Oldest American Claimants

Years	Ages	Name	Born	Died	Age	Days	Race	Sex	State
-1971	-130	Sylvester Magee	May 26, 1841	Oct. 15, 1971	130		B	M	NC
1971-1973	120-122	David Peterson	Nov 22, 1850	May 31, 1973	122	190	B	M	TX
1973-1977	114-118	Nora Lee	Feb. 16, 1859	Dec. 26, 1977	118	313	B	F	AL
1977-1978	118	Sam Brown	Jul 4, 1859	Feb. 3, 1978	118	214	B	M	AL
1978-1984	117-123	Arthur Reed	Jun 28, 1860	Apr. 15, 1984	123	292	B	M	SC
1984-1995	114-125	Jackson Pollard	Dec. 15, 1869	Oct. 25, 1995	125	314	B	M	GA
1995-1996	121-122	Sarah Hoover	Jun 25, 1874	Dec. 15, 1996	122	173	B	F	TX
1996-2001	120-124	Augusta Watts	Aug 15, 1876	July 09, 2001	124		B	F	FL
2001-	119-	Alberta Davis	Dec. 24, 1881		119*	275*	B	F	GA
This case,	would	have been	on the	above list if	not	proven	to	be	false
		Katie White	Nov. 9, 1864	Oct. 31, 1986	121 actually 107	356	B	F	GA

Notes:

1. Only cases where the claimant was born in the USA are included

2. Only cases that have not been proven false (to our knowledge) are included

3. Only cases with a definite birth and death date have been included.

[Charlie Smith, allegedly born in Liberia in 1842 and died in Florida in 1979, was

proven false and was not born in the U.S. We do not have the birth information on

the Toby Crosby claim [1854 - 1976]

4. Only cases that were published in the press have been included.