Ida Madison was a validated American supercentenarian born on 27 March 1882 in Berlin Township, Steele County, Minnesota.
Her work ethic began early. At age 10, she began babysitting a young child, and by 14 or 15, she went to Albert Lea to work for a local family.
On 24 September 1902, at the age of 20, she married Marinus and the couple had three children together.
In 1917, after the start of World War I, she became active in the Red Cross, often working late into the night.
At the age of 101. (Source: Star Tribune)
In 1928, the family moved to a 17-and-a-half-acre farm west of Albert Lea. By 1942, after 14 years on the farm, they returned to town, where she spent the rest of her life.
After turning 100, she remarked that she didn’t feel any different than she ever had. She said she always minded her own business and planned to keep doing so. She celebrated her 100th birthday at Calvary Baptist Church, where over 200 people attended her open house.
Ida Madison passed away on 20 November 1992 in Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States, at 110 years old.
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