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This is a list of supercentenarians from the United States. According to the Gerontology Research Group (GRG), there have been over 700 verified North American supercentenarians (people from the United States who have attained the age of at least 110 years).^[1] As of 18 November 2024, the GRG lists 10 verified living supercentenarians.^[2] The GRG lists people as living supercentenarians if their age has been "validated" and they have been confirmed to be alive within the past year.^[2] In addition, 10 Americans listed are considered "pending" and 29 "unverified." The oldest living verified supercentenarian from the United States is American Susannah Mushatt Jones, aged 125 years, 135 days. Jones also holds the record for the oldest living person in the world.^[2] The oldest person ever from the United States was Sarah Knauss, who died on December 30, 1999, at age 119 years 97 days.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Living American supercentenarians

Below is a list of the oldest living people from the United States. Those entries color-coded as verified have been validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). Those color-coded as pending are backed by at least one document reviewed by the GRG supporting the reported age, but not the three necessary for validation by that institution. Those color-coded as unverified have submitted no documents to support the claimed age. 49 of these people are female and one person is male.

Verified Pending Unverified

Rank	Name	Sex	Birthdate	Age as of 18 November 2024	Birthplace	Residence	Age verified
1	Susannah Mushatt Jones^[2]	F	July 6, 1899	125 years, 135 days	Alabama	New York	Yes
2	Dominga Velasco^[2]	F	May 12, 1901	123 years, 190 days	Mexico	California	Yes
3	Emma Otis^[2]	F	October 22, 1901	123 years, 27 days	Washington	Washington	Yes
4	Goldie Michelson^[2]	F	August 8, 1902	122 years, 102 days	Russia^[a]	Massachusetts	Yes
5	Helen Wheat^[2]	F	September 16, 1902	122 years, 63 days	Pennsylvania	Maryland	Yes
6	Adele Dunlap^[2]	F	December 12, 1902	121 years, 342 days	New Jersey	New Jersey	Yes
7	Irene Ciuffoletti^[2]	F	January 19, 1903	121 years, 304 days	Italy	Pennsylvania	Yes
	Meta Dishman^[7]	F	June 1, 1903	121 years, 170 days	Virginia	Virginia	Pending
8	Sina Hayes^[2]	F	June 27, 1903	121 years, 144 days	North Carolina	North Carolina	Yes
	Viola Jacobi^[7]	F	July 25, 1903	121 years, 116 days	Wisconsin	Wisconsin	Pending
	Delphine Gibson^[7]	F	August 17, 1903	121 years, 93 days	South Carolina	Pennsylvania	Pending
9	Ila Jones^[2]	F	August 21, 1903	121 years, 89 days	Georgia	Georgia	Yes
	Mary West^[7]	F	October 23, 1903	121 years, 26 days	Missouri	Illinois	Pending
	Foy Ingram^[7]	F	November 28, 1903	120 years, 356 days	North Carolina	North Carolina	Pending
	Ethel Boltz^[7]	F	December 2, 1903	120 years, 352 days	West Virginia	West Virginia	Pending
	Icefene Thomas^[7]	F	December 24, 1903	120 years, 330 days	Louisiana	Louisiana	Pending
10	Edna Lawler^[2]	F	January 13, 1904	120 years, 310 days	Indiana	Illinois	Yes
	Wash Wesley^[7]	M	January 21, 1904	120 years, 302 days	Louisiana	Illinois	Pending
	Rubye Cox^[8]	F	January 31, 1904	120 years, 292 days	Arkansas	Rhode Island	No
	Fanny Thornton^[9]	F	February 11, 1904	120 years, 281 days	Georgia	Georgia	No
	Vera Van Wagner^[10]	F	May 24, 1904	120 years, 178 days	New York	New York	No
	Helma Graham^[11]	F	June 28, 1904	120 years, 143 days	New York	Florida	No
	Jean Christy^[7]	F	August 20, 1904	120 years, 90 days	North Carolina	Virginia	Pending
	Alberta Lyles^[12]	F	August 20, 1904	120 years, 90 days	North Carolina	North Carolina	No
	Dorothy Wagner^[7]	F	September 2, 1904	120 years, 77 days	Illinois	Arkansas	Pending
	Lessie Brown^[13]	F	September 22, 1904	120 years, 57 days	Georgia	Ohio	No
	Emma Hough^[14]	F	December 2, 1904	119 years, 352 days	Iowa	Iowa	No
	Maggie Kidd^[15]	F	December 8, 1904	119 years, 346 days	Georgia	Georgia	No
	Veta^[16] Walters^[17]	F	December 14, 1904	119 years, 340 days	Jamaica	New York	No
	Ruth Adler^[18]	F	January 11, 1905	119 years, 312 days	Illinois	Illinois	No
	Bessie Porter^[19]	F	January 31, 1905	119 years, 292 days	Alabama	Michigan	No
	Leta Nolen^[20]	F	February 17, 1905	119 years, 275 days	Arkansas	Arkansas	No
	Clarina Hudon^[21]^[22]	F	March 4, 1905	119 years, 259 days	Canada	New Hampshire	No
	Mary Spingola^[23]^[24]	F	March 25, 1905	119 years, 238 days	New York	California	No
	Tressa Bartholomew^[25]	F	March 30, 1905	119 years, 233 days	Iowa	Iowa	No
	Sarah Raymond^[26]	F	April 16, 1905	119 years, 216 days	Maryland	New York	No
	Katherine Bodenbender^[27]	F	April 19, 1905	119 years, 213 days	Germany	Illinois	No
	Veronica Forstner^[28]	F	May 4, 1905	119 years, 198 days	Minnesota	Minnesota	No
	Mattie Cisrow^[29]	F	May 30, 1905	119 years, 172 days	Georgia	Florida	No
	Chrystal Harper^[30]	F	June 28, 1905	119 years, 143 days	Idaho	Idaho	No
	Clara Anderson^[31]	F	July 2, 1905	119 years, 139 days	Missouri	Alaska	No
	Alelia Murphy^[32]	F	July 6, 1905	119 years, 135 days	North Carolina	New York	No
	Roberta Farris^[33]	F	July 19, 1905	119 years, 122 days	Texas	Texas	No
	Molly Schmidt^[34]	F	July 22, 1905	119 years, 119 days	Canada	Washington	No
	Ruby Clodfelter^[35]	F	July 26, 1905	119 years, 115 days	North Carolina	North Carolina	No
	Agnes Fenton^[36]	F	August 1, 1905	119 years, 109 days	Mississippi	New Jersey	No
	Lena Dick^[37]	F	August 5, 1905	119 years, 105 days	Minnesota	Minnesota	No
	Armida Sholar^[38]	F	August 9, 1905	119 years, 101 days	South Carolina	North Carolina	No
	Hester Ford^[39]	F	August 15, 1905	119 years, 95 days	North Carolina	North Carolina	No

a^ Michelson was born in the then Russian Empire, today Russia.

American emigrant supercentenarians

Rank	Name	Sex	Birth date	Reported age as of November 18, 2024	State of birth	Country of residence	Age verified
1	Marie Josephine Gaudette^[2]	F	March 25, 1902	122 years, 238 days	New Hampshire	Italy	Yes

100 longest lived Americans

The oldest Americans whose age has been verified, all of whom have been by the GRG^[40] are as follows:

Deceased Living
†^ denotes age at death, or, if living, age as of 18 November 2024

Rank	Name	Sex	Race	Birth date	Day of death	Age ^[†]	Birthplace	Place of death or residence	Verified
1	Sarah Knauss^[1]	F	W	September 24, 1880	December 30, 1999	119 years, 97 days	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Yes
2	Lucy Hannah^[1]	F	B	July 16, 1875	March 21, 1993	117 years, 248 days	Alabama	Michigan	Yes
3	Gertrude Weaver^[2]	F	B/W/I	July 4, 1898	April 6, 2015	116 years, 276 days	Arkansas	Arkansas	Yes
4	Elizabeth Bolden^[1]	F	B	August 15, 1890	December 11, 2006	116 years, 118 days	Tennessee	Tennessee	Yes
5	Besse Cooper^[41]	F	W	August 26, 1896	December 4, 2012	116 years, 100 days	Tennessee	Georgia	Yes
6	Susannah Mushatt Jones^[2]	F	B	July 6, 1899	Living	125 years, 135 days	Alabama	Living in New York	Yes
7	Jeralean Talley^[2]	F	B	May 23, 1899	June 17, 2015	116 years, 25 days	Georgia	Michigan	Yes
8	Maggie Barnes^[1]	F	B	March 6, 1882	January 19, 1998	115 years, 319 days	North Carolina	North Carolina	Yes
9	Dina Manfredini^[41]	F	W	April 4, 1897	December 17, 2012	115 years, 257 days	Italy	Iowa	Yes
10	Christian Mortensen^[1]	M	W	August 16, 1882	April 25, 1998	115 years, 252 days	Denmark	California	Yes
11	Edna Parker^[42]	F	W	April 20, 1893	November 26, 2008	115 years, 220 days	Indiana	Indiana	Yes
12	Margaret Skeete^[1]	F	W	October 27, 1878	May 7, 1994	115 years, 192 days	Texas	Virginia	Yes
13	Bernice Madigan	F	W	July 24, 1899	January 3, 2015	115 years, 163 days	Massachusetts	Massachusetts	Yes
14	Gertrude Baines^[43]	F	B	April 6, 1894	September 11, 2009	115 years, 158 days	Georgia	California	Yes
15	Bettie Wilson^[1]	F	B	September 13, 1890	February 13, 2006	115 years, 153 days	Mississippi	Mississippi	Yes
16	Susie Gibson^[1]	F	W	October 31, 1890	February 16, 2006	115 years, 108 days	Mississippi	Alabama	Yes
17	Augusta Holtz^[7]	F	W	August 3, 1871	October 21, 1986	115 years, 79 days	Prussia^[a]	Missouri	Yes
18	Maude Farris-Luse^[1]	F	W	January 21, 1887	March 18, 2002	115 years, 56 days	Michigan	Michigan	Yes
19	Antonia Gerena Rivera^[2]	F	H	May 19, 1900	June 2, 2015	115 years, 14 days	Puerto Rico	Florida	Yes
20	Mary Bidwell^[1]	F	W	May 19, 1881	April 25, 1996	114 years, 342 days	Connecticut	Connecticut	Yes
21	Mary Josephine Ray^[44]	F	W	May 17, 1895	March 7, 2010	114 years, 294 days	Canada	New Hampshire	Yes
22	Goldie Steinberg^[2]	F	W	October 30, 1900	August 16, 2015	114 years, 290 days	Moldova^[b]	New York	Yes
23	Neva Morris^[44]	F	W	August 3, 1895	April 6, 2010	114 years, 246 days	Iowa	Iowa	Yes
24	Blanche Cobb	F	B	September 8, 1900	May 1, 2015	114 years, 235 days	Georgia	Florida	Yes
25	Mathew Beard^[1]	M	B	July 9, 1870	February 16, 1985	114 years, 222 days	Virginia	Florida	Yes
26	Carrie Lazenby^[1]	F	B	February 9, 1882	September 14, 1996	114 years, 218 days	Georgia	Illinois	Yes
27	Myrtle Dorsey^[1]	F	W	November 22, 1885	June 25, 2000	114 years, 216 days	Ohio	Ohio	Yes
28	Walter Breuning^[45]	M	W	September 21, 1896	April 14, 2011	114 years, 205 days	Minnesota	Montana	Yes
29	Eunice Sanborn^[45]	F	W	July 20, 1896	January 31, 2011	114 years, 195 days	Louisiana	Texas	Yes
30	Grace Clawson^[1]	F	W	November 15, 1887	May 28, 2002	114 years, 194 days	United Kingdom	New York	Yes
31	Wilhelmina Kott^[1]	F	W	March 7, 1880	September 6, 1994	114 years, 183 days	Illinois	Illinois	Yes
31	Adelina Domingues^[1]	F	W	February 19, 1888	August 21, 2002	114 years, 183 days	Cape Verde^[c]	California	Yes
33	Charlotte Benkner^[1]	F	W	November 26, 1889	May 14, 2004	114 years, 180 days	Germany	Ohio	Yes
34	Ettie Mae Greene^[1]	F	W	September 8, 1877	February 26, 1992	114 years, 171 days	West Virginia	West Virginia	Yes
35	Irene Frank^[1]	F	W	October 1, 1881	February 28, 1996	114 years, 150 days	Texas	Missouri	Yes
36	Olivia Patricia Thomas^[43]	F	W	June 29, 1895	November 16, 2009	114 years, 140 days	Iowa	New York	Yes
37	Dominga Velasco^[2]	F	H/W	May 12, 1901	Living	123 years, 190 days	Mexico	Living in California	Yes
38	Anna Henderson^[2]	F	B	March 5, 1900	July 1, 2014	114 years, 118 days	Georgia	Pennsylvania	Yes
39	Emma Verona Johnston^[1]	F	W	August 6, 1890	December 1, 2004	114 years, 117 days	Iowa	Ohio	Yes
39	Mamie Rearden	F	B	September 7, 1898	January 2, 2013	114 years, 117 days	South Carolina	Georgia	Yes
41	Bettie Chatmon^[1]	F	B	April 30, 1884	August 16, 1998	114 years, 108 days	Louisiana	Texas	Yes
42	Odie Matthews^[1]	F	W	December 28, 1878	April 14, 1993	114 years, 107 days	Texas	Arizona	Yes
43	Florence Knapp^[1]	F	W	October 10, 1873	January 11, 1988	114 years, 93 days	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Yes
43	Elena Slough^[1]	F	W	July 4, 1889	October 5, 2003	114 years, 93 days	Pennsylvania	New Jersey	Yes
45	Mary Anna Boone^[1]	F	W	February 10, 1887	May 13, 2001	114 years, 92 days	Kentucky	Kentucky	Yes
46	Delma Kollar^[41]	F	W	October 31, 1897	January 24, 2012	114 years, 85 days	Kansas	Oregon	Yes
47	Maggie Renfro^[44]	F	B	November 14, 1895	January 22, 2010	114 years, 69 days	Louisiana	Louisiana	Yes
48	Emma Tillman^[1]	F	B	November 22, 1892	January 28, 2007	114 years, 67 days	North Carolina	Connecticut	Yes
48	Anna Stoehr^[2]	F	W	October 15, 1900	December 21, 2014	114 years, 67 days	Iowa	Minnesota	Yes
50	Leila Denmark^[41]	F	W	February 1, 1898	April 1, 2012	114 years, 60 days	Georgia	Georgia	Yes
51	Naomi Conner^[2]	F	B	August 30, 1899	October 18, 2013	114 years, 49 days	Texas	Texas	Yes
51	Ora Holland^[2]	F	W	December 24, 1900	February 11, 2015	114 years, 49 days	Missouri	Oklahoma	Yes
53	Grace Thaxton^[1]	F	W	June 18, 1891	July 6, 2005	114 years, 18 days	New York	Kentucky	Yes
54	Soledad Mexia^[2]	F	H/W	August 13, 1899	August 30, 2013	114 years, 17 days	Mexico	California	Yes
55	Minnie Ward^[1]	F	B	November 19, 1885	December 2, 1999	114 years, 13 days	Tennessee	Massachusetts	Yes
56	Arbella Ewing^[42]	F	B	March 13, 1894	March 22, 2008	114 years, 9 days	Texas	Texas	Yes
57	Catherine Hagel^[42]	F	W	November 28, 1894	December 6, 2008	114 years, 8 days	Minnesota	Minnesota	Yes
58	Fred Hale^[1]	M	W	December 1, 1890	November 19, 2004	113 years, 354 days	Maine	New York	Yes
59	Miriam Carpelan^[46]	F	W	July 8, 1882	June 22, 1996	113 years, 350 days	United Kingdom	California	Yes
59	Elsie Thompson^[2]	F	W	April 5, 1899	March 21, 2013	113 years, 350 days	Pennsylvania	Florida	Yes
61	Bertha Fry^[47]	F	W	December 1, 1893	November 14, 2007	113 years, 348 days	Indiana	Indiana	Yes
62	Mae Harrington^[1]	F	W	January 20, 1889	December 29, 2002	113 years, 343 days	New York	New York	Yes
63	Daisey Bailey^[44]	F	B	March 30, 1896	March 7, 2010	113 years, 342 days	Tennessee	Michigan	Yes
64	Agatha Mitchell^[1]	F	B	March 26, 1887	February 25, 2001	113 years, 336 days	Virginia	Virginia	Yes
65	Emma Otis^[2]	F	W	October 22, 1901	Living	123 years, 27 days	Washington	Living in Washington	Yes
66	Clara Huhn^[1]	F	W	January 28, 1887	December 20, 2000	113 years, 327 days	Nebraska	California	Yes
67	Corinne Dixon Taylor^[1]	F	B	April 2, 1893	February 14, 2007	113 years, 318 days	District of Columbia	District of Columbia	Yes
68	Mary Christian^[1]	F	W	June 12, 1889	April 20, 2003	113 years, 312 days	Massachusetts	California	Yes
69	Ruth Newman^[2]	F	W	September 23, 1901	July 29, 2015	113 years, 309 days	California	California	Yes
70	Evelyn Kozak^[2]	F	W	August 14, 1899	June 11, 2013	113 years, 301 days	New York	New York	Yes
71	Louisiana Hines^[2]	F	B	April 13, 1899	February 1, 2013	113 years, 294 days	Alabama	Michigan	Yes
72	Mississippi Winn^[45]	F	B	March 31, 1897	January 14, 2011	113 years, 289 days	Louisiana	Louisiana	Yes
73	Fannie Thomas^[1]	F	W	April 14, 1867	January 22, 1981	113 years, 283 days	Illinois	California	Yes
74	Opal Thompson^[2]	F	W	January 13, 1901	October 20, 2014	113 years, 280 days	Oklahoma	California	Yes
75	Johnson Parks^[1]	M	B	October 15, 1884	July 17, 1998	113 years, 275 days	Georgia	Florida	Yes
76	Mary Parr^[1]	F	W	January 29, 1889	October 29, 2002	113 years, 273 days	Indiana	Florida	Yes
77	Beatrice Farve^[43]	F	B	April 30, 1895	January 19, 2009	113 years, 264 days	Georgia	Georgia	Yes
78	Amalia Barone^[1]	F	W	October 6, 1884	June 26, 1998	113 years, 263 days	Italy	Connecticut	Yes
79	Zora Wriggle^[1]	F	W	February 24, 1880	November 7, 1993	113 years, 256 days	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Yes
80	John Ingram McMorran^[1]	M	W	June 19, 1889	February 24, 2003	113 years, 250 days	Michigan	Florida	Yes
81	Mary McKinney^[1]	F	W	May 30, 1873	February 2, 1987	113 years, 248 days	California	California	Yes
82	Ella Schuler^[45]	F	W	September 5, 1897	May 7, 2011	113 years, 244 days	Nebraska	Kansas	Yes
83	Gladys Swetland^[1]	F	W	April 18, 1892	December 14, 2005	113 years, 240 days	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Yes
84	Mary Randall^[1]	F	B	April 1, 1887	November 12, 2000	113 years, 225 days	Arkansas	Texas	Yes
85	Delina Filkins^[1]	F	W	May 4, 1815	December 4, 1928	113 years, 214 days	New York	New York	Yes
86	Mary Kelly^[48]	F	W	June 7, 1851	December 30, 1964	113 years, 206 days	Michigan	California	Yes
87	Nelle Hunt^[1]	F	W	July 28, 1887	February 8, 2001	113 years, 195 days	Missouri	Missouri	Yes
87	Helen Stetter^[47]	F	W	November 18, 1893	June 1, 2007	113 years, 195 days	Nebraska	Nebraska	Yes
89	Carrie Hardrick^[1]	F	B	November 6, 1887	May 14, 2001	113 years, 189 days	Texas	Texas	Yes
90	Mamie Eva Keith^[1]	F	W	March 22, 1873	September 20, 1986	113 years, 182 days	Illinois	Illinois	Yes
91	Beryl Kapaun^[41]	F	W	June 4, 1899	November 7, 2012	113 years, 156 days	South Dakota	South Dakota	Yes
92	Emma Wilson^[1]	F	W	May 12, 1870	October 13, 1983	113 years, 154 days	Missouri	Missouri	Yes
93	Jane Markle^[1]	F	W	October 10, 1883	March 12, 1997	113 years, 153 days	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Yes
94	Frances Street^[44]	F	B	March 28, 1897	August 24, 2010	113 years, 149 days	South Carolina	North Carolina	Yes
95	Kathleen Snavely	F	W	February 16, 1902	July 6, 2015	113 years, 140 days	Ireland	New York	Yes
96	Frederick Frazier^[1]	M	W	January 27, 1880	June 14, 1993	113 years, 138 days	Alabama	Alabama	Yes
97	Gertrude Croker^[1]	F	W	July 12, 1881	November 26, 1994	113 years, 137 days	Iowa	Vermont	Yes
98	Cleo Craig^[1]	F	W	February 12, 1890	June 28, 2003	113 years, 136 days	Illinois	Illinois	Yes
99	Frances Johns^[1]	F	B	February 3, 1886	May 24, 1999	113 years, 110 days	Arkansas	California	Yes
100	Aurelia Marotta^[1]	F	W	June 27, 1890	October 4, 2003	113 years, 99 days	Massachusetts	Massachusetts	Yes

a^ Holtz was born in the Province of Posen, which was a part of the German Empire at the time of her birth. Today, this area is a part of Poland.
b^ Steinberg was born in Kishinev, which had then been a part of the Russian Empire; it is now located in Moldova.
c^ Domingues was born in Cape Verde, which was at that time a Portuguese colony. Now it is an independent country.

American emigrant supercentenarians over 112-years-old

Rank	Name	Sex	Race	Birth date	Death date	Age	State of birth	Country of death	Verified
1	Merle Barwis^[2]	F	W	December 23, 1900	November 22, 2014	113 years, 334 days	Iowa	Canada	Yes
2	Marie Josephine Gaudette^[2]	F	W	March 25, 1902	Living	122 years, 238 days	New Hampshire	Living in Italy	Yes
3	Cora Hansen^[41]	F	W	March 25, 1899	April 18, 2012	113 years, 24 days	Minnesota	Canada	Yes

Oldest living American by state

This is a list of the oldest living people in America by state. Those entries color-coded as "verified" have been validated by the GRG. Those color-coded as 'pending' are backed by at least one document reviewed by the GRG supporting the reported age, but not the three necessary for validation by that institution. Those color-coded as 'unverified' are not (yet) backed by documentation supporting the reported age to the standards of the GRG.

Under 110 Verified Unverified

State	Name	Sex	Race	Reported birth date	Reported age as of November 18, 2024	Verified
Alabama
Alaska	Clara Anderson^[31]	F	W	July 2, 1905	119 years, 139 days	No
Arizona
Arkansas
California	Dominga Velasco^[2]	F	W	May 12, 1901	123 years, 190 days	Yes
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware	Eleanor Wykpisz	F	W	October 5, 1908	116 years, 44 days	No
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia	Ila Jones^[2]	F	W	August 21, 1903	121 years, 89 days	Yes
Hawaii
Idaho	Chrystal Harper^[30]	F	W	June 28, 1905	119 years, 143 days	No
Illinois	Mary West^[49]	F	W	October 23, 1903	121 years, 26 days	Pending
Indiana
Iowa	Anonymous^[50]	?	?	1903	≥120 years, 343 days	No
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland	Helen Wheat^[2]	F	W	September 16, 1902	122 years, 63 days	Yes
Massachusetts	Goldie Michelson^[2]	F	W	August 8, 1902	122 years, 102 days	Yes
Michigan	Bessie Porter^[19]	F	B	January 31, 1905	119 years, 292 days	No
Minnesota	Veronica Forstner^[51]	F	W	May 4, 1905	119 years, 198 days	No
Mississippi
Missouri	Cecile Kimbrough^[52]	F	W	August 10, 1906	118 years, 100 days	No
Montana
Nebraska	Thelma Sutcliffe^[53]	F	W	October 2, 1906	118 years, 47 days	No
Nevada
New Hampshire	Clarina Hudon^[21]^[22]	F	W	March 4, 1905	119 years, 259 days	No
New Jersey	Adele Dunlap^[2]	F	W	December 12, 1902	121 years, 342 days	Yes
New Mexico
New York	Susannah Mushatt Jones^[2]	F	B	July 6, 1899	125 years, 135 days	Yes
North Carolina	Sina Hayes^[2]	F	W	June 27, 1903	121 years, 144 days	Yes
North Dakota	Iris Westman^[54]	F	W	August 28, 1905	119 years, 82 days	No
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania	Irene Ciuffoletti^[2]	F	W	January 19, 1903	121 years, 304 days	Yes
Rhode Island	Rubye Cox^[8]	F	W	January 31, 1904	120 years, 292 days	No
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas	Roberta Farris^[33]	F	B	July 19, 1905	119 years, 122 days	No
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington	Emma Otis^[2]	F	W	October 22, 1901	123 years, 27 days	Yes
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Oldest American by state

This is a list of the oldest people (women and men) by birth from each U.S. state. States farther west have fewer verified recordholders.^[55]^[56] Those entries color-coded as "verified" have been validated by GRG. Those color-coded as "pending" are backed by at least one document reviewed by the GRG supporting the reported age, but not the three necessary for validation by that institution. Those color-coded as 'unverified' are not (yet) backed by documentation supporting the reported age to the standards of the GRG.

Deceased (verified)/Under 110 Living (verified) Pending

State	Name	Sex	Race	Birth date	Death date	Age at death
Alabama	Lucy Hannah	F	B	July 16, 1875	March 21, 1993	117 years, 248 days
Alabama	Frederick Frazier	M	W	January 27, 1880	June 14, 1993	113 years, 138 days
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas	Gertrude Weaver	F	B/W/I	July 4, 1898	April 6, 2015	116 years, 276 days
Arkansas	James M. King	M	W	November 15, 1854	June 5, 1967	112 years, 202 days
California	Ruth Newman	F	W	September 23, 1901	July 29, 2015	113 years, 309 days
California	Sidney Amber	M	W	January 26, 1886	November 17, 1995	109 years, 295 days
Colorado	Frankie Jones	F	W	November 16, 1892	January 31, 2004	111 years, 76 days
Connecticut	Mary Bidwell	F	W	May 19, 1881	April 25, 1996	114 years, 342 days
Delaware	Myrtle Clifton	F	W	November 19, 1902	July 12, 2014	111 years, 235 days
District of Columbia	Corinne Dixon Taylor	F	B	April 2, 1893	February 14, 2007	113 years, 318 days
District of Columbia	Ernest Pusey	M	W	May 5, 1895	November 19, 2006	111 years, 198 days
Florida	Onie Ponder	F	W	September 3, 1898	December 31, 2010	112 years, 119 days
Georgia	Jeralean Talley	F	B	May 23, 1899	June 17, 2015	116 years, 25 days
Georgia	Johnson Parks	M	B	October 15, 1884	July 17, 1998	113 years, 275 days
Hawaii	Hitoyo Mori	F	O	February 10, 1902	February 1, 2012	109 years, 356 days
Idaho	Elsie Golcher	F	W	November 29, 1891	March 2, 2003	111 years, 93 days
Illinois	Wilhelmina Kott	F	W	March 7, 1880	September 6, 1994	114 years, 183 days
Illinois	Walter Richardson	M	W	November 7, 1885	December 25, 1998	113 years, 48 days
Indiana	Edna Parker	F	W	April 20, 1893	November 26, 2008	115 years, 220 days
Indiana	Shelby Harris	M	B	March 31, 1901	July 25, 2012	111 years, 116 days
Iowa	Neva Morris	F	W	August 3, 1895	April 6, 2010	114 years, 246 days
Iowa	Earl Brush	M	W	July 17, 1893	January 10, 2005	111 years, 177 days
Kansas	Delma Kollar	F	W	October 31, 1897	January 24, 2012	114 years, 85 days
Kansas	Benjamin Harrison Holcomb	M	W	July 3, 1889	December 2, 2000	111 years, 152 days
Kentucky	Mary Anna Boone	F	W	February 10, 1887	May 13, 2001	114 years, 92 days
Kentucky	Robert Alexander Early	M	W	October 8, 1849	October 9, 1960	111 years, 1 day
Louisiana	Eunice Sanborn	F	W	July 20, 1896	January 31, 2011	114 years, 195 days
Louisiana	George Francis	M	B	June 6, 1896	December 27, 2008	112 years, 204 days
Maine	Fred Hale	M	W	December 1, 1890	November 19, 2004	113 years, 354 days
Maine	Edna Bowman	F	W	June 3, 1901	April 19, 2014	112 years, 320 days
Maryland	Bina Harbaugh	F	W	December 1, 1887	September 1, 1999	111 years, 274 days
Maryland	Zachariah Blackistone	M	W	February 16, 1871	April 18, 1982	111 years, 61 days
Massachusetts	Bernice Madigan	F	W	July 24, 1899	January 3, 2015	115 years, 163 days
Michigan	Maude Farris-Luse	F	W	January 21, 1887	March 18, 2002	115 years, 56 days
Michigan	John Ingram McMorran	M	W	June 19, 1889	February 24, 2003	113 years, 250 days
Minnesota	Walter Breuning	M	W	September 21, 1896	April 14, 2011	114 years, 205 days
Minnesota	Catherine Hagel	F	W	November 28, 1894	December 6, 2008	114 years, 8 days
Mississippi	Bettie Wilson	F	B	September 13, 1890	February 13, 2006	115 years, 153 days
Mississippi	Moses Hardy	M	B	January 6, 1894	December 7, 2006	112 years, 335 days
Missouri	Ora Holland	F	W	December 24, 1900	February 11, 2015	114 years, 49 days
Montana	Emma Taylor	F	W	September 1, 1891	June 24, 2003	111 years, 282 days
Nebraska	Clara Huhn	F	W	January 28, 1887	December 20, 2000	113 years, 327 days
Nebraska	Luther Goding	M	W	July 1, 1884	December 5, 1995	111 years, 157 days
Nevada
New Hampshire	Nellie Spencer	F	W	August 24, 1869	November 13, 1982	113 years, 81 days
New Jersey	Adele Dunlap	F	W	December 12, 1902	Living	121 years, 342 days
New Jersey	Alphaeus Philemon Cole	M	W	July 12, 1876	November 25, 1988	112 years, 136 days
New Mexico	Dora McRae	F	W	August 29, 1899	September 10, 2010	111 years, 28 days
New York	Grace Thaxton	F	W	June 18, 1891	July 6, 2005	114 years, 18 days
New York	John Quincy Post	M	W	June 7, 1884	May 23, 1995	110 years, 350 days
North Carolina	Maggie Barnes	F	B	March 6, 1882	January 19, 1998	115 years, 319 days
North Carolina	Aaron Bazemore	M	B	February 20, 1881	April 10, 1992	111 years, 50 days
North Dakota	Mary Schumacher	F	W	August 29, 1898	October 29, 2009	111 years, 61 days
Ohio	Myrtle Dorsey	F	W	November 22, 1885	June 25, 2000	114 years, 216 days
Ohio	Walter H. Seward	M	W	October 13, 1896	September 14, 2008	111 years, 337 days
Oklahoma	Opal Thompson	F	W	January 13, 1901	October 20, 2014	113 years, 280 days
Oklahoma	Otis Clark	M	B	February 13, 1903	May 21, 2012	109 years, 98 days
Oregon	Geneva McNicholl	F	W	December 10, 1889	January 22, 2002	112 years, 43 days
Pennsylvania	Sarah Knauss	F	W	September 24, 1880	December 30, 1999	119 years, 97 days
Pennsylvania	George Johnson	M	BW	May 1, 1894	August 30, 2006	112 years, 121 days
Rhode Island	Lydia Carvalho	F	W	January 21, 1892	February 15, 2004	112 years, 25 days
South Carolina	Mamie Rearden	F	B	September 7, 1898	January 2, 2013	114 years, 117 days
South Carolina	Ernest Peronneau	M	B	March 6, 1903	March 26, 2014	111 years, 20 days
South Dakota	Beryl Kapaun	F	W	June 4, 1899	November 7, 2012	113 years, 156 days
Tennessee	Elizabeth Bolden	F	B	August 15, 1890	December 11, 2006	116 years, 118 days
Tennessee	John Painter	M	W	September 20, 1888	March 1, 2001	112 years, 162 days
Texas	Margaret Skeete	F	W	October 27, 1878	May 7, 1994	115 years, 192 days
Texas	William Fullingim	M	W	July 7, 1855	August 6, 1965	110 years, 30 days
Utah	Cleo Hinckley	F	W	October 13, 1890	September 30, 2002	111 years, 352 days
Vermont	Jessica Swift	F	W	September 17, 1871	January 2, 1982	110 years, 107 days
Virginia	Mathew Beard	M	B	July 9, 1870	February 16, 1985	114 years, 222 days
Virginia	Agatha Mitchell	F	B	March 26, 1887	February 25, 2001	113 years, 336 days
Washington	Emma Otis	F	W	October 22, 1901	Living	123 years, 27 days
West Virginia	Ettie Mae Greene	F	W	September 8, 1877	February 26, 1992	114 years, 171 days
Wisconsin	Bertha Harris	F	W	January 3, 1902	March 3, 2015	113 years, 59 days
Wyoming

Territories

Territory	Name	Sex	Race	Birth date	Death date	Age at death
Puerto Rico	Emiliano Mercado del Toro	M	H	August 21, 1891	January 24, 2007	115 years, 156 days
Puerto Rico	Antonia Gerena Rivera	F	W	May 19, 1900	June 2, 2015	115 years, 14 days
US Virgin Islands	Ursula Krigger	F	B	April 22, 1902	September 10, 2015	113 years, 141 day

Chronological list of the oldest living person in the United States since 1974

Those entries color-coded as "verified" have been validated by the GRG. Those color-coded as 'pending' are backed by at least one document reviewed by the GRG supporting the reported age, but not the three necessary for validation by that institution. Those color-coded as 'unverified' are not (yet) backed by documentation supporting the reported age to the standards of the GRG.

Deceased (Verified) Living (Verified) Pending

From	To	Name	Sex	Race	Reported age(s) when oldest	Reported lifespan	State of death
Unidentified	May 18, 1974	Clarida Roy	F	W	? – 110	October 19, 1863 – May 18, 1974 110 years, 211 days	Maine
May 18, 1974	August 5, 1976 (2 years, 80 days)	Mary Bittlebrun	F	W	110 – 112	March 19, 1864 – August 6, 1976 112 years, 140 days	Arkansas
August 6, 1976	December 2, 1977 (1 year, 118 days)	Sophia DeMuth	F	W	110 – 111	June 30, 1866 – December 2, 1977 111 years, 155 days	Nebraska
December 2, 1977	January 31, 1978 (60 days)	Alma Abernathy^[57]	F	W	110 – 111	December 7, 1866 – January 31, 1978 111 years, 55 days	Indiana
January 31, 1978	January 22, 1981 (2 years, 357 days)	Fannie Thomas	F	W	110 – 113	April 14, 1867 – January 22, 1981 113 years, 283 days	California
January 22, 1981	November 13, 1982 (1 year, 295 days)	Nellie Spencer	F	W	111 – 113	August 24, 1869 – November 13, 1982 113 years, 81 days	New Jersey
November 13, 1982	October 13, 1983 (334 days)	Emma Wilson	F	W	112 – 113	May 12, 1870 – October 13, 1983 113 years, 154 days	Missouri
October 13, 1983	February 16, 1985 (1 year, 126 days)	Mathew Beard	M	B	113 – 114	July 9, 1870 – February 16, 1985 114 years, 222 days	Florida
February 16, 1985	October 21, 1986 (1 year, 247 days)	Augusta Holtz	F	W	113 – 115	August 3, 1871 – October 21, 1986 115 years, 79 days	Missouri
October 21, 1986	February 2, 1987 (104 days)	Mary McKinney	F	W	113	May 30, 1873 – February 2, 1987 113 years, 248 days	California
February 2, 1987	January 11, 1988 (343 days)	Florence Knapp	F	W	113 – 114	October 10, 1873 – January 11, 1988 114 years, 93 days	Pennsylvania
January 11, 1988	March 21, 1993 (5 years, 69 days)	Lucy Hannah	F	B	112 – 117	July 16, 1875 – March 21, 1993 117 years, 248 days	Michigan
March 21, 1993	May 7, 1994 (1 year, 47 days)	Margaret Skeete	F	W	114 – 115	October 27, 1878 – May 7, 1994 115 years, 192 days	Virginia
May 7, 1994	September 6, 1994 (122 days)	Wilhelmina Kott	F	W	114	March 7, 1880 – September 6, 1994 114 years, 183 days	Illinois
September 6, 1994	December 30, 1999 (5 years, 115 days)	Sarah Knauss	F	W	113 – 119	September 24, 1880 – December 30, 1999 119 years, 97 days	Pennsylvania
December 30, 1999	June 25, 2000 (178 days)	Myrtle Dorsey	F	W	114	November 22, 1885 – June 25, 2000 114 years, 216 days	Ohio
June 25, 2000	March 18, 2002 (1 year, 266 days)	Maude Farris-Luse	F	W	113 – 115	January 21, 1887 – March 18, 2002 115 years, 56 days	Michigan
March 18, 2002	May 28, 2002 (71 days)	Grace Clawson	F	W	114	November 15, 1887 – May 28, 2002 114 years, 194 days	Florida
May 28, 2002	August 21, 2002 (85 days)	Adelina Domingues	F	W	114	February 19, 1888 – August 21, 2002 114 years, 183 days	California
August 21, 2002	December 29, 2002 (130 days)	Mae Harrington	F	W	113	January 20, 1889 – December 29, 2002 113 years, 343 days	New York
December 29, 2002	April 20, 2003 (112 days)	Mary Christian	F	W	113	June 12, 1889 – April 20, 2003 113 years, 312 days	California
April 20, 2003	October 5, 2003 (168 days)	Elena Slough	F	W	113 – 114	July 4, 1889 – October 5, 2003 114 years, 93 days	New Jersey
October 5, 2003	May 14, 2004 (222 days)	Charlotte Benkner	F	W	113 – 114	November 16, 1889 – May 14, 2004 114 years, 180 days	Ohio
May 14, 2004	December 1, 2004 (201 days)	Emma Verona Johnston	F	W	113 – 114	August 6, 1890 – December 1, 2004 114 years, 117 days	Ohio
December 1, 2004	December 11, 2006 (2 years, 10 days)	Elizabeth Bolden	F	B	114 – 116	August 15, 1890 – December 11, 2006 116 years, 118 days	Tennessee
December 11, 2006	January 28, 2007 (48 days)	Emma Tillman	F	B	114	November 22, 1892 – January 28, 2007 114 years, 67 days	Connecticut
January 28, 2007	February 14, 2007 (17 days)	Corinne Dixon Taylor	F	B	113	April 2, 1893 – February 14, 2007 113 years, 318 days	District of Columbia
February 14, 2007	November 26, 2008 (1 year, 286 days)	Edna Parker	F	W	113 – 115	April 20, 1893 – November 26, 2008 115 years, 220 days	Indiana
November 26, 2008	September 11, 2009 (289 days)	Gertrude Baines	F	B	114 – 115	April 6, 1894 – September 11, 2009 115 years, 158 days	California
September 11, 2009	March 7, 2010 (177 days)	Mary Josephine Ray	F	W	114	May 17, 1895 – March 7, 2010 114 years, 294 days	New Hampshire
March 7, 2010	April 6, 2010 (30 days)	Neva Morris	F	W	114	August 3, 1895 – April 6, 2010 114 years, 246 days	Iowa
April 6, 2010	January 31, 2011 (300 days)	Eunice Sanborn	F	W	113 – 114	July 20, 1896 – January 31, 2011 114 years, 195 days	Texas
January 31, 2011	December 4, 2012 (1 year, 308 days)	Besse Cooper	F	W	114 – 116	August 26, 1896 – December 4, 2012 116 years, 100 days	Georgia
December 4, 2012	December 17, 2012 (13 days)	Dina Manfredini	F	W	115	April 4, 1897 – December 17, 2012 115 years, 257 days	Iowa
December 17, 2012	April 6, 2015 (2 years, 110 days)	Gertrude Weaver	F	B/W/I	114 – 116	July 4, 1898 – April 6, 2015 116 years, 276 days	Arkansas
April 6, 2015	June 17, 2015 (72 days)	Jeralean Talley	F	B	115 – 116	May 23, 1899 – June 17, 2015 116 years, 25 days	Michigan
June 17, 2015	Present (3442 days)	Susannah Mushatt Jones	F	B	115 – 116*	born July 6, 1899 aged 125 years, 135 days	New York

Chronological list of the oldest living man in the United States since 1978

Those entries color-coded as "verified" have been validated by the GRG. Those color-coded as 'pending' are backed by at least one document reviewed by the GRG supporting the reported age, but not the three necessary for validation by that institution. Those color-coded as 'unverified' are not (yet) backed by documentation supporting the reported age to the standards of the GRG.

Deceased (Verified) Living (Verified) Pending

From	To	Name	Race	Reported age(s) when oldest	Reported lifespan	State of death
?	August 20, 1978	Charlie Nelson	W	? – 110	September 21, 1867 – August 20, 1978 110 years, 333 days	Iowa
August 20, 1978	September 5, 1980 (2 years, 15 days)	Charlie Phillips	B	108 – 110	May 5, 1870 – September 5, 1980 110 years, 123 days	Mississippi
5 September 1980	16 February 1985 (4 years, 164 days)	Mathew Beard	B	110 – 114	9 July 1870 – 16 February 1985 114 years, 222 days	Florida
16 February 1985	14 December 1986 (1 year, 301 days)	Joe Thomas	B	109 – 111	1 May 1875 – 14 December 1986 111 years, 227 days	Louisiana
December 14, 1986	November 25, 1988 (1 year, 347 days)	Alphaeus Philemon Cole	W	110 – 112	July 12, 1876 – November 25, 1988 112 years, 136 days	New York
November 25, 1988	January 21, 1989 (57 days)	Alton Gilbert	W	110	June 11, 1878 – January 21, 1989 110 years, 224 days	New York
January 21, 1989	October 16, 1991 (2 years, 268 days)	James Wiggins	B	109 – 112	October 15, 1879 – October 16, 1991 112 years, 1 day	Arkansas
October 16, 1991	June 14, 1993 (1 year, 241 days)	Frederick Frazier	W	111 – 113	January 27, 1880 – June 14, 1993 113 years, 138 days	Alabama
June 14, 1993	April 25, 1998 (4 years, 315 days)	Christian Mortensen	W	111 – 115	August 16, 1882 – April 25, 1998 115 years, 252 days	California
April 25, 1998	July 17, 1998 (83 days)	Johnson Parks	B	113	October 15, 1884 – July 17, 1998 113 years, 275 days	Florida
July 17, 1998	December 25, 1998 (161 days)	Walter Richardson	W	112 – 113	November 7, 1885 – December 25, 1998 113 years, 48 days	Illinois
December 25, 1998	March 1, 2001 (2 years, 66 days)	John Painter	W	110 – 112	September 20, 1888 – March 1, 2001 112 years, 162 days	Tennessee
March 1, 2001	February 24, 2003 (1 year, 360 days)	John McMorran	W	111 – 113	June 19, 1889 – February 24, 2003 113 years, 250 days	Florida
February 24, 2003	November 19, 2004 (1 year, 269 days)	Fred Hale	W	112 – 113	December 1, 1890 – November 19, 2004 113 years, 354 days	New York
November 19, 2004	January 10, 2005 (52 days)	Earl Brush	W	111	July 17, 1893 – January 10, 2005 111 years, 177 days	California
January 10, 2005	December 7, 2006 (1 year, 331 days)	Moses Hardy	B	111 – 112	January 6, 1894 – December 7, 2006 112 years, 335 days	Mississippi
December 7, 2006	January 9, 2007 (33 days)	Thomas Nelson	B	111	July 8, 1895 – January 9, 2007 111 years, 185 days	Texas
January 9, 2007	February 8, 2007 (30 days)	Antonio Pierro	W	110	February 22, 1896 – February 8, 2007 110 years, 351 days	Massachusetts
February 8, 2007	December 27, 2008 (1 year, 323 days)	George Francis	B	110 – 112	June 6, 1896 – December 27, 2008 112 years, 204 days	California
December 27, 2008	April 14, 2011 (2 years, 108 days)	Walter Breuning	W	112 – 114	September 21, 1896 – April 14, 2011 114 years, 205 days	Montana
April 14, 2011	July 25, 2012 (1 year, 102 days)	Shelby Harris	B	110 – 111	March 31, 1901 – July 25, 2012 111 years, 116 days	Illinois
July 25, 2012	September 13, 2013 (1 year, 50 days)	Salustiano Sanchez	W	111 – 112	June 8, 1901 – September 13, 2013 112 years, 97 days	New York
September 13, 2013	June 8, 2014 (268 days)	Alexander Imich	W	110 – 111	February 4, 1903 – June 8, 2014 111 years, 124 days	New York
June 8, 2014	December 23, 2014 (198 days)	Conrad Johnson	W	110	January 19, 1904 – December 23, 2014 110 years, 338 days	Illinois
December 23, 2014	Present (3618 days)	Wash Wesley	B	110 – 111*	born January 21, 1904 age 120 years, 302 days	Living in Illinois

People

Ann Pouder

Ann Pouder née Ann Alexander Poudar (London, United Kingdom April 8, 1807 – Baltimore, Maryland, United States July 10, 1917) was one of the first modernly recognized supercentenarians. Her age at death was 110 years, 93 days.^[58]

When Pouder was twelve years old, her family immigrated to the United States. There she lived the following 98 years of her life in Baltimore, Maryland. She married, although became a widow very early and had no children. Her extreme longevity claim was certified by Alexander Graham Bell.^[59] In her last few months, she was bedridden, blind, and almost deaf, but her mind remained sharp.^[60]

Fannie Thomas

Fannie Leona Thomas (April 14, 1867 – January 22, 1981) was listed in Guinness World Records as the oldest living American supercentenarian. As the Shigechiyo Izumi case was later disputed, Thomas may in fact have been the world's oldest person when she died at 113 years and 283 days.^[1]

Preceded by Delina Filkins	Oldest undisputed person ever November 16, 1980 – April 18, 1984	Succeeded by Mathew Beard
Preceded by Delina Filkins	Oldest undisputed woman ever November 16, 1980 – May 13, 1985	Succeeded by Augusta Holtz

Mary McKinney

Mary Elizabeth "Mamie"^[61] McKinney born Wallace (May 30, 1873 – February 2, 1987) was briefly recognized by Guinness as the world's oldest person. Following the death of fellow 113-year-old Mamie Eva Keith in September 1986, she became the "world's oldest person" according to the Guinness Book of Records. However, her own death five months later in Sacramento, California, meant that she never appeared in the record book, even though her Guinness recognition made the news. She lived for 113 years and 248 days.

Preceded by Augusta Holtz	Oldest recognized living person September 20, 1986 – February 2, 1987	Succeeded by Anna Eliza Williams

Florence Knapp

Florence Knapp (October 10, 1873 – January 11, 1988) was, for the last two weeks of her life, recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest person in the world.^[62]

Born in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, she lived in nearby Montgomery Square much of her life and came from a large and long-lived family, eight of her siblings dying in their 80s and 90s and one sister reaching age 108.

By October 1987, when she was honored by the Pennsylvania legislature, she was recognized by Guinness as the oldest person in the United States, and the death of Anna Eliza Williams on December 27, 1987, meant that Knapp became the oldest verified recognized living person. Her death, aged 114 years 93 days, just 15 days after meant that she never appeared in a Guinness Book as the oldest living person.

Her death caused some confusion as to who her successor was, with Guinness recognition and press publicity alighting first on Orpha Nusbaum (August 1875 – March 1988), who died before the 1989 edition's deadline, then Birdie May Vogt (August 1876 – July 1989), who appeared in the 1989 edition's main text, then Jeanne Calment, mentioned in the addenda section, and finally in November 1988 on Carrie C. White, whose claim to birth in November 1874 was accepted. However, with recent census research calling White's authentication into question, Calment may very well have been Florence Knapp's actual immediate successor.

Knapp is listed as one of the 90 longest lived people ever; her lifespan is tied with that of Elena Slough.

Preceded by Anna Eliza Williams	Oldest recognized living person December 27, 1987 – January 11, 1988	Succeeded by Jeanne Calment

Wilhelmina Kott

Wilhelmina Kott née Geringer (March 7, 1880 – September 6, 1994)^[63] was an American supercentenarian recognized by Guinness World Records as the 'oldest living American' in its 1995 edition,^[64] following the death of Margaret Skeete. She was born in Peru, Illinois, as one of 16 children to George and Sophia Geringer. She moved to Chicago in 1881, where she lived almost her entire life. She married Charles Kott in 1899.^[64] She died on September 6, 1994, aged 114 years 183 days.

Mary Bidwell

Mary Electa Bidwell née Nobel (May 19, 1881– April 25, 1996)^[65] was an American supercentenarian. She died at age 114 years 342 days on April 25, 1996. She is among the 50 verified oldest people ever. She was also the oldest person ever to die in Connecticut.^[66]^[67]^[68]

Her parents were Charles Woodruff Bidwell and Alice Beach Nobel.^[67] She was a descendant of John Bidwell, one of the founders of Hartford, Connecticut. Bidwell worked as a teacher in a one-room school house for six years. She married Charles Hubbell Bidwell, a distant cousin, in 1906.^[66]

Bidwell lived on her own in North Haven, Connecticut, until she was 110. Bidwell died at the Arden House, a nursing home in Hamden, Connecticut.^[65]^[68]

Maggie Barnes

Maggie Pauline Barnes née Hinnant (March 6, 1882 – January 19, 1998)^[69] was an American supercentenarian. She was a resident of Johnston County, North Carolina. Barnes died from complications following a minor foot infection.^[70] Barnes, who was born to a slave and married a tenant farmer, was survived by four children; 11 of her children preceded her in death.^[70]

Some dispute exists as to her date of birth. Though the 1882 date is written in the family's bible, the 1900 US Census lists her as having been born in 1881, and her marriage license says she was born in 1880.^[70] Authenticating to the latest of those dates, Barnes was 115 years, 319 days old when she died.

Barnes is the 14th oldest person on record.

Clara Huhn

Clara Huhn née Herling (January 28, 1887 – December 20, 2000)^[71] was an American homemaker and supercentenarian. Born in a home near Clarkson, Nebraska, she lived near Schuyler for most of her life. She remained active, healthy and independent until the last few months of her life, and even answered an interview just before her 113th birthday. At age 113 years, 327 days, she is the oldest person on record born in Nebraska, but she was not the oldest person on record to die in that particular state, since she died in La Mesa, California. The title of the oldest person on record to die in Nebraska belongs to Helen Stetter, who died on June 1, 2007, at age 113 years, 195 days.^[72]

Delvina Dahlheimer

Mary Delvina Dahlheimer née Morissette (December 31, 1888^[73] – March 13, 2002)^[74] was an American supercentenarian. Delvina lived alone until entering Guardian Angels Care Center at age 101, where she lived out the rest of her days.^[74] Dahlheimer's Minnesota state record title, 113 years 72 days, was surpassed by Catherine Hagel on February 9, 2008. Incidentally, Hagel was the sister-in-law of Dahlheimer.

Mae Harrington

Mae Harrington née Maxwell (January 20, 1889 – December 29, 2002) was an American supercentenarian who became the world's oldest living person upon the death of Adelina Domingues. Harrington was also the oldest living American and the oldest person ever from the state of New York, breaking the record held since the 1920s by then world's oldest person Delina Filkins, also 113, but her own record was subsequently broken on May 28, 2005 by Grace Thaxton, who was born in the state before moving to and dying in Kentucky. Because her age was not authenticated during her lifetime, the public recognition she was due went to another 113-year-old, Mary Parr (January 29, 1889 – October 29, 2002), who was born nine days after her, dying two months before her, as her age was only validated posthumously.^[75]

After Harrington's death aged 113 years 343 days, Mary Christian became the oldest living person in the United States, and Yukichi Chuganji became the oldest living person.

Records
Preceded by Adelina Domingues	Oldest undisputed living person August 21, 2002 – December 29, 2002	Succeeded by Yukichi Chuganji

Elena Slough

Elena Proctor Slough née Rodenbaugh (July 4, 1889 – October 5, 2003)^[76] was the oldest recognized person in the United States from the death of Mary Christian on April 20, 2003, until Slough's own death, aged 114 years 93 days, six months later. After her death, the oldest recognized person in the United States was Charlotte Benkner.^[76] She is among the 90 verified oldest people ever.

Some sources date her birth to 1888, but the oldest records state that she was born in 1889.^[77]

Consuelo Moreno-López

Consuelo Moreno-López (February 5, 1893 – November 13, 2004) was born in Northern Morocco (then under Spanish protectorate) to Spanish parents.^[78] She later emigrated to the United States in 1960. She died stateside, aged 111 years and 282 days, as the result of an adverse reaction to a flu shot. Moreno-López holds the longevity record for Morocco, which declared its independence in 1956.^[79]^[80]

Grace Thaxton

Grace Thaxton née Menges (June 18, 1891 – July 6, 2005) was a supercentenarian, the oldest person in Kentucky, the fourth-oldest person in the U.S. and the seventh-oldest documented person in the world at the time of her death. She also became New York state's all-time recordholder on May 28, 2005, aged 113 years 344 days, breaking the record set by Mae Harrington in December 2002.^[81] Thaxton died several weeks later on July 6, 2005, aged 114 years 18 days.

Thaxton almost lived to see her son Robert (1915-2011) turn 90 on July 12, 2005.

Thaxton's mother (1860 - 1969) lived to 109.^[82]

Bettie Wilson

Bettie Antry Wilson née Rutherford (September 13, 1890 – February 13, 2006)^[83] was thought to be the oldest verified living person in the United States upon the death of 114-year-old Emma Verona Johnston on December 1, 2004. Until the subsequent verification of Elizabeth Bolden. Both were born in the rural South—where they lived less than 100 miles apart.

Born of freed slaves, Solomon and Delia Rutherford, she is the oldest resident of the state of Mississippi ever recorded (the previous record was 113 years, 12 days set in 1994). In late April 2005, Wilson moved into a new home funded by donations.

Wilson celebrated her 115th birthday in September 2005, at which time she ranked as the third-oldest living person in the world.

Wilson died at her New Albany home on February 13, 2006, aged 115 years, 153 days. She was survived by her son, five grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren, 95 great-great-grandchildren and 38 great-great-great grandchildren.^[83]

Flossie Elizabeth Page

Flossie Elizabeth Page née Bishop (June 12, 1893 – February 22, 2006)^[84] was an American supercentenarian who broke the record for the oldest person born in Kansas on record on February 9, 2006, the previous record of 112 years, 241 days having been set by Katherine Jones in 1992, and died exactly two weeks after achieving this feat. This record was surpassed by Delma Kollar on July 14, 2010. Page was born in Haven, Kansas, and died in Butler County.^[85]^[86]^[87]^[88]

The UCLA-based Gerontology Research Group ranked Page as the sixth-oldest person in the U.S. and eleventh in the world when she died,^[89] aged 112 years and 255 days.^[90]

After graduating from high school, she taught at a one room school house near Lewis, and later worked at the War Risk Insurance Department in Washington, D.C. upon the start of World War I. Page married Fredric William Page in 1926, who died in 1967. She attributed her longevity to living a moral life, and taking no medication whatsoever.^[90]

Grace Nelsen Jones

Grace Rebecca Jones née Nelsen (June 4, 1893 – April 24, 2006)^[1] was ranked as the world's 10th-oldest person at the time of her death, aged 112 years 324 days.^[91]

Marion Higgins

Marion Higgins née Bigelow (June 26, 1893 in New York City, New York – March 2, 2006 in Seal Beach, California) was an American supercentenarian. At an early age, she moved to Maine, and later on to California. She attended the University of Puget Sound and later returned to California.^[92]

On May 29, 2005, Marion was recognized as California's oldest living person, four weeks shy of 112, following the death of Margaret Russell, aged 112.

Her memory was remarkable for a person her age. She could remember from age one, and recite poems backwards. Moreover, she wrote her first book herself at the 'tender' age of 102.^[93]

Marion died from congestive heart failure, aged 112 years and 249 days. She was ranked as sixth-oldest in the U.S. and 11th in the world at the time of her death.

Mary Margaret Smith

Mary Margaret Smith (October 7, 1893 – May 23, 2006) was an American supercentenarian and, at the time of her death at age 112 years and 228 days, Ohio's oldest verified living person. Smith also ranked fifth in the United States and was the 13th oldest person in the world. She was born in Pittsburgh and moved to Ohio in 1898. Smith had two husbands. She lived on her own until age 95 and did not move into a nursing home until the age of 108.^[94]

She was listed in the 2007 edition of Guinness World Records as one of the top-15 oldest people in the world, and died in Jefferson, Ohio.

Florence Homan

Florence Homan (November 18, 1893 – August 13, 2006) was Ohio's oldest person since May 23, 2006, and was listed in Guinness World Records (2007 edition) as one of the top 15 world's oldest living people at the time. Her ranking had been tied for 12th before she died at the age of 112 years and 268 days, which at the time was older than the then oldest living persons in France (112), the United Kingdom (111) and Germany (110). Born Florence Wilker, she married Arthur Homan in 1941. He died in 1988. Due to the late marriage, they had no children. She lived on her own until age 105, when she moved into a nursing home.^[95]^[96]

Thomas Nelson, Sr.

Thomas D. Nelson, Sr. (July 8, 1895 – January 9, 2007) was, at age 111, the oldest living man in the United States and the second-oldest man in the world from December 7, 2006 (the death of Moses Hardy), for one month until his own death, aged 111 years 185 days..

He had been living in Port Arthur, Texas, since the early 1930s. He opened a candy shop in the mid-1930s, and worked there for more than 60 years.^[97]^[98]

Delphia Hankins

Delphia Hankins née Spencer (July 23, 1896 – October 17, 2007) was an American supercentenarian. Hankins was the oldest person in Mississippi at the time of her death, aged 111 years 86 days.

She was born in Itawamba County, Mississippi^[99] to Henry Jackson Spencer and Samantha Fikes Spencer.^[99] In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Curtis Hankins; her brothers, Bobby, Kip, Grady, Chester and Curtis Spencer; and a son who died in infancy.

Hankins had been a resident of Aberdeen, Mississippi, from 1942 until 2000.^[99] She worked at Aberdeen Hospital and at Dr. Murphree's Clinic,^[99] and then a homemaker until she was 104.^[99] Afterwards, she moved to West Point, Mississippi, where she spent the last seven years of her life.^[99]

Delphia Hankins died at the Dugan Memorial Home in West Point.^[99] At the time of her death she was survived by two daughters, Olema Poss of West Point and Kathryn Crump of Aberdeen; a son, W.D. Hankins of Aberdeen; twenty-seven grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.

George Francis

George Rene Francis (June 6, 1896 – December 27, 2008)^[100]^[101]^[102] was an American supercentenarian and the joint second-oldest living man in the world, together with Englishman Henry Allingham, until Francis's death aged 112 years, 204 days. He was also the oldest living man in the United States, following the death of Antonio Pierro on February 8, 2007. Francis was from New Orleans, Louisiana, but since 1949 lived in Sacramento, California, where a local newspaper published a poem that Francis enjoyed reciting to friends and the public throughout his life.^[103] He credited his longevity to nature, and enjoyed a rich diet of pork, eggs, milk and lard. He gave up smoking cigars at the age of 75.^[104]

Francis attempted to join the army in World War I but was rejected for service in 1918 as being too short and small (he weighed only about 100 pounds (45.35 kg)). Despite this, he later was a boxer before becoming a barber and then a chauffeur.^[100] Francis claimed to have met Louis Armstrong and Booker T. Washington and to have seen Babe Ruth hit a home run. His wife died in 1964. At the time of his death, Francis was listed as one of the 20 oldest verified men ever.

Olivia Patricia Thomas

Olivia Patricia Thomas née Trevellyan (June 29, 1895 – November 16, 2009) was, at age 114 years 140 days, the world's third oldest verified living person,^[105] following the death of Gertrude Baines on September 11, 2009. Thomas was the second oldest American (and the oldest born in the United States, as Mary Josephine Ray was born in Canada).^[105] She moved to Buffalo, New York, in 1946 and went on to become the oldest living person in the state of New York.

On October 25, 2009, Thomas became the oldest person born in Iowa, surpassing the age of Emma Verona Johnston (114 years, 117 days). On December 22, 2009, Neva Morris surpassed Thomas as the oldest verified Iowan ever.

Thomas is listed as one of the 80 longest-lived people ever.^[55]

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[Supercentenarians_who_lived_in_the_United_States-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be "Verified Supercentenarian Cases -- USA (As of April 28, 2007)". Retrieved May 30, 2011.

[GRG-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap "Validated Living Supercentenarians". September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.

[3] "Mrs. Sarah Knauss, the World's Oldest Person, Turns 119". The Morning Call. September 25, 1999. Archived by WebCite on March 23, 2008 {{cite news}}: External link in |quote= (help)

[4] "World's oldest person misses millennium". CNN. Archived by WebCite on March 23, 2008 {{cite news}}: External link in |quote= (help)

[5] "Nothing Fazes Oldest Woman". Associated Press. April 19, 1998. Retrieved December 9, 2007.

[6] "World's oldest person dies. She is the oldest verified American in history". London: The Guardian. January 1, 2000. Retrieved December 9, 2007.

[GRGEE-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Table EE Pending GRG Cases". Retrieved February 2015. Important note: these cases are backed by at least one document supporting the reported age but lack the three documents necessary for "validation". {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[auto-8] "Three Sisters Over 100 Years Old Share Their Secrets to a Long Life". PEOPLE.com.

[9] "Woman celebrates 110th birthday". DothanFirst. Retrieved April 26, 2014.

[10] "VIDEO: Dutchess County resident turns 110 years old". Poughkeepsiejournal.com. Retrieved July 13, 2014.

[11] "Seminole Resident Is 110 Years Old! A Supercentenarian". Iontb.Com. June 28, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.

[12] "110 Years Young: Alberta Lyles still walks on her own and enjoys sewing, reading and church". journalnow.com.

[13] "CH resident Lessie Brown celebrates 110th birthday". heightsobserver.org. October 31, 2014.

[14] "Upper Iowa University - UIU celebrates oldest living alumna's 110th birthday". uiu.edu.

[15] "Riverdale resident celebrates 110th birthday". www.news-daily.com. December 12, 2014.

[ICSNY-16] "A Radiant Smile at 110". ICSNY. Retrieved April 7, 2015.

[17] "Brooklyn woman marks special birthday - her 110th". ABC7 New York.

[18] Natalie Bomke (January 11, 2015). "Chicago woman celebrates 110th birthday". myfoxla.com.

[thenewsherald.com-19] "Family marks matriarch's 110th birthday". The News Herald. Southgate, MI. February 5, 2015.

[20] "People Directory, Find People Online, Last Names - USA People Search". usa-people-search.com.

[nashuatelegraph.com-21] "At 110, Nashua's Mimi Hudon puts the 'super' in 'supercentenarian'". Nashua Telegraph.

[cabinet.com-22] "Resident marks 107th birthday". cabinet.com.

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[24] Alicia Doyle (March 25, 2013). "Thousand Oaks resident Mary Spingola turns 108". VCS.

[25] "Legislator recognizes 110th birthday of Carlisle woman". Radio Iowa. March 30, 2015.

[26] "110th Birthday Celebration". afro.com.

[27] "At 110, Katie Bodenbender's days are filled with prayer, music and laughter". Quad-Cities Online.

[28] Kelsey Hering (May 3, 2015). "New Ulm Woman Celebrates 110th Birthday". keyc.com.

[29] "Video: Happy 110th Birthday Miss Mattie!". Florida Today. May 28, 2015.

[mtexpress.com-30] Tony Evans (July 1, 2015). "Bellevue resident Harper turns 110". Idaho Mountain Express. Retrieved September 12, 2015.

[homertribune.com-31] Naomi Klouda (July 7, 2015). "Homer's centenarian Clara Anderson turns 110 - Homer Tribune". homertribune.com.

[32] "Alelia Murphy celebrates 110th birthday". amsterdamnews.com. July 9, 2015.

[timesrecordnews.com-33] Judith McGinnis (July 18, 2015). "After 110 years, beloved educator continues a full life". TRN.

[34] Nina Culver (July 23, 2015). "Ritzville woman celebrates 110th birthday - Spokesman.com - July 23, 2015". Spokesman.com.

[35] "Grace Ridge resident celebrates milestone birthday today". morganton.com.

[36] "At 110, Agnes Fenton of Englewood has 'nothing to complain about'". northjersey.com.

[37] "1905 was a very good year". cross-countiesconnect.com.

[38] "Armida Brunson Sholar celebrates 110th birthday". Greensboro.com.

[39] "Charlotte woman celebrates 110th birthday". wscotv.com.

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[GRG_Deaths_in_2009-43] "GRG Deaths for 2009 (in Chronological Order) (as of December 24, 2010)". Retrieved May 30, 2011.

[GRG_Deaths_in_2010-44] "GRG Deaths for 2010 (in Chronological Order) (as of May 29, 2011)". Retrieved May 30, 2011.

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[GRG200-46] "Validated Supercentenarian Cases (Public List) as of Oct. 6, 2009". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved May 31, 2011.

[GRG_Deaths_in_2007-47] GRG Deaths for 2007 (in Chronological Order) (As of February 4, 2011) Retrieved May 31, 2011.

[GRGCCCC-48] GRG World's Oldest Person Titleholders (since 1955) Retrieved May 31, 2011.

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[51] Kelsey Hering (May 3, 2015). "KEYC - Mankato News, Weather, Sports - - New Ulm Woman Celebrates 110th Birthday". keyc.com.

[52] Lucas Johnson (August 3, 2015). "Marshall Democrat-News: Local News: Marshall resident to celebrate 109th birthday". Marshall Democrat-News.

[53] Erin Grace (October 2, 2013). "Grace: For Thelma, at age 107, there's no time like the present". Omaha.com.

[54] JaneKirsti. "Griggs Dakota: Today, 107 Years Old". griggsdakota.com.

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[59] GRG Official Tables, Notes for Table A. (This document mentions a report that Ann Pouder's lifespan was validated by Alexander Graham Bell.) Retrieved June 6, 2011.

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[62] "Florence Knapp, Former Teacher, 114". Nytimes.com. January 13, 1988.

[63] "G1870s". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved November 20, 2013.

[Heiner-64] Maier, Heiner (May 17, 2010). Supercentenarians. pp. 276–277. ISBN 9783642115202. Retrieved November 20, 2013. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[ssdi-65] Social Security Death Index; 040383799

[nyt1-66] Collins, Gail (December 29, 1996). "Life is Long". The New York Times. Retrieved December 9, 2007. Mary Electa Bidwell was supposed to be listed as the Guinness Book of World Records's oldest living American, but she died shortly before the publication's deadline. 1876-1996 Mary Thompson, who was slightly older, couldn't qualify for Guinness's title, either - as the daughter of ex-slaves, she had no birth certificate - but in 1992 she did receive the ultimate American tribute to longevity, a mention by Willard Scott on the Today show.

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