1907 Archives

LongeviQuest is pleased to announce the age validation of Tome Miwa at 111 years old. At the time of her death, she was a Japanese supercentenarian considered as the oldest living person in Mie Prefecture, Japan.

Tome Miwa was born on 22 August 1907 in Ōgaki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

She worked in Tokyo and experienced the Great Kantō earthquake in 1923 where she escaped and survived a fire by walking on railroad tracks.

In September 2013, aged 106.
(Source: Chunichi Shinbun)

She got married and had five children with her husband. They later moved to Inabe City, Mie Prefecture where she worked tirelessly in the fields until reaching 100 years old.

Tome Miwa passed away at her home in Inabe City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, on 21 July 2019 due to heart failure.

For more information, please view Tome Miwa’s Directory Profile here.

LongiviQuest is happy to announce the age validation of Mr. Tsunahei Ogawa, a Japanese supercentenarian who passed away just five days short of his 112th birthday. At the time of his passing, he was the second-oldest living man in Japan.

Mr. Ogawa was born in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, on 9 January 1907, but at some point in his life, he moved to Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. This is where he ran a kimono store for over 70 years.

In September 2018, aged 111.
(Source: Facebook/朝長則男（ともながのりお）)

Mr. Ogawa died of pneumonia in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, on 4 January 2019, five days before his 112^th birthday.

For more information, please view Tsunahei Ogawa’s Directory Profile here.

LongeviQuest has validated the age claim of Rose Mary “Thea” Theissen of Minnesota, United States.

Undated.
(Source: Tribute Archive)

She was born in Breckenridge, Minnesota, USA on 28 December 1907, and passed away in Merrill, Wisconsin, USA on 23 May 2018 at the age of 110 years old. She was the third of four children of German parents. She was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church in Merrill.

After graduating from Breckenridge High School, she continued her education at the State School of Science in Wahpeton, North Dakota. In 1929, she married Elmer Theissen, a pharmacist. They moved to Fort Madison, Iowa, where they bought the Ford Hopkins Drug Store and renamed it to Theissen Rexall Drug. Her husband passed away in 1991.

On her death, she was survived by her three daughters, 13 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren, and 16 great-great-grandchildren.

LongeviQuest congratulates Mrs. Theissen’s family on her posthumous recognition.

For more information, please view Mrs. Lewis’s Directory Profile here.

LongeviQuest is pleased to announce the age validation of Mildred Lewis of Missouri, United States. She was born in Zebra, Missouri, United States on 25 December 1907 and passed away in Estero, Florida, United States on 9 December 2019 at the age of 110 years old.

Aged 109.
(Source: Naples Daily News)

She married her husband, Earl Lewis on 23 August 1930. They had two children. Her husband passed away in 1993. After turning 100 years old, she moved to Estero to live with her daughter. On her passing, she was survived by her son, two grandsons, and one great-grandson.

Mrs. Lewis attended William Woods College, where she was a member of the student council, and then graduated from Lincoln University in Jefferson City. She worked as an elementary school teacher for 25 years in Jefferson City. She was also the President of the Capital City Women’s Club and the Jefferson City Women’s Club.

LongeviQuest congratulates Mrs. Lewis’s family on her posthumous recognition.

For more information, please view Mrs. Lewis’s Directory Profile here.

LongeviQuest has validated the age claim for Mary Maiurino (1907-2019) of the U.S. state of New York. Mrs. Maiurino was born in Syracuse, New York in 1907 and passed away in nearby Fayetteville, New York in 2019 at the age of 112. The daughter of Italian immigrants (birth surname Giannuzzi), Mrs. Maiurino was married in 1934 to Anthony Maiurino, with whom she had two children.

Undated.
(Source: Farone & Son Inc)

Note: claimed date of birth 28 October 1907; validated with the date of birth 24 October 1907.