so impressed that he incorporated the Boy Scouts of America when he returned home. Its purpose was "to teach boys patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred values."
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