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Both were born in the rural South, where they lived less than 100 miles apart. Wilson was the daughter of freed slaves, Solomon and Delia Rutherford. [59] In April 2005, Wilson moved into a new home funded by donations, in New Albany. She celebrated her 115th birthday in September 2005, and died on February 13, 2006, aged 115 years, 153 days. [58]
The following is a list of living centenarians (living people who have attained the age of at least 100 years) known for reasons other than just their longevity.For more specific lists of people (living or deceased) who are known for these reasons, see lists of centenarians.
Leila Alice Denmark (née Daughtry; February 1, 1898 – April 1, 2012) [1] was an American pediatrician in Atlanta, Georgia.She was the world's oldest practicing pediatrician until her retirement in May 2001 at the age of 103, after 73 years.
103: American author [101] Bel Kaufman: 1911–2014: 103: German-born American novelist and professor [102] Hans Keilson: 1909–2011: 101: German-Dutch novelist, poet, psychoanalyst and child psychologist [103] Hossein Wahid Khorasani: 1921– 104: Iranian author and ayatollah [104] Ted Knap: 1920–2023: 102: American journalist [105 ...
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) - Former President George H.W. Bush celebrates his 90th birthday Thursday. A list of the 10 longest-lived U.S. presidents, their age and the day they died, if applicable: 1.
Ruth’s longevity doesn’t come as much as a surprise to the family, considering her sister Marie Misterek lived to 103 while two other siblings made it to their 90s. Ruth also had a cousin ...
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Whitehead was born September 26, 1910 of African American descent in rural Georgia to Douglas and Pauline Washington, where she grew up on a farm picking cotton and tobacco. [2] She lived in Patterson, Georgia, in her youth with her older siblings Douglas, Clarence, Ellen, and Viola. [3] Her husband died in the 1980s.