Martina Rodríguez de Medina was an Argentine supercentenarian.
Josefa Maria da Conceição, Paraíba’s Oldest Resident, Turns 112
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BIOGRAPHY
Martina Rodríguez de Medina was born in La Cruz, Córdoba Province, Argentina, on 12 November 1892 (claimed 1891). She was raised in the countryside alongside her parents and ten siblings until they were orphaned; afterward, a neighboring couple took them in.
In 1914, she married Ramón Romualdo Medina (1886–1983). The couple lived on a farm in the Elena area until her husband was appointed Justice of the Peace for the town. In 1937, they moved to Berrotarán, where he opened a barbershop, and settled there with their nine children: Elida, Elvia, Lidia, Nilda (1918–2002), Elezar (1920–2009), Romualdo, Ismar, Alfonso, and María Haydeé (Chela).
As of November 2002, at 110, she had 20 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren, and seven great-great-grandchildren. By that time, she was no longer able to walk, and she had completely lost her sight several years earlier.
Martina Rodríguez de Medina passed away in Berrotarán, Córdoba Province, on 31 October 2004, at the age of 111 years, 353 days.
RECOGNITION
Her age is currently under review.
ATTRIBUTION
* Martina Segunda RODRÍGUEZ – Geni
* “Martina celebra sus 111 años en Berrotarán” – La Voz del Interior, 12 November 2002
GALLERY
(Source: geni.com)
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