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Retroactive Data Correction: Charlie Phillips (1869–1980)
LongeviQuest recently reviewed the case of Charlie Phillips of the United States, who was once the world’s oldest known living man. The Kestenbaum study initially verified his age and was later...
Retroactive Data Correction: Robert Freeman (1879–1990)
LongeviQuest recently reviewed the case of Robert Freeman of the United States, who might have been the world’s oldest living man at the time of his passing upon our revalidation. The Kestenbaum...
New Validation: Sally Mitchell (1904-2015) of the United States
Sally Mitchell was a validated American supercentenarian who died in 2016 at the age of 110. Sally Mitchell was born in Pentwater, Michigan, USA, on 25 November 1904. She was raised on a farm with...
New Validation: Ivarene Bateman (1904-2015) of the United States
Ivarene Bateman was a validated American supercentenarian who died in 2015 at the age of 110. Ivarene Bateman was born in Kansas City, Kansas, USA, on 10 October 1904. She was a wife and a mother to...
New Validation: Hassie Scott (1904-2015) of the United States
Hassie Scott was a validated American supercentenarian who died in 2015 at the age of 110. Hassie Scott was born on a farm in LaFayette, Alabama, USA, on 9 September 1904. She was one of 14...
Tomiko Itooka (1908-Present) of Japan Becomes the World’s Second-Oldest Living Person
LongeviQuest is pleased to confirm that Tomiko Itooka recently becomes the second oldest living person in the world. She is a Japanese supercentenarian known as the oldest living person in Hyōgo...
Elizabeth Francis (1909-Present) Becomes the Oldest Living American at 114
LongeviQuest has certified that Elizabeth Francis of Texas, age 114, is now the oldest living person in the United States after the death of 116-year-old Edie Ceccarelli of California. Per the...
Edie Ceccarelli, USA’s Oldest Person, Passed Away 116
It is with a heavy heart for LongeviQuest to report that Edie Ceccarelli passed away at 116. At the time of her passing, she was the oldest living person in the United States, as well as the...