Jackson Pollock (supercentenarian)

Jackson John Pollock (1869? – 1995) was an American longevity claimant.

He was born on a farm near Hawkinsville, Georgia, the son of former slaves. He claimed his family lived near Finleyson, Georgia. He never married or had any children. He claimed to a reporter to have been born in 1866. Social Security records showed a date of birth of December 25, 1869, though Pollock likely wouldn't have had a birth certificate and Social Security might have been using a date provided by Pollock.[1] He also claimed to have worked as a mail carrier to support his thirteen siblings, and that he served in the Army during both the Spanish–American War and World War I.

He began living at Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, Georgia in 1972. He had previously lived at Dublin, Georgia and was brought to Central State when neighbors feared that he could not live on his own. At one point, records had him listed as Jackson Pollard.[2][3]

Pollock died in 1995 in Baldwin County, Georgia. He was buried next to his parents. His tombstone was provided by John Middleton Co. because he was a fan of their Prince Albert tobacco.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Robert Byrd (January 14, 1990). "'Oldest Man' a Teetotaler Who Loves His Pipe". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. Retrieved September 12, 2009. Pollock has no birth certificate; not many blacks born in rural Georgia two years after the Civil War got one. The Social Security Administration lists his birthday as Dec. 25, 1869, but Pollock insists that it's really 1866. Either would make him the oldest human, but longevity experts say Social Security records can be based largely on a person's word and are considered unreliable.
  2. ↑ "If Jackson Pollock could prove it, he'd be world's oldest man". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. 25 December 1991. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Byrd, Robert (20 June 1990). "'World's Oldest Man' has plenty of useful energy". The Free Lance-Star.
  4. ↑ "Jackson John Pollock, Oldest Living Person, Dies at 128". Jet. 6 November 1995. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
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