Ida Reaver was a validated American supercentenarian who died in 1989 at the age of 110.
Ida Reaver was born in a one-room cabin near Silver Run, Carroll County, Maryland, USA, on 7 December 1878. Reaver’s early life was spent attending the Erb School and working on a farm. She married young and moved to various farms in Pennsylvania before settling in Chambersburg, where her husband worked at a machine shop.
Even at 100, Reaver remained independent, doing all her housework in her Westminster apartment. She favored hot water over tea or coffee and enjoyed home-grown food. She actively maintained her independence until 106, when she moved to a nursing home.
On her 100th birthday.
(Source: Hanover Evening Sun)
Reaver passed away in Westminster, Maryland, USA, on 2 March 1989, at the age of 110 years, 85 days. At the time of her death, she was the oldest known living person in the U.S. state of Maryland.
LongeviQuest congratulates Ida Reaver’s family on her posthumous recognition.
For more information, please view Mrs. Reaver’s Directory Profile here.
