Talk:List of oldest people by U.S. state

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[edit] Here are the records

Oldest Authenticated Centenarian-US State Records *as of Mar. 25, 2007 state name born died years days race sex record added

  • Alabama Lucy Hannah July 16, 1875 Mar. 21, 1993 117 248 B F Sept. 9, 2003
  • Alaska 1
  • Arizona 1
  • Arkansas Mary Randall Apr. 1, 1887 Nov. 12, 2000 113 225 B F Oct. 30, 2004
  • California Mary McKinney May 30, 1873 Feb. 2, 1987 113 248 W F 1999
  • Colorado Frankie Jones Nov. 16, 1892 Jan. 31, 2004 111 76 W F June 24, 2004
  • Connecticut Mary Bidwell May 19, 1881 Apr. 25, 1996 114 342 W F 1999
  • Delaware 1
  • D.C. Ruth West Oct. 24, 1893 June 30, 2005 111 249 B M June 14, 2006
  • Florida Carrie White Nov. 18, 1874 Feb. 14, 1991 116 88 W F 1999
  • Georgia Carrie Lazenby Feb. 9, 1882 Sept. 14, 1996 114 208 B F Aug. 5, 2002
  • Hawaii 1
  • Idaho 1
  • Illinois Wilhelmina Kott Mar. 7, 1880 Sept. 6, 1994 114 183 W F 1999
  • Indiana Edna Parker Apr. 20, 1893 113* 340* W F Jan. 18, 2007
  • Iowa E. Verona Johnston Aug. 6, 1890 Dec. 1, 2004 114 117 W F 2003
  • Kansas Flossie Page June 12, 1893 Feb. 22, 2006 112 255 W F Feb. 9, 2006
  • Kentucky Mary Anna Boone Feb. 10, 1887 May 13, 2001 114 92 W F Feb. 9, 2003
  • Louisiana Bettie Chatmon Apr. 30, 1884 Aug. 16, 1998 114 108 B F Feb. 2, 2004
  • Maine Fred Hale Dec. 1, 1890 Nov. 19, 2004 113 354 W M
  • Maryland Pearl Bradford Mar. 22, 1892 Nov. 20, 2003 111 243 W F Oct. 27, 2003
  • Massachusetts Mary Christian June 12, 1889 Apr. 20, 2003 113 312 W F
  • Michigan Maud Farris-Luse Jan. 21, 1887 Mar. 18, 2002 115 56 W F
  • Minnesota Delvina Dahlheimer Dec. 31, 1888 Mar. 13, 2002 113 72 W F
  • Mississippi Bettie Wilson Sept. 13, 1890 Feb. 13, 2006 115 153 B F Oct. 8, 2003
  • Missouri Emma Wilson May 12, 1870 Oct. 13, 1983 113 154 W F July 12, 2002
  • Montana Emma Taylor Sept. 15, 1891 June 24, 2003 111 282 W F
  • Nebraska Clara Huhn Jan. 28, 1887 Dec. 20, 2000 113 327 W F Sept. 24, 2004
  • Nevada 1
  • New Hampshire Nellie Spencer Aug. 24, 1869 Nov. 13, 1982 113 81 W F July 12, 2002
  • New Jersey Alphaeus Cole July 12, 1876 Nov. 25, 1988 112 136 W M 1999
  • New Mexico Anne Olsen June 23, 1891 Dec. 16, 2001 110 176 W F Apr. 20, 2005
  • New York Grace Thaxton June 18, 1891 July 6, 2005 114 18 W F May 27, 2005
  • North Carolina Maggie Barnes Mar. 6, 1882 Jan. 19, 1998 115 319 B F Sept. 8, 2003
  • North Dakota Zela Burstad Oct. 7, 1893 Mar. 19, 2004 110 164 W F June 26, 2006
  • Ohio Myrtle Dorsey Nov. 22, 1885 June 25, 2000 114 216 W F
  • Oklahoma Margaret Russell Oct. 31, 1892 May 29, 2005 112 210 W F Aug. 5, 2004
  • Oregon Geneva McNicholl Dec. 10, 1889 Jan. 22, 2002 112 43 W F
  • Pennsylvania Sarah Knauss Sept. 24, 1880 Dec. 30, 1999 119 97 W F 1999
  • Puerto Rico Emiliano Mercado Del Toro Aug. 21, 1891 Jan. 24, 2007 115 156 H M May 21, 2006
  • Rhode Island Lydia Carvalho Jan. 21, 1892 Feb. 15, 2004 112 25 W F Nov. 24, 2004
  • South Carolina Yettie Wilson Aug. 28, 1892 May 27, 2005 112 272 B F June 11, 2006
  • South Dakota Berna Dupertuis Sept. 21, 1888 June 6, 2001 112 258 W F Dec. 30, 2006
  • Tennessee Elizabeth Bolden Aug. 15, 1890 Dec. 11, 2006 116 118 B F Apr. 22, 2005
  • Texas Margaret Skeete Oct. 27, 1878 May 7, 1994 115 192 W F 1999
  • Utah Cleo Hinckley Oct. 13, 1890 Sept. 30, 2002 111 352 W F
  • Vermont Jessica Swift Sept. 17, 1871 Jan. 2, 1982 110 107 W F July 6, 2002
  • Virginia Mathew Beard July 9, 1870 Feb. 16, 1985 114 222 B M July 1, 2003
  • Washington Bessie Waldern Oct. 1, 1887 May 8, 1998 110 219 W F Aug. 12, 2002
  • West Virginia Ettie Mae Greene Sept. 8, 1877 Feb. 26, 1992 114 171 W F 1999
  • Wisconsin Anna Balsiger Feb. 11, 1889 Sept. 14, 2001 112 215 W F
  • Wyoming 1

notes 1. there is no validated record above age 110 yet established. 2. state listed is state of birth 3. only validated cases included.

Ryoung122 14:34, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Is it Ruth West or Corinne Dixon Taylor who holds the D.C. record? -AMK152(Talk • Contributions • Send message) 18:58, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
Good question: it should be Taylor though. Extremely sexy 21:37, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

It should be Taylor. Note, however, the above data says 'as of March 25, 2007.' The Taylor case was added to the GRG lists after that date.Ryoung122 23:37, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 'By state of birth'

Please note that the above data is all by 'state of birth' and did not include the Corinne Taylor and Leila Shull updates. I do note that a few additional cases were added, whereby the person was born in another country...certainly not my preferred method because it creates a 'mixed' table of data, not strictly comparable.

Also, Jim Lincoln's claim is 'not validated.' Ryoung122 23:44, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Flag (Georgia)

The flag shown WAS for the 'country' of Georgia, not the state. Can someone fix this? Ryoung122 15:15, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Apparently fixed already though. Extremely sexy 14:55, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
While that was fixed, now when the list is reordered according state name, Georgia always appears first.Brainscar (talk) 01:48, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
That's very odd indeed. Extremely sexy (talk) 12:37, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
Fixed. Cheers, CP 15:39, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
He is the best. Extremely sexy (talk) 20:48, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] More records

I think there should be records for all of the states because i bet there is a one 108 year old in each state. Please, add the people in to the missing states. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.136.237.89 (talk) 23:12, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

Be my guest then. Extremely sexy 15:31, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Oriental" is a pejorative term

Why is the term "Oriental" even used in this entry? You wouldn't call a black person negro, so why use a term that many will find offensive? --GodfreyDaniels 23:08, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Then why is there the NAACP? You wouldn't call someone a 'colored person', would you?

Look, 'oriental' means 'eastern' literally; it connotes the 'Far East.' Calling someone 'Asian' is misleading, because Asia includes not just the Far East but also the Indian Subcontinent and the Middle East. Just because some neologism is trendy and popular doesn't make it better. Ryoung122 09:24, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Moreover, calling a black or colored person a negro really isn't offensive at all, or is it? Extremely sexy 14:38, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

"Moreover, calling a black or colored person a negro really isn't offensive at all, or is it?" Colored? Negro? Have I travelled back in time? Is this 2007 or 1907? GodfreyDaniels 01:06, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

FYI, I find the term 'persons of color' extremely offensive. It is pro-actively stating that a certain group of people has a status that others do not (i.e. fail to live up to). It is also inaccurate: white is all colors mixed together; black is the absence of color. So the term is, quite simply, erroneous.

Look, 'oriental' means...EASTERN. OK? That's what it means. Anyone can find offense with anything, it doesn't mean offense is intended. Moreover, I find the current use of the term 'Asian' to be misleading at best. "Asia", in fact, originally meant "Asia Minor." I wonder if the terms 'Caucasoid, Negroid, and Mongoloid' would be better for your taste?Ryoung122 06:12, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Given discussions on the race column in other articles, I think it should be taken out. The literal meaning of 'oriental' is irrelevant as it's about how people perceive it in different cultures to your own. 'Negro' means black, literally. However no-one's going to say that any more. Race is also totally irrelevant to the article itself and is arbitrary. Race is something based on face value which is shown by how it is only ever divided by skin colour. You might as well add a column for hair colour and eye colour. It's unnecessary to have the column and I think it should be removed.SiameseTurtle (talk) 23:24, 11 May 2008 (UTC)