Oldest Authenticated Americans (Since 1974)

(as of Jan. 3, 2009)

Ages When

Years When

Age

Oldest Living American Titleholders

Place of

State of Last

Oldest

Oldest

Name

Born

Died

Years

Days

R

S

Birth

Residence

Case Added

Validated by

-110

-1974

Clarida Roy

Oct. 19, 1863

May 18, 1974

110

211

W

F

Canada (QUE)

Maine

May 11, 2006

Bertrand Desjardins

110-112

-1976

Mary Bittlebrun

Mar. 19, 1864

Aug.  6, 1976

112

140

W

F

Illinois

Arkansas

2002

E.A. Kral

110-111

1976-1977

Sophia De Muth

June 30, 1866

Dec.  2, 1977

111

155

W

F

Missouri

Nebraska

E.A. Kral

110-113

1977-1981

Fanny Thomas

Apr. 24, 1867

Jan.  22, 1981

113

273

W

F

Illinois

California

Guinness Book

111-113

1981-1982

Nellie Spencer

Aug. 24, 1869

Nov. 13, 1982

113

81

W

F

New Hampshire

New Jersey

SSA study

112-113

1982-1983

Emma Wilson

May 12, 1870

Oct. 12, 1983

113

153

W

F

Missouri

Missouri

SSA study

113-114

1983-1985

Mathew Beard

July  9, 1870

Feb. 16, 1985

114

222

B

M

Virginia

Florida

July  1, 2003

SSA study

112-113

1985

Ollie Bay

Nov. 11, 1872

Dec. 31, 1985

113

50

W

F

Illinois

Illinois

SSA study

112-113

1985-1986

Mamie Eva Keith

Mar. 22, 1873

Sept. 20, 1986

113

182

W

F

Illinois

Illinois

Guinness Book

113

1986-1987

Mary McKinney

May 30, 1873

Feb.  2, 1987

113

248

W

F

California

California

Guinness Book

113-114

1987-1988

Florence Knapp

Oct. 10, 1873

Jan. 11, 1988

114

93

W

F

Pennslyvania

Pennsylvania

Guinness Book

113-116

1988-1991

Carrie White

Nov. 18, 1874

Feb. 14, 1991

116

88

W

F

Florida

Florida

Guinness Book

115-117

1991-1993

Lucy Hannah

July 16, 1875

Mar. 21, 1993

117

248

B

F

Alabama

Michigan

SSA study

114-115

1993-1994

Margaret Skeete

Oct. 27, 1878

May  7, 1994

115

192

W

F

Texas

Virginia

Guinness Book

114

1994

Wilhelmina Kott

Mar.  7, 1880

Sept.  6, 1994

114

183

W

F

Illinois

Illinois

Guinness Book/SSA study

113-119

1994-1999

Sarah Knauss

Sept. 24, 1880

Dec. 30, 1999

119

97

W

F

Pennslyvania

Pennsylvania

Guinness Book

114

1999-2000

Myrtle Dorsey

Nov. 22, 1885

June 25, 2000

114

216

W

F

Ohio

Ohio

Robert Young/Louis Epstein

113-115

2000-2002

Maud Farris-Luse

Jan. 21, 1887

Mar. 18, 2002

115

56

W

F

Michigan

Michigan

2001

Robert Young/Louis Epstein

114

2002

Grace Clawson

Nov. 15, 1887

May 28, 2002

114

194

W

F

England (UK)

Florida

June 13, 2002

Robert Young

114

2002

Adelina Domingues

Feb. 19, 1888

Aug. 21, 2002

114

183

W

F

Cape Verde

California

2002

Robert Young/Louis Epstein

113

2002

Mae Harrington

Jan. 20, 1889

Dec. 29, 2002

113

343

W

F

Indiana

Florida

Mar. 2003

Robert Young

113

2002-2003

Mary Christian

June 12, 1889

Apr. 20, 2003

113

312

W

F

Massachusetts

California

Oct. 30, 2002

Robert Young

113-114

2003

Elena Slough

July  4, 1889

Oct.  5, 2003

114

93

W

F

Pennslyvania

New Jersey

Nov. 12, 2002

Robert Young

113-114

2003-2004

Charlotte Benkner

Nov. 16, 1889

May 14, 2004

114

180

W

F

Germany

Ohio

Apr.  8, 2002

Robert Young

113-114

2004-

E Verona Johnston

Aug.  6, 1890

Dec.  1, 2004

114

117

W

F

Iowa

Ohio

July 31, 2002

Robert Young

114-116

2004-2006

Elizabeth Bolden

Aug. 15, 1890

Dec. 11, 2006

116

118

B

F

Tennessee

Tennessee

Apr. 22, 2005

Robert Young/Jeff Knight

114

2006-2007

Emma Tillman

Nov. 22, 1892

Jan. 28, 2007

114

67

B

F

North Carolina

Connecticut

Dec. 31, 2005

Robert Young/Jeff Knight

113

2007

Corinne Dixon Taylor

Apr.  2, 1893

Feb. 14, 2007

113

318

B

F

D.C.

D.C.

Apr. 15, 2007

Robert Young/Filipe Prista Lucas

113-115

2007-2008

Edna Parker

Apr. 20, 1893

Nov. 26, 2008

115

220

W

F

Indiana

Indiana

Apr.  1, 2005

Robert Young

114-

2008-

Gertrude Baines

Apr.  6, 1894

114*

272*

B

F

Georgia

California

Sept.  9, 2006

Robert Young/Stephen Coles/Jacquie St. James

* Age as of Jan. 3, 2009