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American Becomes Oldest Living Person in the World
for Second Time
Replaces woman from Ecuador who died days short of
117th birthday
August 29, 2006 An American woman, Elizabeth
"Lizzie" Bolden, has become the oldest living woman and
person in the world - for the second time. This time she was given the
title as the result of the death on August 27 of Maria Esther Capovilla
of Ecuador, who was found to be older than Bolden last December and
given the recognition Bolden had held since last August.
The Ecuadorian woman died from pneumonia only days
from her 117th birthday.
Guinness World Records, proclaimed Capovilla as the
oldest living person on December 10, 2005, after reviewing details from
her family including a birth and marriage certificate. She displaced Bolden, who was just 115, but had previously
been recognized by Guinness.
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Guinness has not posted Bolden on their Website as
the oldest living woman but the title is most certainly hers, again.
She is now shown as the oldest living person on the
Gerontology Research Group Website, which maintains a list of verified
supercentenarians
- people at least 110 years old. They list the Tennessee woman as 116
years and 12 days old.
When she was first awarded the honor, Bolden's family in Memphis said she is "doing
exceptionally well for a 115-year-old lady." They requested that,
for her well-being, the public not seek her out, according to the
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
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Maria Esther Capovilla of Ecuador, who died Aug.
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Bolden, who lives in a Memphis nursing
home, was born Elizabeth Jones on Aug. 15, 1890 in Somerville,
Tennessee. She already held the title as the oldest living American,
which she was awarded by Guinness on June 23, 2005. She was 114 years 312 days
old at the time.
Her claim has been accepted without a marriage
certificate due to the evidence we were able to gain from census reports
and her seven children's documents. Having married Lewis Bolden about
1909, their first child Ezell was born 21 September 1909, Guinness
announced when she was named the oldest American.
The
Memphis Commercial Appeal
reports that Bolden has two living children, 40 grandchildren, 75 great-grandchildren, 150 great-great-grandchildren, 220 great-great-great grandchildren and 75 great-great-great-great grandchildren.
Right behind her on the GRG list is Emiliano Mercado del
Toro of Puerto Rico, the oldest living man in the world, who GRG lists
at 115 years and 6 days old.
This list represents about 10 percent of "the
suspected real-world total" of persons 110 and older, according to GRG.
The group estimates there are between 300 and 450 people 110 and older
in the world and probably 60 to 75 in the U.S.
GRG also estimates that the bulk of supercentenarians are between the ages of 110 and 113 and note that
"hardly any ever survive to live past 115."
On the current list, 14 of oldest supercenterarians
listed are from the United States. Japan has seven. See list below.
The GNR also maintains lists of those who have died
in the last two years.
>> Home of Gerontology Research Group -
http://grg.org/
>> Full list of verified Supercentenarians -
http://grg.org/Adams/E.HTM
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Gerontology Research Group |
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Rank |
Birthplace |
Residence |
Name |
Born |
Years |
Days |
R |
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1 |
U.S.
(TN) |
U.S.
(TN) |
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bolden |
Aug. 15, 1890 |
116* |
12* |
B |
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2 |
Puerto
Rico |
Puerto
Rico |
Emiliano
Mercado del Toro |
Aug. 21, 1891 |
115* |
6* |
H |
|
3 |
Canada (Que) |
Canada (Que) |
Julie
Winnefred Bertrand |
Sept. 16, 1891 |
114* |
345* |
W |
|
4 |
U. S.
(NC) |
U.S.
(CT) |
Emma
Tillman |
Nov. 22, 1892 |
113* |
278* |
B |
|
5 |
Japan |
Japan |
Yone
Minagawa |
Jan. 4, 1893 |
113* |
235* |
O |
|
6 |
U.S.
(MS) |
U.S.
(MS) |
Moses
Hardy [**] |
Jan. 6, 1893 |
113* |
233* |
B |
|
7 |
U.S.
(IN) |
U.S.
(IN) |
Edna
Parker |
Apr. 20, 1893 |
113* |
129* |
W |
|
8 |
Portugal |
Portugal |
Maria de
Jesus |
Sept. 10, 1893 |
112* |
351* |
W |
|
9 |
Italy |
Italy |
Giulia
Sani-Casagli |
Sept. 15, 1893 |
112* |
346* |
W |
|
10 |
Japan |
Japan |
Naka Morii |
Sept. 27, 1893 |
112* |
334* |
O |
|
11 |
U.S. (NE) |
U.S. (NE) |
Helen Stetter |
Nov. 18, 1893 |
112* |
282* |
W |
|
12 |
U.S. (IN) |
U.S. (IN) |
Bertha Fry |
Dec. 1, 1893 |
112* |
269* |
W
|
|
13 |
Japan |
Japan |
Shitsu Nakano |
Jan. 1, 1894 |
112* |
238* |
O |
|
14 |
U.S. (TX) |
U.S. (TX) |
Arbella
Ewing |
Mar. 13, 1894 |
112* |
167* |
B |
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15 |
France |
France |
Marie-Simone Capony |
Mar. 14, 1894 |
112* |
166* |
W |
|
16 |
Portugal |
Portugal |
Clara dos Santos |
Mar. 26, 1894 |
112* |
154* |
W |
|
17 |
France |
France |
Marie
Mornet |
Apr. 4, 1894 |
112* |
145* |
W |
|
18 |
Japan |
Japan |
Masa
Osada |
Apr. 5, 1894 |
112* |
144* |
O |
|
19 |
U.S. (PA) |
U.S. (CA) |
George Johnson |
May 1, 1894 |
112* |
118* |
B |
|
20 |
Japan |
Japan |
Tsuneyo Toyonaga |
May 21, 1894 |
112* |
98* |
O |
|
21 |
Italy |
Italy |
Lorenza
Dotta-Dughera |
Aug. 7, 1894 |
112* |
20* |
W |
|
22 |
Japan |
Japan |
Yasu Nishiyama |
Aug. 20, 1894 |
112* |
7* |
O |
|
23 |
France |
France |
Clementine
Solignac |
Sept. 7, 1894 |
111* |
354* |
W |
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24 |
Canada (Que) |
Canada (Que) |
Julia Houde |
Sept. 18, 1894 |
111* |
343* |
W |
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25 |
U.S. (SC) |
U.S. (SC) |
Leila Backman
Shull |
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