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The following cases have been debunked as false.


 

Turkey Zaro Ağa May 14, 1777 June 29, 1934 157 46 W M 97 -60 U.S, (NY) FALSE Walter G. Bowermann

England (UK) Thomas Parr February 28, 1483 November 15, 1635 152 262 W M 70 -82 England (UK) FALSE autopsy revealed condition suggested he was about 70 rather than 152

Ireland Katherine Fitzgerald Jul. 1, 1464 Nov. 5, 1604 140 127 W F 104 -36 Ireland FALSE historical records, some documents suggest she died aged 90

Liberia Charlie Smith July  4, 1842 Oct.  5, 1979 137 93 B M 100 -37 U.S. (FL) FALSE 1900 census suggests 1879; 1910 marriage certificate 1874  

Egypt Sayed Mehren Jan. 11, 1811 Sep. 28, 1943 132 260 W M 72 -60 U.S. (IL) FALSE 1910 census gives age as 39

U.S. (NC) Noah Raby Apr.  1, 1772 Mar.  1, 1904 131 335 W M 81 -50 U.S. (NJ) FALSE 1850 census

Brazil Maria Olivia da Silva Feb. 28, 1880 July 8, 2010 130 139 H F 104 -26 Brazil FALSE family says 92/104

France Jean Causeur Mar. 3, 1645 Apr. 30, 1774 129 58 W M 109 -20 France FALSE birth record?

China Luo Meizhen July 9, 1885 June 8, 2013 127 335 O F 97 -30 China FALSE Meizhen admitted she was born 1915 and inflated age, son born in 1946, husband 1906

Wales (UK) Thomas Morris Jan.15, 1794 Apr. 30, 1920 126 106 W M 95 -31 U.S. (NE) FALSE 1900 census

Brazil Germinia Maria de Jesus Jun. 16, 1889 Jan. 1, 2013 123 199 H W 106 -17 Brazil FALSE birth record

U.S. (AR) David Peterson Nov 22, 1850 May 31, 1973 122 190 B M 103 -19 U.S. (TX) FALSE 1940 census says 70 years old

U.S. (GA) Toby Crosby Jan. 21, 1854 May 25, 1976 122 125 B M 96 -26 U.S. (FL) FALSE SSDI

U.S. (GA) Katie White Nov.  9, 1864 Oct. 31, 1986 121 356 B F 107 -14 U.S. (GA) FALSE SSDI

U.S. (MI) Mary Ducksworth June 6, 1861 April 19, 1983 121 317 B W 106 -15 U.S. (IL) FALSE 1880 census

U.S. (VA) Clara Fountain May  7, 1801 Sept.  9, 1922 121 125 B F 109 -12 U.S. (NE) FALSE    1870 census

France Annibal Camoux 1638 1759 121 104 W M 90 -31 France FALSE Louis Thibaux 

Germany Joseph Brunner Nov. 29, 1706 Nov. 22, 1827 120 358 W M 88 -32 Germany FALSE birth record

U.S. (NC) Betty Lyons June 1, 1865 April 21, 1986 120 324 B F 107 -13 U.S. (NC) FALSE 1880 census

Malaysia Daud Laing Apr. 2, 1891 Jan. 14, 2012 120 287 O M 70 -50 Malaysia FALSE ???

Japan Shigechiyo Izumi June 29, 1865 Feb. 21, 1986 120 237 O M 109 -11 Japan FALSE Michel Poulain  

U.S. (GA) Pearl Gartrell Apr. 1, 1888 Nov. 23, 2008 120 236 B F 108 -12 U.S. (FL) FALSE censuses

U.S. (TN) Mary Ramsey Wood May 20, 1787 Jan.  1, 1908 120 226 W F 96 -24 U.S. (OR) FALSE 1880 census (1900 census suggests age 98)

U.S. (GA) Willie Hawes Jan. 15, 1872 Apr. 26, 1992 120 102 B M 107 -13 U.S. (FL) FALSE SSDI

U.S. (MS) Arbelia Wood Apr.  6, 1885 Mar.  11, 2005 119 339 B F 109 -10 U.S. (MI) FALSE 1900 census

U.S. (MS) Ed Lee Bankhead Mar. 11, 1883 Nov. 26, 2002 119 260 B M 103 -16 U.S. (MS) FALSE WWI draft registration

U.S. (SC) Mattie Owens Oct. 15, 1883 Feb.  6, 2003 119 114 B F 105 -14 U.S. (NY) FALSE 1910, 1920, 1930 census match

U.S. (MS) Roberta Weston Aug.  9, 1887 June 25, 2006 118 320 B F 109 -9 U.S. (IL) FALSE 1910 census

U.S. (AL) Nora Lee Feb. 16, 1859 Dec. 26 1977 118 313 B F 98 -20 U.S. (PA) FALSE SSDI says 1879

U.S. (TX) Ida Noundy Mar. 21, 1870 Jan. 20, 1989 118 305 B F 103 -15 U.S. (TX) FALSE SSA study

U.S. (AL) Lucy Hannah July 16, 1874 Mar. 21, 1993 118 248 B F 97 -21 U.S. (MI) FALSE 1943 marriage certificate says August 17, 1895

U.S. (GA) Harriet McGhee Mar. 14, 1884 Nov.  6, 2002 118 237 B F 90 -28 U.S. (GA) FALSE 1942 social security application

U.S. (MS) Sam Brown Jul 4, 1859 Feb. 3, 1978 118 214 B M 106 -12 U.S. (OK) FALSE Grave says 1871, SSDI 1876

U.S. (NC) Martha Graham Dec. 27, 1840 June 25, 1959 118 182 B F 104 -14 U.S. (NC) FALSE 1870 census

Italy Norman Walker Jan.  4, 1867 June  6, 1985 118 153 W M 99 -19 U.S. (AZ) FALSE SSDI, 1901 UK census, other

U.S. (GA) Esteller Jones Nov. 10, 1881 June 27, 1999 117 229 B F 107 -10 U.S. (GA) ? SSA study

U.S. (VA) Ressie Seymore Apr.  5, 1884 Sept.  6, 2001 117 154 M F 104 -13 U.S. (VA) FALSE M=melungeon    

U.S. (VA) Winnie Spence Jan. 18, 1876 May 31, 1993 117 133 B F ? ? U.S. (VA) FALSE 1900 census suggests not born yet in 1900!

U.S. (MS) Walter Williams Nov. 14, 1842 Dec. 19, 1959 117 35 W M 105 -12 U.S. (TX) FALSE 1860 census

Jamaica Edward Harlman Feb. 12, 1880 Mar.  3, 1997 117 19 B M 104 -13 U.S. (IA) FALSE 1920 census

U.S. (MS) Katie Robinson Feb.  9, 1890 Sept. 19, 2006 116 222 B F 107 -9 U.S. (MS) FALSE 1910, 1920 census  

U.S. (TN) Lillian D'Odessa Johnson June 20, 1888 Nov. 16, 2004 116 149 B F 101 -15 U.S. (MO) FALSE 1910 census

U.S. (MS) Walter Hickman Mar. 22, 1889 Aug.  7, 2005 116 138 B M 99 -17 U.S. (TN) FALSE 1910, 1920, 1930 census matches

Greece Lamprinio Colaros Nov.  1, 1890 Feb. 11, 2001 116 102 W F 109 -7 U.S. (IN) FALSE 1951 immigration document

U.S. (VA) Robert Kidd Aug. 10, 1774 Nov. 12, 1890 116 94 W M 109 -7 U.S. (TX) FALSE 1860 census

U.S. (TX) Maude Conic Aug. 15, 1888 Nov. 14, 2004 116 91 BA F 106 -10 U.S. (TX) FALSE 1900 census, other docs

U.S. (FL) Carrie C. White Nov. 18, 1874 Feb. 14, 1991 116 88 W F 102 -14 U.S. (FL) FALSE 1900 census

U.S. (SC) Sarah Bridges Apr. 23, 1858  Jan. 9, 1974  115 260 B F 95 -20 U.S. (PA) FALSE 1880 census

U.S. (GA) Eliza Bazemore Aug. 9, 1890 Mar.  7, 2006 115 210 B F 106 -9 U.S. (GA) FALSE 1899 from voter registration, 1898 from social security

U.S. (VA) James Aker Feb. 12, 1871 Aug. 31, 1986 115 200 U M 105 -10 U.S. (VA) FALSE SSDI

Spain  Coloma Jacas-Gras Dec.  3, 1877 June 13, 1993 115 192 W F 99 -16 Spain   FALSE Dr Poulain found early registration

U.S. (NC) Minnie Alexander Aug. 17, 1879 Feb.  7, 1995 115 174 W F 106 -9 U.S. (NC) FALSE SSA study

U.S. (GA) Liza Johnson June 28, 1887 Dec. 18, 2002 115 173 B F 102 -13 U.S. (GA) FALSE 1920 census

U.S. (NC) Robert Hodges June 18, 1888 Nov. 10, 2003 115 145 B M 106 -9 U.S. (NC) FALSE 1900, 1910 census listings as 3 and 12

U.S. (PA) Solomon Rickner Feb. 18, 1821 May 28, 1936 115 100 W M 97 -18 U.S. (NE) FALSE 1860 census

U.S. (AL) Annie Jones Sept. 11, 1889 Sept. 14, 2004 115 3 B F 101 -14 U.S. (AL) FALSE 1930 census lists her as 26

Spain Orosia Tena Jan. 22, 1890 Dec. 25, 2004 114 337 W F 107 -7 Spain FALSE birth certificate says 1897; ID card said 1890

U.S. (GA) Lillie Maud Walton Mar.  4, 1885 Jan.  5, 2000 114 307 B F 102 -12 U.S. (GA) FALSE SSDI

Spain Benita Medrano-Hernandez Apr.  3, 1864 Jan. 25, 1979 114 297 W F 103 -11 Spain FALSE 1875 baptismal record shows she was 11 years younger than claimed

 U.S. (MD) William Coates June  2, 1889 Feb. 24, 2004 114 267 B M 92 -22 U.S. (MD) FALSE 1930 census

 Poland Veronica Kaczmarek Aug. 16, 1888 Mar. 26, 2002 114 222 W F 107 -7 U.S. (NY) FALSE SS-5 data

U.S. (MD) George Fruits Jan.  2, 1762 Aug.  6, 1876 114 217 W M 97 -17 U.S. (IN) FALSE A. Ross Eckler

 U.S. (KY) Lossie Hopkins July 26, 1884 Feb. 15, 1999 114 204 B F 110 -4 U.S. (KY) FALSE

U.S. (?) Jewell Roberts Sept. 12, 1890 Jan. 24, 2005 114 134 B F 105 -9 U.S. (TX) FALSE 1900 census

U.S. (NE) Glen Post Mar. 16, 1874 Apr.  6, 1988 114 21 W? M 95 -19 U.S. (OH) FALSE 1900 census

U.S. (AR) Frances Hopkins Dec. 18, 1886 Jan. 1, 2001 114 14 B F 109 -5 U.S. (OK) FALSE SSDI

U.S. (CA) Merlyn Kreuger Apr.  8, 1895 Apr. 4, 2009 113 361 W M 90 -22 U.S. (WA) FALSE 1920, 1930 census; 1940 draft registration  

U.S. (TN) Georgia Norris Jan.  4, 1889 Dec. 10, 2002 113 340 W F 103 -10 U.S. (TN) FALSE 1900, 1920, 1930 census May 14, 2006

Sara Camarena July 16, 1891 June 20, 2005 113 339 H F 100 -13 U.S. (CA) FALSE SSDI said born 1891; obituary said age 100

Gertrude Edmonds Nov. 13, 1890 Sept. 27, 2004 113 319 U F 103 -10 U.S. (IA) FALSE SSDI

U.S. (VA) John Meshack Phipps Feb. 14, 1803 Dec. 10, 1916 113 300 W M 104 -15 U.S. (IA) FALSE 1842 marriage certificate gives age as 30

Japan Mitsu Fujisawa Apr. 9, 1876 Jan. 17, 1990 113 283 O F 99 -14 Japqn FALSE investigation revealed Fujisawa died young, woman who died in 1990 was younger sister Kosayo who was born in 1890

U.S. (VA) Mandy Tabb June 15, 1878 Feb. 14, 1992 113 244 B F 103 -10 U.S. (VA) FALSE 1900 census (note: newspaper said "114" but the dates given would make the claim 113; actual age 103) 

U.S. (TN) James Gable June  6, 1896 January 26, 2010  113 234 B M 13 -10 U.S. (TN) FALSE 1910 census, 2004 news story  

U.S. (MS) Isabella McDade Dec.  1, 1889 July 16, 2003 113 227 ? F 106 -7 U.S. (AL) FALSE 1930 census 

U.S. (NC) Eliza Hooker May  7, 1891 Dec.  2, 2004 113 209 B F 104 -9 U.S. (NC) FALSE 1900, 1910 census 

U.S. (LA) Bertha J Bonton Oct.  5, 1889 Feb. 26, 2003 113 144 AI F 109 -4 U.S. (LA) FALSE SSDI

Canada Pierre Joubert July 14, 1701 Nov. 15, 1814 113 124 W M 82 -31 Canada FALSE double-life mistake; birth cert. was that of father 

Spain Josefa Bocanegra-Sanchez Feb. 11, 1864 June  9, 1977 113 118 W F 92 -21 Spain       FALSE Miguel Quesada

U.S. (MS) Neal Bates July  4, 1890 Oct. 21, 2003 113 109 B M 100 -13 U.S. (MS) FALSE SSDI 

U.S. (MO) Lucinda Mallory Apr. 23, 1844 Jun. 14, 1957 113 50 B F 97 -16 U.S. (MO) FALSE 1900 census

Portugal Francisco Antonio Ferreira Nov.  1, 1890 2004 113 W M 104 -9 Portugal FALSE Felipe Prista Lucas

Italy Gracia Costanzo-Inzirillo Jan. 20, 1871 Jan. 16, 1984 112 361 W F 101 -11 France FALSE 1882 birth certificate

Jamaica Hebert Young May  3, 1886 Apr. 22, 1999 112 354 B M 101 -11 U.S. (NY) FALSE 1930 census

U.S. (NC) Matilda Duckett Rogers Oct. 2, 1850 Sep. 15, 1963 112 348 W F 109 -3 U.S. (NC) FALSE 1860, 1870 censuses

U.S. (NC) Macy Bare Oct. 15, 1889 Sept.  6, 2002 112 326 W F 107 -5 U.S. (NC) FALSE 1900 census

U.S. (SC) Tero Coleman Feb. 11, 1888 Dec. 15, 2000 112 308 B F 109 -3 U.S. (DC) FALSE 1900, 1910 censuses

U.S. (VA)   John B. Salling   May 15, 1846   March 16, 1959 112 305  W      M      102 -10   U.S. (VA)  FALSE       1860 census suggests born 1856, some sources say born March 15
U.S. (MO) Susan Oga Sept. 16, 1879 July  6, 1992 112 294 U F 99 -13 U.S. (CO) FALSE SSDI

U.S. (AR) Buster Smith Jan. 19, 1894 Sept. 22, 2006 112 246 B M 102 -10 U.S. (AR) FALSE 1930 census (SSDI suggests 109)

Armenian Turkey Krikor Derderian July 24, 1875 Mar. 25, 1988 112 245 W M 104 -8 U.S. (MA) FALSE SSDI

U.S. (GA) Joseph Ramies Sept. 16, 1890 May 16, 2003 112 242 AI M 103 -9 U.S. (FL) ? 1900 census

U.S. (NC) Julia Scarborough Jan.  1, 1885 July 18, 1997 112 198 B F 107 -5 U.S. (NC) FALSE 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 census Apr. 22, 2006

U.S. (MS) Emma Parks Dec 23, 1880 May  1, 1993 112 129 B F 102 -10 U.S. (NE) FALSE 1920 census, SSDI

France Joséphine Mazurkewicz Mar. 19, 1784 Jul. 18, 1896 112 121 W M 102 -10 France FALSE ?

U.S. (GA) Bessie Thomas Feb.  3, 1888 Apr. 15, 2000 112 72 B F 106 -6 U.S. (OH) FALSE SSDI (SSN 281-28-2955)  

U.S. (NC) Ballam D. Dudley Nov. 30, 1858 Feb. 4, 1971 112 66 B M 103 -9 U.S. (NC) FALSE 1880 census gives age as 12

France Eva Jourdan March 25, 1880  May 6, 1992 112 42 W M 102 -10 France FALSE birth records show claim was paper error

Poland Katherine Misialek Dec. 19, 1877 Nov. 11, 1989 111 327 W F 109 -2 U.S. (ND) FALSE SSDI

U.S. Raleigh Williams Mar. 17, 1904 Nov. 26, 2015 111 254 B M 108 -3 U.S. FALSE censuses, family bible said "1907" but ink was smeared to the point family had initially thought it had said 1904

U.S. (PA) George Darden Feb.  7, 1892 Oct. 14, 2003 111 249 B M 103 -8 U.S. (PA) FALSE 1930 census

U.S. (NY) James Hard July 15, 1841 Mar. 12, 1953 111 240 W M 109 -2 U.S. (NY) FALSE 1850, 1860, 1910, 1920 censuses

U.S. (LA) Mearly Ratliff Oct.  2, 1893 May 19, 2005 111 229 B M 103 -8 U.S. (MS) FALSE 1910, 1920, 1930 census; WWI draft registration

U.S. (KY) Dora Mattingly Jan.  2, 1892 July 24, 2003 111 203 W F 109 -2 U.S. (KY) FALSE 1910, 1920, 1930 censuses

U.S, (AL) James Henry Brett, Jr. July 25, 1849 February 10, 1961 111 200 W M 101 -10 U.S. (TX) FALSE 1860, 1870, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 censuses

U.S. (TX) Emma Davis Dec. 25, 1847 July  2, 1959 111 189 B F 93 -18 U.S. (NE) FALSE 1920 census

U.S. (GA) Ovella Inman May 15, 1895 Aug. 30, 2006 111 107 B f 109 -2 U.S. (GA) FALSE 1910 census, SSDI

U.S. (NV) Rose Baskin Dec. 15, 1885 Mar. 15, 1997 111 90 W F 104 -7 U.S. (NV) FALSE SSDI

U.S. (GA) Beaulah Price Nov. 30, 1892 Feb. 15, 2004 111 77 B F 105 -6 U.S. (GA) FALSE 1930 census

U.S. (MS) Willie Everhart Oct. 18, 1880 Dec. 27, 1991 111 70 B M 105 -6 U.S. (TN) FALSE SSDI

U.S. (AL) Mark Matthews Aug. 7, 1894 Sep. 6, 2005 111 30 W M 108 -4 U.S. (DC) FALSE 1910 census

U.S. (DE) Silas Simmons Oct. 14, 1895 Oct. 29, 2006 111 15 B M 109 -2 U.S. (FL) FALSE 1900 census (says born 1897)

U.S. (AR) Sadie Harrell Sept. 25, 1890 Oct.  8, 2001 111 13 W F 108 -3 U.S. (OK) FALSE 1910 census

U.S. (AZ) Mejel Patten 1883 Dec. 12, 1994 111 + AI F 102 -9 U.S. (AZ) FALSE 1920, 1930 census

Czech. Anna Chasdek July 26, 1781 July 24, 1892 110 363 W F 85 -25 U.S. (NE) FALSE cemetery records

Germany Margarethe Sauer Jan. 18, 1866 Jan. 14, 1977 110 362 W F 109 -1 Germany FALSE Thomas Breining

U.S. (SC) Rebecca Cocklin July  5, 1895 June 22, 2006 110 352 B F 107 -3 U.S. (SC) FALSE 1900, 1910 census

U.S. (ND) Bessie Wildfang Sept.  3, 1894 Aug. 18, 2005 110 349 W F 109 -1 U.S. (ND) FALSE SSDI said born 1894; obit said age 109

U.S. (GA) Esther Hawk Nov.  8, 1882 Oct. 11, 1993 110 337 BA F 108 -2 U.S. (FL) FALSE 1900 census

U.S. (LA) Elmire Young Apr.  7, 1890 Mar. 18, 2001 110 345 B F 109 -1.9 U.S. (TX) FALSE 1900 census (note: census says born Feb 1892, older brother born Jan 1890)

U.S. (TX) Minnie Bell Thomas Jan. 29, 1891 Dec. 11, 2001 110 316 B F 105 -5 U.S. (TX) FALSE SSDI  

U.S. (SC) Jones Morgan Oct. 23, 1882 Aug. 29, 1993 110 310 B M 104 -6 U.S. (VA) FALSE WWII draft registration gives birth year of 1888

U.S. (MD) Robert Lee Mumford Jan. 29, 1893 Nov.  1, 2003 110 276 B M 106 -4 U.S. (DE) FALSE 1900, 1910, 1930 censuses

U.S. (SC) Sylvia Ellerbee May  5, 1896 Nov. 20, 2006 110 199 U F 105 -5 U.S. (NC) FALSE SSDI

Italy Damiana Sette August 11, 1874 Feb 25, 1985 110 198 W F 107 -3 Italy FALSE Michel Poulain

Canada Harry Chaloner May 10, 1874 Oct. 30, 1984 110 174 W M 108 -2 U.S. (FL) FALSE SSDI

Russia Timofei Prochorov Jan. 22, 1894 July 13, 2004 110 173 W M 105 -5 Germany FALSE German reports from Thomas Breining

U.S. (IA) Matilda Standley Rogers 110 167 W F 108 -2 U.S. (KS) FALSE 1860 census says 6, 1870 census 18, possibly indeed 110 (sister Mary is 8 in 1860 but 15 in 1870)

Russia Sam Corwin Dec. 24, 1876 May 27, 1987 110 154 W F 109 -1 U.S. (MA) FALSE SSDI

U.S. (IL) William Williams October 10, 1839 March 8, 1950 110 149 W M 90 -20 U.S. (IL) FALSE 1884 marriage certificate says 25

U.S. (AL) Joe Dollar Hair Oct. 11, 1894 Mar.  3, 2005 110 143 AI M 109 -1 U.S. (AL) FALSE census, SSDI

U.S. (WV) Priscilla Anne Stump Dec.  3, 1897 Apr. 17, 2004 110 136 W F 106 -4 U.S. (WV) FALSE 1910, 1930 censuses

U.S. (KY) William Albert Kiney Feb. 10, 1843 June 23, 1953 110 133 W M 107 -3 U.S. (IN) FALSE 1850 census suggests 1846

U.S. (TX) Halle Loughridge Apr. 27, 1893 Aug. 10, 2003 110 105 B F 100 -10 U.S. (TX) FALSE 1920, 1930 censuses

U.S. (SC) Carrie Dukes Jan.  9, 1895 Apr. 18, 2005 110 99 U F 108 -2 U.S. (SC) FALSE SSDI

Italy Anna Lauter-Crepas Feb. 25, 1882 May 28, 2002 110 93 W F 100 -10 Italy FALSE Giovanni Alunni, citing birth documents

U.S. (?) Laura Jones June 27, 1895 Aug. 24, 2005 110 82 U F 102 -8 U.S. (FL) FALSE obituary (SSDI said 110, obit said 102)

U.S. (TX) Leila Powers Nov. 15, 1894 Jan. 19, 2005 110 65 W F 108 -2 U.S. (TX) FALSE 1920, 1930 census

U.S. (AR) Rosie Jacobs Nov.  5, 1896 Jan.  7, 2007 110 63 B F 108 -2 U.S. (AR) FALSE 1900, 1920 census, SSDI listing

U.S. (NY) Margarite Kasmer Oct. 13, 1894 Dec.  2, 2004 110 50 W F 109 -1 U.S. (FL) FALSE 1900 census note: census could be wrong; would need 1894 birth cert. to upgrade to 110

Spain  Eduardo Bermudez-Fiano Oct. 10, 1895 Nov. 14, 2005 110 35 W M 107 -3 Spain FALSE 1898 birth certificate

U.S. (LA) Rosa Williams Oct. 14, 1895 Nov.  15, 2005 110 32 B F 109 -1 U.S. (LA) FALSE 1930 census

Janie Wilson Johnson June 12, 1896 July 14, 2006 110 32 U F 109 -1 U.S. (MD) FALSE SSDI listing (SSN 226-12-4745) says 109

U.S. (VA) Charles Berkley May 2, 1896 May 15, 2006 110 13 B M 108 -2 U.S. (IL) FALSE 1900 census

U.S. (SC) Alice Crotts Apr. 26, 1883 May 1, 1993 110 5 W F 94 -16 U.S. (NC) FALSE 1910 census


Living Cases


Paper-Error Cases (Age of 110+ Not Claimed, Only Existed on Paper)

U.S. (GA) Martha Thigpen Jan. 29, 1895 Dec. 15, 2006 111 320 W F 90 -21 U.S. (GA) FALSE obituary (SSDI said 111, obit said 90)

 

Incomplete Cases (missing date of birth)

U.S. (SC) Maybelle Gant 1888 Dec. 12, 2003 115 + B F 99 -16 U.S. (OH) FALSE 1920 census

Madagascar Joice Heth  1674 Feb. 19, 1836 161+ B F 79 -82 U.S.  (NY) FALSE huckstered by P. T. Barnum, after Heth's death Barnum admitted the hoax

 

Age Claimed Varies

U.S. (GA) Jackson Pollard Dec. 15, 1866 Oct. 25, 1995 128 314 B M 125 -3 ? SS records list him younger than claimed

U.S. (SC) Mark Thrash Dec. 25, 1820 Dec. 17, 1943 122 357 B M 120 -2 ? 1900 census listed him as 77

South Africa Dorah Ramothibe June 27, 1879 July  6, 1999 120 9 B F 118 -2 ? claimed 120 in 1999 (but claimed 114 in 1995)

Austria-Hungary Demetrius Philipovitch Mar. 9, 1815 fl. Oct. 1932 117 210+ W M 114 -3 Yugoslavia ? claimed 117 in 1932 (but claimed 110 in 1928)

Austria-Hungary Zivana Philipovitch 1817 fl. Oct. 1932 115 + W F 111 -4 Yugoslavia ? claimed 115 in 1932 (but claimed 107 in 1928), wife of Demetrius Philipovitch

U.S. (OH) James Bradley July  1, 1886 Sept. 10, 2001 115 71 W M 114 -1  alt. birthdate Jan. 1, 1887

Mexico Eulalia Herrera Feb. 12, 1887 Apr. 13, 2002 115 60 H F 114 -1 original claim was born 1888

Ghost Cases (unreported deaths)

Pearl Hackney

Elizabeth Hulit 1875 Jan. 15, 1986 110 W F 94 -16 U.S. (MT) FALSE died Oct 6 1969 (Montana Death Index)