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Supercentenarian Profile

Irene Wright

Born:

24/01/1892
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
United States

Died:

10/11/2002
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
United States

✔ Age Certified by LongeviQuest

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Irene Wright (née Tinsley) was an American supercentenarian who was among the oldest living people in the state of Kentucky. Her age has been validated by LongeviQuest.

BIOGRAPHY

Wright was born as Irene Tinsley in Louisville, Kentucky, on 24 January 1892 as the second of six children born to Moses and Lillie Tinsley. She married Jesse L. Wright on 13 October 1912 and had at least one daughter, Lillian, in 1915.

Wright died on 10 November 2002 at the age of 110 years, 291 days. She was survived by her daughter, a grandson, a great-grandson, and a great-great-grandchild, as well as her youngest sister Ada Halppen, who died in 2009 a month shy of her 102nd birthday.

RECOGNITION

Wright’s age was verified by Jimmy Lindberg and validated by LongeviQuest on 16 May 2024.

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