Delina Filkins
Delina Filkins | |
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Born |
Delina Ecker May 4, 1815 Stark, New York |
Died |
December 4, 1928 (aged 113 years, 214 days) Richfield Springs, New York |
Children | 6 children |
Delina Filkins, née Ecker (May 4, 1815 – December 4, 1928), was an American supercentenarian who was the earliest verified person to reach the ages of 112 and 113, in 1927 and 1928, respectively. Filkins was the first verified person to surpass the longest confirmed lifespan by two years. She was also the first supercentenarian to outlive another supercentenarian, in fact she outlived two: Miriam Bannister (1817–1928) and Demetrius Philiphovitch (1818–1928). Her case was thoroughly investigated in the 1970s and re-investigated in 2005, and found to be fully verifiable. In fact, the number of documents located make this the second-most verified case of all time, after Jeanne Calment.
Filkins's age in 1928, 113, would not be reached again until Betsy Baker attained it in 1955, and Filkins' record stood for more than 54 years – by far the longest period a person has held the record as the oldest undisputed person ever. Filkins' age was 113 years 214 days at the time of her death in Richfield Springs, New York.
Early years
Born in Herkimer County, New York she went to school until she was 11 and then stayed at home to work, and also spent all her life there, except the last two months of it, within a radius of ten miles. Her father, William Ecker, lived to reach the age of 97 before he died, while her mother lived only to the age of 78.
Family
Filkins was married in 1834. She had six children. Only two of them were living at the time of her death: Frank (72) and Alonzo (86).
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Preceded by Louisa Thiers |
Oldest verified person ever September 21, 1926 – November 15, 1980 |
Succeeded by Fannie Thomas |
Preceded by Thomas Peters (disputed) |
Oldest recorded person ever April 24, 1927 – July 27, 1958 |
Succeeded by Martha Graham |