by Lennard Ashley Salaysay | May 1, 2024 | News, Validation
Emma Gurley was a validated American supercentenarian who died in 2002 at the age of 110. Gurley was born in Walker County, Georgia, USA, on December 23, 1891. Raised on the family farm alongside two sisters and four brothers, she completed schooling up to the fifth...
by Lennard Ashley Salaysay | May 1, 2024 | News, Validation
Mattie Ivy was a validated American supercentenarian who died in 2013 at the age of 110. Mattie Ivy was born in Crawford County, Georgia, United States, on 14 January 1903. She was the only child of John (1848-1924) and Elberta Prater (1863-1939), both born into...
by Lennard Ashley Salaysay | May 1, 2024 | News, Validation
Ellen Thomas was a validated American supercentenarian who died in 1991 at the age of 113. Thomas was born on Wade Bolton’s Hoboken Plantation near Arlington in Shelby County, Tennessee, USA on December 25, 1877 (although she claimed 1874). Her parents were formerly...
by Rollan Albano | Apr 25, 2024 | Death Reports
It is with a heavy heart for LongeviQuest to report that Edna Kurtz of Massachusetts passed away on 18 April 2024 at 110. Edna Louisa Kurtz was born on 16 July 1913 in Worcester, Massachusetts. She had four sisters and one brother, with her being the oldest. Mrs....
by Lennard Ashley Salaysay | Apr 9, 2024 | News, Validation
Vincent Dransfield, age 110, is now a validated American supercentenarian. He is currently the oldest known living man in the state of New Jersey. Vincent Dransfield was born Vincent Delisio in Paterson, New Jersey, United States, on 28 March 1914. His parents...
by Lennard Ashley Salaysay | Apr 9, 2024 | News, Validation
Louise Silva was a validated American supercentenarian who died in 2015 at the age of 112. She was the longevity record holder for Rhode Island from 2015 to 2020. Louise Silva was born as Louise Costello in Providence, Rhode Island, on 7 June 1903 to Italian...