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Lillian Moran

Stefan Maglov
Validated By: Stefan Maglov On Date: Aug. 03rd 2023

Lillian Moran (née Jacobsen) is an American supercentenarian whose age has been validated by LongeviQuest. She is currently the oldest living person in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

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Biography

Moran was born in Maddock, North Dakota, USA, on 18 March 1911, to parents Jacob Jacobson (1886–1976) and Emma Julia Nottestad (1890–1990). She grew up on a farm, milking cows and working the fields. Her father was a farmer and had a blacksmith shop in the small town of Flora.

In 1940, she married John Moran, and they farmed near Flora until his death in 1963. The couple had a son, Gary Wayne Moran (1942–2019). She lived in Minnewaukan (North Dakota) for some time before moving into an assisted living facility in Minnesota at the age of 98.

Her maternal grandmother, Anna Jorgina Nottestad (1870–1973), lived to be 103, her maternal aunt Anne Marie Engen (1888–1989) lived to be 101, and her maternal uncle Edwin Nottestad (1897–2001) lived to be 103.

Moran celebrated her 112th birthday in May 2023 because she tested positive for COVID-19 in March. This was the second time Moran had survived COVID-19.

Moran currently lives in Moorhead, Minnesota, USA.

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Recognition

Following the death of 114-year-old Erna Zahn on 9 August 2022, Moran became the oldest known person living in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

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Attribution

* “Jacob Jacobson” – FindAGrave

* “Lillian Moran” – InForum, 19 March 2011

* “Moorhead woman born in small North Dakota town turns 108” – InForum, 18 March 2019

* “Lillian Moran, the oldest living Minnesotan, celebrates 112th birthday” – CBS News Minnesota, 5 May 2023