West Virginia Archives

LongeviQuest is pleased to announce the age validation of Lucy Reynolds at 110 years old. She was an American supercentenarian known as the oldest living person in West Virginia.

Lucy was born on 18 October 1872 in Craig County, Virginia, USA. After her father passed away when she was 12 years old, her family moved to Roane County where she lived most of her life.

At the age of 100.
(Source: The 110 Club)

When Lucy was around 102 years old, she broke her hip. Moreover, upon her 110th birthday celebration, she was made known as one of the earliest supercentenarians in West Virginia.

Lucy Reynolds passed away on 14 July 1983 in Spencer, West Virginia, USA.

For more information, please visit Lucy Reynolds’ Directory Profile here.

LongeviQuest recently reviewed the case of Ettie Mae Greene of the United States. She was an American supercentenarian recognized as the oldest person to have lived or passed away in the U.S. State of West Virginia.

Greene has her age initially validated by the Guinness Book of Records in the 1990s. It was claimed that her birthdate was 8 September 1877, but it was corrected in August 2023 after Jimmy Lindberg reviewed her documents. The Global Validation Commission found out that Greene was born on 19 September 1877, making her 11 days younger.

Mrs. Greene’s record of being the oldest person ever in West Virginia remains unbroken to this day. At the time of her death, she was known as the third-oldest living person in the world behind Jeanne Calment of France and Charlotte Hughes of the United Kingdom.

For more information, please view Ettie Mae Greene’s Directory Profile here.

LongeviQuest is pleased to announce the age validation of Herlda Senhouse at 112 years old. She was born on 28 February 1911 as one of ten children from her parents who live at Piedmont, West Virginia, USA.

At the age of 16, she moved to her uncle and aunt in Woburn, Massachusetts in 1927 and then four years later, she became the first in her family to finish high school.

As a student. (Source: WCVB)

She married William Senhouse in 1933 and the couple were married for 62 years, spending most of their time living in New York.

Mrs. Senhouse currently lives in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA where she is considered the second-oldest (known) living person, behind Hazel Plummer.

LongeviQuest sends our warm congratulations for her validation.

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