Naomi Whitehead
Naomi Whitehead | |
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 Whitehead in 2024 | |
| Born | Naomi Washington September 26, 1910 (age 115 years, 75 days) Georgia, U.S. |
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| Spouse |
Sylvester Whitehead
(m. 1930; died 1979) |
| Children | 3 |
Naomi Washington Whitehead[1] (née Washington; born September 26, 1910) is an American supercentenarian who has been the oldest living person in the United States since the death of Elizabeth Francis on October 22, 2024.[2]
Biography
[edit]Naomi Washington was born on September 26, 1910, of African American descent in rural Georgia to Douglas and Pauline (née Young) Washington, where she grew up on a farm picking cotton and tobacco.[3] She lived in Patterson, Georgia, in her youth with her older siblings Douglas Jr., Clarence, Ellen and Viola.[4]
In 1930, Washington married Sylvester Whitehead (1910–1979).[5][6] They had three sons:[5] Sylvester Jr. (1931–2004),[7] Parrish L. (1933–2011),[8] and Elbert T. (1934–2006).[9]
Whitehead, of West Salem in Mercer County, part of Greater Pittsburgh, has stated that she never smoked or drank alcohol. She told reporters, "I'll live as long as the Lord lets me."[10] Whitehead lives at St. Paul's Senior Living Community in Greenville, Pennsylvania.[1][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Happy Birthday times 115!". The Blackshear Times. September 23, 2025.
- ^ "World Supercentenarian Rankings List". Gerontology Research Group. March 29, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ McMunn, Andrew (October 24, 2024). "Naomi Whitehead becomes oldest living person in US after previous record-holder dies at 115". WAGM-TV. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ Year: 1920; Census Place: Patterson, Pierce, Georgia; Roll: T625_274; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 141
- ^ a b Maglov, Stefan (September 26, 2025). "Naomi Whitehead, Oldest Living American, Turns 115". LongeviQuest.
- ^ "U.S., Social Security Death Index: Sylvester Whitehead". Ancestry.com. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
- ^ "U.S., Social Security Death Index: Sylvester Whitehead Jr". Ancestry.com. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
- ^ Maglov, Stefan (October 23, 2024). "114-year-old Naomi Whitehead Becomes the Oldest Living American". LongeviQuest. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ "Elbert T. Whitehead". The Herald. May 8, 2006. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ "Pennsylvania woman now believed to be oldest living person in North America". KDKA-TV. November 1, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ Kroczek, Wacław Jan (October 24, 2024). "Naomi Whitehead, 114, recognized as the Oldest Living Person in the USA". Gerontology Research Group.
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