List of people with the longest marriages

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1 >80 years
2 Highest combined age of married couples (>206 years)
3 References
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[edit] >80 years

Rank	Names	Married	Time married	Source
1	Philipose Thomas (100 years at the time) Sosamma (99 years and six months at the time) of Kerala, India	17 February 1919	86 years, 4 months (as of 2005)	^[1]
2	Liu Yung-yang (1900 - July 2003) Yang Wan (1899 - ?) of Taoyuan, Taiwan	April 1917	86 years, 3 months	^[2]
3	Sir Temulji Nairman (1848 - 1940) and Lady Nariman, India	1853	86 years	^[3]
4	Bill Jones (born on July 20, 1901) Eluned Jones (103 at the time) of Upton, Slough	3 February 1923	84 years (as of 2007)	^[4]^[5]
5	William B. Ritchie (September 25, 1897 - November 22, 2002) Claudia Lillian Ritchie (August 24, 1904 - January 18, 2003) of Lexington, Kentucky	April 12, 1919	83 years, 224 days	^[6]
6	Harley D. Utz (July 3, 1898 - November 12, 2001) Sylvia Booker (born on March 9, 1899) of Greenville, Ohio	June 15, 1918	83 years, 150 days	^[7]^[8]
7	Huang Fu (1899-) Gan Fu (1903-) of Guangzhou, China	1920	83 years (as of 2003)	^[9]
7	Clarence Vail (101 years old) Mayme Vail (99 years old) of White Bear Lake, Minnesota	February 18, 1925	83+ years	^[10]^[11]
9	John (born Giovanni) Rocchio (November 24, 1903 - August 28, 2006) Amelia Antonelli (October 10, 1905 - June 6, 2006) of North Providence, Rhode Island	February 10, 1923	82 years, 116 days	^[12]
10	James Burgess Sarah Ann Burgess of Great Britain		82 years	^[13]
11	Orbin Jack Hoffer (September 28, 1898 - November 29, 2002) Dorothy Stahly (October 26, 1902 - November 11, 2006) of Indiana	February 14, 1921	81 years, 288 days	^[14]
12	Thomas Morgan (May 4, 1786 – January 29, 1893) Elizabeth Morgan (January 17, 1786 – January 19, 1891) of Wales	May 4, 1809	81 years, 260 days	^[15]
13	Martin Terry (August 18, 1900 - August 11, 2005) Christina Terry (born in 1908 or 1909) of South Carolina	February 7, 1924.	81 years, 185 days	^[16]
14	Bert W. Parr (February 6, 1907 - December 10, 2007) Martha E. Parr (born in 1911) of Berne, Indiana	8 September 1926	81 years, 93 days	^[17]^[18]^[19]
15	Joseph Moses Juran (December 24, 1904 - February 28, 2008) Sadie Shapiro (born in ?) of Rye	1926	>81 years, 59 days	^[20]
16	Gilbert Hill (1899 or 1900 - ?) Sadie E. Longmoor (October 10, 1899 - July 15, 2001) of Florida	June 15, 1920	81 years, 30 days	^[21]
17	André Debry (June 15, 1898 - 31 August 2005) Marguerite Pingaud (born 10 October 1904) of France	August 12, 1924	81 years, 19 days	^[22]
18	E.R. Pennebaker (August 10, 1902 - June 22, 2005) Bessie Pennebaker (born in 1907 or 1908) of Iowa	June 14, 1924	81 years, 8 days	^[23]
19	Lewis Pearce, Sr. (born on January 12, 1900) Laura Dunty (died in 2003 at age 96) of Baltimore County, Maryland		81 years	^[24]
20	Michael Nikolaus (January 7, 1901 - January 29, 2007) Katharina Pelikan (1907 - December 19, 2005) of Germany	December 26, 1924	80 years, 358 days	^[25]^[26]
21	Antonio Urrea-Hernández (February 16, 1888 - November 15, 1999) Isabel Tossas (died in 1995 at age 101) of Spain	1914	<81 years	^[27]
22	Robert D. "Grandpa" Fitch, Sr. (26 January 1895 - 23 November 1999) Florence L. Fitch (10 August 1898 - 14 May 1995) of Pennsylvania	5 December 1914	80 years, 160 days	^[28]
23	Percy Arrowsmith (13 March 1900 - 15 June 2005) Florence (October 31, 1904 - April 9, 2007) of Hereford, England	June 1, 1925	80 years, 14 days	^[29]
24	Claude Stanley (born on 3 March 1901) Ethel Choules (1908? - 2006) of Australia	1926	80 years	^[30]
25	Clair Carroll (October 8, 1893 - March 7, 1994) Emma Vironia Lanman (May 18, 1895 - July 10, 2007) of Ottumwa, Iowa	1914	80 years	^[31]

[edit] Highest combined age of married couples (>206 years)

Leonardus Arnoldus Marie Koppert (30 January 1885 - 17 November 1990) and Marie Cornelie de Chauvigny de Blot (27 October 1890 - 8 January 1998) from Bilthoven (Utrecht) in the Netherlands. 212 years and 364 days.^[32]
Clair Carroll (8 October 1893 - 7 March 1994) and Emma Vironia Lanman (18 May 1895 - 10 July 2007) from Ottumwa, Iowa. 212 years and 203 days.^[33]
Harley D. Utz (July 3, 1898 - November 12, 2001) and Sylvia Booker (born on March 9, 1899) of Greenville, Ohio, married on June 15, 1918. 212+ years.^[34]^[35]
Antonio Urrea-Hernández (February 16, 1888 - November 15, 1999) and Isabel Tossas (died in 1995 at age 101) from Spain, married in 1914. 212+ years.^[36]
Thomas (4 May 1786 – 29 January 1893) and Elizabeth Morgan (17 January 1786 – 19 January 1891) from Wales, married on 4 May 1809. 211 years and 271 days.^[37]
Leopold Vietoris (4 June 1891 - 9 April 2002) and Maria Josefa Vincentia Vietoris, born Riccabona zu Reichenfels (18 July 1901 - 24 March 2002) from Austria, married on 17 December 1936. 211 years and 193 days.^[38]
Jacobus Cornelis Verbruggen (22 January 1895 - 20 May 1998) and Egberta Maria Giesen (23 October 1890 - 6 February 1998) from Mill (Noord-Brabant) in the Netherlands: 210 years and 224 days.^[39]
Karl (31 August 1897 - 31 July 2004) and Gudrun Dølven (14 October 1900 - 24 April 2004) from Norway. 210 years and 151 days.^[40]
André Debry (15 June 1898 - 31 August 2005) and Marguerite Pingaud (born on 10 October 1904) from France, married on 12 August 1924. 210+ years.^[41]
Bill (born on 20 July 1901) and Eluned Jones (103 at the time) from Upton, Slough, married on 3 February 1923. 208+ years (as of 2007).
Harry Richard (12 December 1899 - 4 February 2008) and Eleanor Landis (born in 1907) from Florida. 208+ years.^[42]
Herb(ert) Brown, originally Braun (14 March 1900 - 27 December 2005) and Magda Fritz (born on 14 November 1904) from Philadelphia, but originally from Austria, married on 19 October 1930. 208+ years.^[43]
Orbin (Jack) Hoffer (28 September 1898 - 29 November 2002) and Dorothy Stahly (26 October 1902 - 11 November 2006) from Indiana, married on 14 February 1921. 208 years and 77 days.
Howard H. (18 June 1902 - 19 March 2004) and Emiline Convers (29 August 1900 - 9 November 2006) from Oregon. 207 years and 347 days.
Percy (13 March 1900 - 15 June 2005) and Florence Arrowsmith (31 October 1904 - 9 April 2007) of Hereford, England, married on 1 June 1925. 207 years and 254 days.
Liu Yung-yang (1900-2003) and Yang Wan (1899-?) from Taiwan, married in April 1917. 207+ years (as of 2003).^[44]
Cornelis Jacob (Cor) van der Oord (21 June 1900 - 8 March 2007) and Wilhelmina (Willy) Weeder (15 June 1905 - 30 August 2005) from Castricum in The Netherlands, married on 22 August 1929. 206 years and 336 days.^[45]
Bouwe (Bé) Algera (early 1904 - 16 December 2005) and Marchien (Martha) Nieman (born on 1 December 1902) from Peize (Drenthe), the Netherlands. 206+ years.
Randulf (16 June 1905 - 21 December 2007) and Marie Hapnes (born on 25 February 1904) from Stavanger, Norway. 206+ years.^[46]^[47]