Oberia Coffin
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Oberia Coffin (December 1, 1883? - October 18, 2006) was claimed to have been age 122 years, 321 days at her passing, which if true could have made her the world's oldest person, more than six years older than the official titleholder, Elizabeth Bolden, aged 116, and 157 days older than Jeanne Calment, the world's validated oldest person ever. However, as no early-life documents have been located, this is hypothetical speculation.
Born in Dalby Springs, Texas, Coffin had no birth certificate and no known living relatives. However, her social security records listed her as born December 1, 1883. At the time of her passing, Coffin was the second-oldest claimant in the U.S. and seventh-oldest claimant in the world (see longevity claims for list), although officially the 'oldest person' title belonged to Elizabeth Bolden, who, unlike Coffin, has been located in the 1900 census.
Oberia Coffin was said to have been the oldest of 13 or 14 children; her father was Pink Coffin. She moved to a nursing home in De Kalb, Texas in 1992.
Coffin eventually had a leg amputated, and in her last years was blind and deaf. A stranger, Gwendolyn Traylor, became her legal guardian when Oberia Coffin was reportedly being 'left for dead'. Coffin lived almost a decade longer.
