|
False
and Exaggerated Age Claims (graph base) |
|
|
Age |
Actual |
|
|
believed |
differ- |
place |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (claimed) |
deceased cases only |
|
|
AGE |
CLAIMED |
claimed |
Age |
|
|
actual |
ence |
of |
current |
source |
|
|
| birthplace |
name |
claimed |
died |
years |
days |
(decimals) |
(decimals) |
R3 |
s |
age |
(years) |
death |
status1 |
|
|
|
| Liberia |
Charlie Smith |
July 4, 1842 |
Oct. 5, 1979 |
137 |
93 |
137.25 |
100.25 |
B |
M |
100 |
-37 |
U.S. (FL) |
FALSE |
1900 census |
|
|
| Wales (UK) |
Thomas
Morris |
Jan.15,
1794 |
Apr. 30,
1920 |
126 |
106 |
126.29 |
95.29 |
W |
M |
95 |
-31 |
U.S.
(NE) |
FALSE |
1900
census |
|
| U.S. (SC) |
Susie
Brunson |
Dec. 25, 1870 |
Nov. 29, 1994 |
123 |
339 |
123.93 |
105.93 |
B |
F |
105 |
-18 |
U.S. (NY) |
FALSE |
SSDI |
|
|
| U.S. (GA) |
Katie White |
Nov. 9, 1864 |
Oct. 31, 1986 |
121 |
356 |
121.98 |
107.98 |
B |
F |
107 |
-14 |
U.S. (GA) |
FALSE |
SSDI |
|
|
| U.S. (VA) |
Clara Fountain |
May 7, 1801 |
Sept. 9, 1922 |
121 |
125 |
121.34 |
109.34 |
B |
F |
109 |
-12 |
U.S. (NE) |
1870 census |
|
|
| Japan |
Shigechiyo
Izumi |
June
29, 1865 |
Feb.
21, 1986 |
120 |
237 |
120.65 |
105.65 |
O |
M |
105 |
-15 |
Japan |
disputed |
unknown |
|
|
| U.S. (FL) |
Lustella Bratcher |
Dec. 25, 1872 |
Aug. 12, 1993 |
120 |
230 |
120.63 |
110.63 |
B |
F |
110 |
-10 |
U.S. (FL) |
uncertain |
SSDI |
|
|
| U.S. (GA) |
Willie Hawes |
Jan. 15, 1872 |
Apr. 26, 1992 |
120 |
102 |
120.28 |
107.28 |
B |
M |
107 |
-13 |
U.S. (FL) |
FALSE |
SSDI |
|
|
| U.S. (TN) |
Ella Miller |
Dec. 6, 1880 |
Nov. 21, 2000 |
119 |
351 |
119.96 |
111.96 |
B |
F |
111 |
-8 |
U.S. (VA) |
validated as 111 |
SSA study |
|
|
| U.S. (MS) |
Ed Lee Bankhead |
Mar. 11, 1883 |
Nov. 26, 2002 |
119 |
260 |
119.71 |
103.71 |
B |
M |
103 |
-16 |
U.S. (MS) |
FALSE |
WWI draft registration |
|
| U.S. (SC) |
Mattie
Owens |
Oct.
15, 1883 |
Feb. 6, 2003 |
119 |
114 |
119.31 |
105.31 |
B |
F |
105 |
-14 |
U.S. (NY) |
FALSE |
1910, 1920, 1930 census matches |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (TX) |
Ida
Noundy |
Mar.
21, 1870 |
Jan.
20, 1989 |
118 |
305 |
118.84 |
103.84 |
B |
F |
103 |
-15 |
U.S. (TX) |
FALSE |
SSA study |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (GA) |
Harriet
McGhee |
Mar.
14, 1884 |
Nov. 6, 2002 |
118 |
237 |
118.65 |
90.65 |
B |
F |
90 |
-28 |
U.S. (GA) |
FALSE |
1942 social security application |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (NC) |
Martha Graham |
Dec.
27, 1840 |
June 25, 1959 |
118 |
180 |
118.49 |
114.49 |
B |
F |
114 |
-4 |
U.S. (VA) |
probable |
1900 census |
|
| U.S. (LA) |
Emma
Massey |
Jan.
15, 1881 |
June 14, 1999 |
118 |
150 |
118.41 |
111.41 |
B |
F |
111 |
-7 |
U.S. (TX) |
probable |
SSA study |
|
| U.S. (NC) |
Maggie Barnes |
Mar. 6, 1880 |
Jan. 19, 1998 |
117 |
319 |
117.87 |
115.87 |
B |
F |
115 |
-2 |
U.S. (NC) |
probable |
marriage cert., 1900 census |
|
| U.S. (GA) |
Esteller Jones |
Nov. 10, 1881 |
June 27, 1999 |
117 |
229 |
117.63 |
107.63 |
B |
F |
107 |
-10 |
U.S. (GA) |
? |
SSA study |
|
| U.S. (VA) |
Ressie
Seymore |
Apr. 5, 1884 |
Sept. 6, 2001 |
117 |
154 |
117.42 |
104.42 |
M |
F |
104 |
-13 |
U.S. (VA) |
FALSE |
M=melungeon |
|
| U.S. (MS) |
Walter
Williams |
Nov. 14,
1854 |
Dec. 19,
1959 |
117 |
35 |
117.1 |
105.1 |
W |
M |
105 |
-12 |
U.S.
(TX) |
FALSE |
1860
census |
|
| Jamaica |
Edward
Harlman |
Feb.
12, 1880 |
Mar. 3, 1997 |
117 |
19 |
117.05 |
104.05 |
B |
M |
104 |
-13 |
U.S. (IA) |
FALSE |
1920 census |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (FL) |
Carrie
White |
Nov. 18,
1874 |
Feb. 14,
1991 |
116 |
88 |
116.24 |
102.24 |
W |
F |
102 |
-14 |
U.S.
(FL) |
FALSE |
1900
census |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (SC) |
Agnes
Brown |
Feb. 5, 1887 |
Feb.
11, 2003 |
116 |
6 |
116.02 |
111.02 |
B |
F |
111 |
-5 |
U.S. (SC) |
validated as 111 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (TX) |
Susanna Lynn |
Dec. 9, 1885 |
July 1, 2001 |
115 |
204 |
115.56 |
112.56 |
B |
F |
112 |
-3 |
U.S. (KS) |
exaggerated |
1900 census |
|
| Spain |
Coloma
Jacas-Gras |
Dec. 3, 1877 |
June
13, 1993 |
115 |
192 |
115.53 |
99.53 |
W |
F |
99 |
-16 |
Spain |
FALSE |
Dr
Poulain found early registration |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (UT) |
John
Joe Begay |
Mar.
15, 1886 |
Sept.
20, 2001 |
115 |
189 |
115.52 |
113.52 |
AI |
M |
113 |
-2 |
U.S. (UT) |
? |
1900 census |
|
| Cape Verde |
Adelina
Domingues |
Feb. 19,
1887 |
Aug. 21,
2002 |
115 |
183 |
115.5 |
114.5 |
W |
F |
114 |
-1 |
U.S.
(CA) |
validated
as 114 |
1888
bapt. Cert., 1920 child birth cert. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (IL) |
Wilhelmina
Kott |
Mar. 7, 1879 |
Sept. 6, 1994 |
115 |
183 |
115.5 |
114.5 |
W |
F |
114 |
-1 |
U.S.
(IL) |
validated
as 114 |
SSA
study |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (NC) |
Minnie
Alexander |
Aug. 17,
1879 |
Feb. 7, 1995 |
115 |
174 |
115.48 |
106.48 |
W |
F |
106 |
-9 |
U.S.
(NC) |
FALSE |
SSA
study |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (GA) |
Liza Johnson |
June 28, 1887 |
Dec. 18, 2002 |
115 |
173 |
115.47 |
102.47 |
B |
F |
102 |
-13 |
U.S. (GA) |
FALSE |
1920 census |
|
| U.S. (NC) |
Robert Hodges |
June
18, 1888 |
Nov.
10, 2003 |
115 |
145 |
115.4 |
106.4 |
B |
M |
106 |
-9 |
U.S. (NC) |
FALSE |
1900, 1910 census listings as 3 and 12 |
|
| U.S. (PA) |
Solomon
Rickner |
Feb. 18,
1821 |
May 28,
1936 |
115 |
100 |
115.27 |
97.27 |
W |
M |
97 |
-18 |
U.S. (NE) |
FALSE |
1860
census |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (PA) |
Elena
Slough |
July 4, 1888 |
Oct. 5, 2003 |
115 |
93 |
115.25 |
114.24 |
W |
F |
114 |
-1 |
U.S. (NJ) |
validated
as 114 |
1900,
1920 censuses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (GA) |
Lillie Maud Walton |
Mar. 4, 1885 |
Jan. 5, 2000 |
114 |
307 |
114.84 |
102.84 |
B |
F |
102 |
-12 |
U.S. (GA) |
FALSE |
SSDI |
|
| Spain |
Benita
Medrano-Hernandez |
Apr. 3, 1864 |
Jan. 25,
1979 |
114 |
297 |
114.81 |
103.81 |
W |
F |
103 |
-11 |
Spain |
FALSE |
1875 baptismal record shows she was
11 years younger than claimed |
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (MD) |
William Coates |
June 2, 1889 |
Feb. 24, 2004 |
114 |
267 |
114.73 |
92.73 |
B |
M |
92 |
-22 |
U.S. (MD) |
FALSE |
1930 census |
|
| U.S. (GA) |
Rosa Allen |
May 17, 1886 |
Jan. 26, 2001 |
114 |
254 |
114.7 |
113.7 |
B |
F |
113 |
-1 |
U.S. (GA) |
probable |
1910 census |
|
| Poland |
Veronica
Kaczmarek |
Aug. 16,
1888 |
Mar. 26,
2002 |
114 |
222 |
114.61 |
107.61 |
W |
F |
107 |
-7 |
U.S.
(NY) |
FALSE |
SS-5
data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (KY) |
Lossie Hopkins |
July 26, 1884 |
Feb. 15, 1999 |
114 |
204 |
114.56 |
110.56 |
B |
F |
110 |
-4 |
U.S. (KY) |
FALSE |
SSDI |
|
| U.S. (DE) |
Mary
Allison |
Aug. 15,
1886 |
Dec. 4, 2000 |
114 |
111 |
114.3 |
113.3 |
W |
F |
113 |
-1 |
U.S.
(DE) |
probable |
NECS
records |
|
| U.S. (NE) |
Glen Post |
Mar. 16,
1874 |
Apr. 6, 1988 |
114 |
21 |
114.06 |
95.06 |
W? |
M |
95 |
-19 |
U.S. (OH) |
FALSE |
1900
census |
|
| U.S. (AR) |
Frances Hopkins |
Dec. 18, 1886 |
Jan. 1, 2001 |
114 |
14 |
114.04 |
109.04 |
B |
F |
109 |
-5 |
U.S. (OK) |
FALSE |
SSDI |
|
| U.S. (VA) |
John
Meshack Phipps |
Feb. 14,
1803 |
Dec. 10,
1916 |
113 |
300 |
113.82 |
98.82 |
W |
M |
98 |
-15 |
U.S.
(IA) |
FALSE |
1860 census, 1900, 1910 censuses
suggest 1812 |
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (VA) |
Mandy
Tabb |
June
15, 1878 |
Feb.
14, 1992 |
113 |
244 |
113.67 |
103.67 |
B |
F |
103 |
-10 |
U.S. (VA) |
FALSE |
1900 census (note: newspaper
said "114" but the dates given would make the claim 113; actual age
103) |
| U.S. (MS) |
Isabella
McDade |
Dec. 1, 1889 |
July
16, 2003 |
113 |
227 |
113.62 |
106.62 |
? |
F |
106 |
-7 |
U.S. (AL) |
FALSE |
1930 census |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (MO) |
Nelle
Hunt |
July 28,
1887 |
Feb. 8, 2001 |
113 |
195 |
113.53 |
110.53 |
W |
F |
110 |
-3 |
U.S.
(MO) |
validated
as 110 |
SSA
study |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (MN) |
Mary
Curley |
Nov. 21,
1882 |
May 29,
1994 |
113 |
189 |
113.52 |
111.52 |
W |
F |
111 |
-2 |
U.S.
(MN) |
validated
as 111 |
SSA
study |
|
| U.S. (LA) |
Bertha
J Bonton |
Oct. 5, 1889 |
Feb.
26, 2003 |
113 |
144 |
113.39 |
109.39 |
AI |
F |
109 |
-4 |
U.S. (LA) |
FALSE |
SSDI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Canada |
Pierre
Joubert |
July 14,
1701 |
Nov. 15,
1814 |
113 |
124 |
113.34 |
82.34 |
W |
M |
82 |
-31 |
Canada |
FALSE |
double-life
mistake; birth cert. was that of father |
|
| Spain |
Josefa
Bocanegra-Sanchez |
Feb. 11,
1864 |
June 9, 1977 |
113 |
118 |
113.32 |
92.32 |
W |
F |
92 |
-21 |
Spain |
FALSE |
Miguel
Quesada |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (MS) |
Neal
Bates |
July 4, 1890 |
Oct.
21, 2003 |
113 |
109 |
113.3 |
100.3 |
B |
M |
100 |
-13 |
U.S. (MS) |
FALSE |
SSDI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (NC) |
Macy Bare |
Oct. 15,
1889 |
Sept. 6, 2002 |
112 |
326 |
112.89 |
107.89 |
W |
F |
107 |
-5 |
U.S. (NC) |
FALSE |
1900
census |
|
| U.S. (SC) |
Tero
Coleman |
Feb.
11, 1888 |
Dec.
15, 2000 |
112 |
308 |
112.84 |
109.84 |
B |
F |
109 |
-3 |
U.S. (DC) |
FALSE |
1900 census, other docs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (GA) |
Joseph
Ramies |
Sept.
16, 1890 |
May
16, 2003 |
112 |
242 |
112.66 |
103.66 |
AI |
M |
103 |
-9 |
U.S. (FL) |
? |
1900 census |
|
| U.S. (MS) |
Emma Parks |
Dec 23, 1880 |
May 1, 1993 |
112 |
129 |
112.35 |
102.35 |
B |
F |
102 |
-10 |
U.S. (NE) |
FALSE |
1920
census, SSDI |
|
| U.S. (GA) |
Charlotte Green |
Feb. 22, 1891 |
June 15, 2003 |
112 |
113 |
112.31 |
110.31 |
B |
F |
110 |
-2 |
U.S. (FL) |
probable |
1920
census |
|
| U.S. (FL) |
Will Smith |
Jan. 1, 1889 |
Apr. 19, 2001 |
112 |
108 |
112.3 |
110.3 |
B |
M |
110 |
-2 |
U.S. (FL) |
probable |
SSDI
(SSN 264-10-3433) |
|
| U.S. (GA) |
Bessie Thomas |
Feb. 3, 1888 |
Apr. 15, 2000 |
112 |
72 |
112.2 |
106.2 |
B |
F |
106 |
-6 |
U.S. (OH) |
FALSE |
SSDI
(SSN 281-28-2955) |
|
| U.S. (PA) |
George
Darden |
Feb. 7, 1892 |
Oct.
14, 2003 |
111 |
249 |
111.68 |
103.68 |
B |
M |
103 |
-8 |
U.S. (PA) |
FALSE |
1930 census |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (KY) |
Dora
Mattingly |
Jan. 2, 1892 |
July 24,
2003 |
111 |
203 |
111.56 |
109.56 |
W |
F |
109 |
-2 |
U.S.
(KY) |
FALSE |
1910,
1920, 1930 censuses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (TX) |
Emma
Davis |
Dec.
25, 1847 |
July 2, 1959 |
111 |
189 |
111.52 |
93.52 |
B |
F |
93 |
-18 |
U.S. (NE) |
FALSE |
1920 census |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (GA) |
Mollie
Beard |
May 4, 1892 |
Sept. 3, 2003 |
111 |
122 |
111.33 |
110.33 |
W |
F |
110 |
-1 |
U.S.
(CA) |
exaggerated |
1900,
1910 census |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (NV) |
Rose
Baskin |
Dec. 15,
1885 |
Mar.
15, 1997 |
111 |
90 |
111.25 |
104.25 |
W |
F |
104 |
-7 |
U.S.
(NV) |
FALSE |
SSDI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (GA) |
Beaulah
Price |
Nov.
30, 1892 |
Feb. 15, 2004 |
111 |
77 |
111.21 |
105.21 |
B |
F |
105 |
-6 |
U.S. (GA) |
FALSE |
1930 census |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (IL) |
Edith
Jones |
June 30,
1892 |
Aug. 19,
2003 |
111 |
50 |
111.14 |
110.14 |
W |
F |
110 |
-1 |
U.S.
(IL) |
validated
as 110 |
1900
census says 1893, but could be 111 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (AR) |
Sadie
Harrell |
Sept. 25,
1890 |
Oct. 8, 2001 |
111 |
13 |
111.04 |
108.04 |
W |
F |
108 |
-3 |
U.S.
(OK) |
FALSE |
1910
census |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Czech. |
Anna
Chasdek |
July 26,
1781 |
July 24,
1892 |
110 |
363 |
110.99 |
85.99 |
W |
F |
85 |
-25 |
U.S.
(NE) |
FALSE |
cemetery
records |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (LA) |
Elmire
Young |
Apr. 7, 1890 |
Mar.
18, 2001 |
110 |
345 |
110.95 |
109.95 |
B |
F |
109 |
-1 |
U.S. (TX) |
FALSE |
1900 census (note: census says
born Feb 1892, older brother born Jan 1890) |
|
|
|
| U.S. (TX) |
Minnie Bell Thomas |
Jan. 29, 1891 |
Dec. 11, 2001 |
110 |
316 |
110.87 |
105.87 |
B |
F |
105 |
-5 |
U.S. (TX) |
FALSE |
SSDI |
|
| U.S. (MD) |
Robert
Lee Mumford |
Jan.
29, 1893 |
Nov. 1, 2003 |
110 |
276 |
110.76 |
106.76 |
B |
M |
106 |
-4 |
U.S. (DE) |
FALSE |
1900, 1910, 1930 censuses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Italy |
Damiana
Sette |
Aug. 1874 |
Feb. 1985 |
110 |
198 |
110.54 |
107.54 |
W |
F |
107 |
-3 |
Italy |
FALSE |
Michel
Poulain |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Italy |
Anna
Lauter-Crepas |
Feb. 25,
1882 |
May 28,
2002 |
110 |
93 |
110.25 |
100.25 |
W |
F |
100 |
-10 |
Italy |
FALSE |
Giovanni
Alunni, citing birth documents |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. (LA) |
Effie
Pharr |
1893? |
Mar. 2, 2004 |
110 |
0 |
? |
? |
B |
F |
108 |
-2 |
U.S. (LA) |
FALSE |
1930 census (listed as 34) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Notes: |
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| 1.
"Probable" means lower age is probably the person's correct age,
but that hasn't been proven either. |
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|
| England (UK) |
Under-reported Ages |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grace
Clawson |
Nov. 15,
1889 |
May
28, 2002 |
112 |
194 |
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1887
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Jackson Pollard |
Dec. 15, 1866 |
Oct. 25, 1995 |
128 |
314 |
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M |
125 |
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SS records list him younger than claimed |
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| South Africa |
Mark Thrash |
Dec. 25, 1820 |
Dec. 17, 1943 |
122 |
357 |
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120 |
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1900 census listed him as 77 |
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Dorah Ramothibe |
June 27, 1879 |
July 6, 1999 |
120 |
9 |
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118 |
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claimed 120 in 1999 (but claimed 114 in 1995) |
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James
Bradley |
July 1, 1886 |
Sept. 10,
2001 |
115 |
71 |
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114 |
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birthdate Jan. 1, 1887 |
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Eulalia
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Feb. 12,
1887 |
Apr. 13,
2002 |
115 |
60 |
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114 |
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Thanks to Nebraska historian E.A.
Kral for the following cases: |
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Clara Fountain, Anna Chasdek, Emma
Davis, Thomas Morris, Emma Parks, Glen Post, and Solomon Rickner |
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