Tag: 1866-1977

LongeviQuest is pleased to announce the age validation of Jemima Boggs at 110 years old. She was an American supercentenarian known as the oldest living person in Ohio, USA, at the time of her death.

Jemima Boggs was born on 6 July 1866 in Harrisville, Harrison County, Ohio, USA.

At 17 years old, she studied painting for two years at Oberlin College in Ohio.

Shortly before her 107th birthday in 1973. (Source: Plain Dealer)
Shortly before her 107th birthday in 1973.
(Source: Plain Dealer)

On 15 September 1892, when she was 26 years old, she was married to Edwin Nelson Boggs. The couple had five children and together they lived in St. Clairsville where her husband operated a coal mine and a grocery store.

Jemima Boggs passed away on 27 March 1977 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA, at 110 years and 264 days old. Upon the validation of Jemima Boggs, she was the oldest living person in Ohio at the time of her death.

For more information, please visit Jemima Boggs’ Directory Profile here.

LongeviQuest is pleased to announce the age validation of Clara Jacobs at 111 years old. She was an American supercentenarian known as the first person from Ohio to reach the age of 111.

Clara Belle Harrod was born on 9 September 1866 in Union, Ohio, USA.

Clara married a barber named Alva Warren Jacobs on 8 February 1887. The couple had no biological children, but they had an adopted daughter, Beatrice, who was born sometime between 1902 and 1903. Her husband passed away in 1938.

Jacobs died on 18 October 1977 in Spencerville, Ohio, USA. At the time of her death, she was 111 years old and broke the Ohio state longevity record after surpassing the record age of 110 years old.

For more information, please visit Clara Jacobs’ Directory Profile here.