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Chronological list of the oldest American since 1943 (including likely true unvalidated cases, pending cases & emigrants)
editFrom | To | Name | Sex | Age when oldest |
Lifespan | State/Country of death |
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Unknown | 18 Dec 1943 | Anna Wheeler | F | N/A–110 | 5 Mar 1833 – 18 Dec 1943 110 years, 288 days |
New York |
18 Dec 1943 | 11 Mar 1944 (84 days) |
Mary Ann Stewart | F | 110 | 17 Sep 1833 - 11 Mar 1944 110 years, 176 days |
Indiana |
11 Mar 1944 | 6 May 1944 (56 days) |
Lucinda Crayton | F | 109–110 | 25 Mar 1834 – 6 May 1944 110 years, 42 days |
Texas |
6 May 1944 | 4 Sep 1946 (2 yrs, 121 days) |
Francis Mengoz | M | 104–106 | 17 Jan 1840 – 4 Sep 1946 106 years, 230 days |
Arizona |
4 Sep 1946 | 28 Apr 1951 (4 yrs, 236 days) |
Lucy Woodman | F | 105–109 | 3 May 1841 – 28 Apr 1951 109 years, 360 days |
Kansas |
28 Apr 1951 | 14 Jan 1954 (2 yrs, 261 days) |
Nancy Merriman | F | 109–112 | 19 Dec 1841 – 14 Jan 1954 112 years, 26 days |
Illinois |
14 Jan 1954 | 24 Oct 1955 (1 yr, 283 days) |
Betsy Baker | F | 111–113 | 20 Aug 1842 – 24 Oct 1955 113 years, 65 days |
Nebraska |
24 Oct 1955 | 16 Dec 1956 (1 yr, 53 days) |
Jennie Howell | F | 110–111 | 11 Feb 1845 – 16 Dec 1956 111 years, 309 days |
California |
16 Dec 1956 | 4 Jan 1959 (2 yrs, 19 days) |
Catherine Waller | F | 108–110 | 1 Dec 1848 – 4 Jan 1959 110 years, 34 days |
Arkansas |
4 Jan 1959 | 9 Oct 1960 (1 yr, 279 days) |
Robert Early | M | 109–111 | 8 Oct 1849 – 9 Oct 1960 111 years, 1 day |
Kentucky |
9 Oct 1960 | 28 Nov 1960 (50 days) |
Nettie Minick | F | 109 | 3 Apr 1851 – 28 Nov 1960 109 years, 239 days |
Indiana |
28 Nov 1960 | 30 Dec 1964 (4 yrs, 32 days) |
Mary Kelly | F | 109–113 | 7 June 1851 – 30 Dec 1964 113 years, 206 days |
California |
30 Dec 1964 | 5 June 1967 (2 yrs, 157 days) |
James King | M | 110–112 | 15 Nov 1854 – 5 June 1967 112 years, 202 days |
Louisiana |
5 June 1967 | 21 Oct 1968 (1 yr, 138 days) |
Narcissa Rickman | F | 111–113 | 13 Sep 1855 – 21 Oct 1968 113 years, 38 days |
North Carolina |
21 Oct 1968 | 26 Dec 1968 (66 days) |
John Chaney | M | 109 | 12 Oct 1859 – 26 Dec 1968 109 years, 75 days |
California |
26 Dec 1968 | 22 Apr 1969 (117 days) |
William Lamb | M | 109 | 24 Nov 1859 – 22 Apr 1969 109 years, 149 days |
New Jersey |
22 Apr 1969 | 10 July 1972 (3 yrs, 79 days) |
Kitty Harvey | F | 109–112 | 12 Jan 1860 – 10 July 1972 112 years, 180 days |
Kansas |
10 July 1972 | 10 Jan 1974 (1 yr, 184 days) |
Ettie Crist | F | 110–111 | 14 Feb 1862 – 10 Jan 1974 111 years, 330 days |
California |
10 Jan 1974 | 1 July 1974 (172 days) |
Ginevra Donovan | F | 110 | 16 July 1863 – 1 July 1974 110 years, 350 days |
Ohio |
1 July 1974 | 18 Oct 1974 (109 days) |
Isaac Edwards | M | 110 | 6 Dec 1863 – 18 Oct 1974 110 years, 316 days |
Oklahoma |
18 Oct 1974 | 6 Aug 1976 (1 yr, 293 days) |
Mary Bittlebrun | F | 110–112 | 19 Mar 1864 – 6 Aug 1976 112 years, 140 days |
Arkansas |
6 Aug 1976 | 18 Oct 1976 (73 days) |
Ellen Cooke | F | 111–112 | 16 Oct 1864 – 18 Oct 1976 112 years, 2 days |
New Jersey |
18 Oct 1976 | 5 Nov 1978 (2 yrs, 18 days) |
Alice Coles | F | 111–113 | 28 Aug 1865 – 5 Nov 1978 113 years, 69 days |
New York |
5 Nov 1978 | 27 Jan 1981 (2 yrs, 83 days) |
Eliza Underwood | F | 111–113 | 15 Mar 1867 – 27 Jan 1981 113 years, 318 days |
District of Columbia |
27 Jan 1981 | 13 Nov 1982 (1 yr, 290 days) |
Nellie Spencer | F | 111–113 | 24 Aug 1869 – 13 Nov 1982 113 years, 81 days |
New Jersey |
13 Nov 1982 | 13 Oct 1983 (334 days) |
Emma Wilson | F | 112–113 | 12 May 1870 – 13 Oct 1983 113 years, 154 days |
Missouri |
13 Oct 1983 | 21 Oct 1986 (3 yrs, 8 days) |
Augusta Holtz | F | 112–115 | 3 Aug 1871 – 21 Oct 1986 115 years, 79 days |
Missouri |
21 Oct 1986 | 2 Feb 1987 (104 days) |
Mary McKinney | F | 113 | 30 May 1873 – 2 Feb 1987 113 years, 248 days |
California |
2 Feb 1987 | 11 Jan 1988 (343 days) |
Florence Knapp | F | 113–114 | 10 Oct 1873 – 11 Jan 1988 114 years, 93 days |
Pennsylvania |
11 Jan 1988 | 7 July 1990 (2 yrs, 177 days) |
Easter Wiggins | F | 113–116 | 1 June 1874 – 7 July 1990 116 years, 36 days |
Mississippi |
7 July 1990 | 14 Nov 1992 (2 yrs, 130 days) |
Delphia Welford | F | 114–117 | 9 Sep 1875 – 14 Nov 1992 117 years, 66 days |
Tennessee |
14 Nov 1992 | 7 May 1994 (1 yr, 174 days) |
Margaret Skeete | F | 114–115 | 27 Oct 1878 – 7 May 1994 115 years, 192 days |
Virginia |
7 May 1994 | 6 Sep 1994 (122 days) |
Wilhelmina Kott | F | 114 | 7 Mar 1880 – 6 Sep 1994 114 years, 183 days |
Illinois |
6 Sep 1994 | 9 Feb 1995 (156 days) |
Georgia Ella Jordan | F | 113–114 | 18 Sep 1880 – 9 Feb 1995 114 years, 144 days |
Virginia |
9 Feb 1995 | 30 Dec 1999 (4 yrs, 324 days) |
Sarah Knauss | F | 114–119 | 24 Sep 1880 – 30 Dec 1999 119 years, 97 days |
Pennsylvania |
30 Dec 1999 | 21 November 2000 (327 days) |
Ella Miller | F | 115 | 6 Dec 1884 – 21 November 2000 115 years, 351 days |
Virginia |
21 November 2000 | 20 Dec 2000 (29 days) |
Clara Huhn | F | 113 | 28 Jan 1887 – 20 Dec 2000 113 years, 327 days |
California |
20 Dec 2000 | 13 May 2001 (144 days) |
Mary Anna Boone | F | 113-114 | 10 Feb 1887 – 13 May 2001 114 years, 92 days |
Kentucky |
13 May 2001 | 18 Mar 2002 (309 days) |
Maude Farris-Luse | F | 114–115 | 21 Feb 1887 – 18 Mar 2002 115 years, 25 days |
Michigan |
18 Mar 2002 | 28 May 2002 (71 days) |
Grace Clawson | F | 114 | 15 Nov 1887 – 28 May 2002 114 years, 194 days |
Florida |
28 May 2002 | 21 Aug 2002 (85 days) |
Adelina Domingues | F | 114 | 19 Feb 1888 – 21 Aug 2002 114 years, 183 days |
California |
21 Aug 2002 | 29 Dec 2002 (130 days) |
Mae Harrington | F | 113 | 20 Jan 1889 – 29 Dec 2002 113 years, 343 days |
New York |
29 Dec 2002 | 20 Apr 2003 (112 days) |
Mary Christian | F | 113 | 12 June 1889 – 20 Apr 2003 113 years, 312 days |
California |
20 Apr 2003 | 5 Oct 2003 (168 days) |
Elena Slough | F | 113–114 | 4 July 1889 – 5 Oct 2003 114 years, 93 days |
New Jersey |
5 Oct 2003 | 29 May 2004 (237 days) |
Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan | F | 114 | 1 Sep 1889 – 29 May 2004 114 years, 271 days |
Puerto Rico |
29 May 2004 | 1 Dec 2004 (186 days) |
Emma Verona Johnston | F | 113–114 | 6 Aug 1890 – 1 Dec 2004 114 years, 117 days |
Ohio |
1 Dec 2004 | 11 Dec 2006 (2 yrs, 10 days) |
Elizabeth Bolden | F | 114–116 | 15 Aug 1890 – 11 Dec 2006 116 years, 118 days |
Tennessee |
11 Dec 2006 | 24 Jan 2007 (44 days) |
Emiliano Mercado del Toro | M | 115 | 21 Aug 1891 – 24 Jan 2007 115 years, 156 days |
Puerto Rico |
24 Jan 2007 | 28 Jan 2007 (4 days) |
Emma Tillman | F | 114 | 22 Nov 1892 – 28 Jan 2007 114 years, 67 days |
Connecticut |
28 Jan 2007 | 14 Feb 2007 (17 days) |
Corinne Dixon Taylor | F | 113 | 2 Apr 1893 – 14 Feb 2007 113 years, 318 days |
District of Columbia |
14 Feb 2007 | 26 Nov 2008 (1 yr, 286 days) |
Edna Parker | F | 113–115 | 20 Apr 1893 – 26 Nov 2008 115 years, 220 days |
Indiana |
26 Nov 2008 | 11 Sep 2009 (289 days) |
Gertrude Baines | F | 114–115 | 6 Apr 1894 – 11 Sep 2009 115 years, 158 days |
California |
11 Sep 2009 | 7 Mar 2010 (177 days) |
Mary Josephine Ray | F | 114 | 17 May 1895 – 7 Mar 2010 114 years, 294 days |
New Hampshire |
7 Mar 2010 | 6 Apr 2010 (30 days) |
Neva Morris | F | 114 | 3 Aug 1895 – 6 Apr 2010 114 years, 246 days |
Iowa |
6 Apr 2010 | 31 Jan 2011 (300 days) |
Eunice Sanborn | F | 113–114 | 20 July 1896 – 31 Jan 2011 114 years, 195 days |
Texas |
31 Jan 2011 | 4 Dec 2012 (1 yr, 308 days) |
Besse Cooper | F | 114–116 | 26 Aug 1896 – 4 Dec 2012 116 years, 100 days |
Georgia |
4 Dec 2012 | 17 Dec 2012 (13 days) |
Dina Manfredini | F | 115 | 4 Apr 1897 – 17 Dec 2012 115 years, 257 days |
Iowa |
17 Dec 2012 | 6 Apr 2015 (2 yrs, 110 days) |
Gertrude Weaver | F | 114–116 | 4 July 1898 – 6 Apr 2015 116 years, 276 days |
Arkansas |
6 Apr 2015 | 17 June 2015 (72 days) |
Jeralean Talley | F | 115–116 | 23 May 1899 – 17 June 2015 116 years, 25 days |
Michigan |
17 June 2015 | 12 May 2016 (330 days) |
Susannah Mushatt Jones | F | 115–116 | 6 July 1899 – 12 May 2016 116 years, 311 days |
New York |
12 May 2016 | 13 July 2017 (1 yr, 62 days) |
Marie-Josephine Gaudette | F | 114-115 | 25 Mar 1902 – 13 July 2017 115 years, 110 days |
Italy |
13 July 2017 | 9 May 2018 (300 days) |
Delphine Gibson | F | 113–114 | 17 Aug 1903 – 9 May 2018 114 years, 265 days |
Pennsylvania |
9 May 2018 | 27 Sep 2018 (141 days) |
Ophelia Burks | F | 114 | 25 Oct 1903 – 27 Sep 2018 114 years, 337 days |
Louisiana |
27 Sep 2018 | 8 Jan 2019 (103 days) |
Lessie Brown | F | 114 | 22 Sep 1904 – 8 Jan 2019 114 years, 108 days |
Ohio |
8 Jan 2019 | 23 Nov 2019 (319 days) |
Alelia Murphy | F | 113–114 | 6 July 1905 – 23 Nov 2019 114 years, 140 days |
New York |
23 Nov 2019 | 17 Apr 2021 (1 yr, 145 days) |
Hester Ford | F | 114–115 | 15 Aug 1905 – 17 Apr 2021 115 years, 245 days |
North Carolina |
17 Apr 2021 | 17 Jan 2022 (275 days) |
Thelma Sutcliffe | F | 114–115 | 1 Oct 1906 – 17 Jan 2022 115 years, 108 days |
Nebraska |
17 Jan 2022 | Present (2 years, 276 days) |
Maria Branyas Morera | F | 114–117* | Born 4 Mar 1907 117 years, 229 days |
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