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Houston, Texas resident Elizabeth Francis, who was the oldest known living person in America, died on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at age 115. At the time of her death, the supercentenarian was the third ...
Elizabeth Francis, who was the oldest living person in the United States, has died.She was 115. Her 69-year-old granddaughter and caregiver, Ethel Harrison, told ABC News on Wednesday that Francis ...
The Houston resident who held the record of being the oldest-living person in the country has died at 115.. Elizabeth Francis died on Tuesday, Oct. 22, while surrounded by her family ...
Francis, who was of African-American descent, was born in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, [1] on July 25, 1909, [2] [3] although she was unsure of what town she was born in. Her mother died in 1920, and she and her five siblings were sent to different homes. She was sent to Houston, Texas, where she was raised by an aunt.
115 years, 98 days United States 58 Elizabeth Francis [15] 25 July 1909 22 October 2024 [47] 115 years, 89 days United States 59 Casilda Benegas Gallego [7] 8 April 1907 28 June 2022 [48] 115 years, 81 days Argentina [h] 60 Augusta Holtz [49] 3 August 1871 21 October 1986 115 years, 79 days United States [i] 61 Valentine Ligny [7] 22 October 1906
Francis was from New Orleans, Louisiana, but after 1949 lived in Sacramento, California, where a local newspaper published a poem that Francis enjoyed reciting to friends and the public throughout his life. [65] He credited his longevity to nature, and enjoyed a rich diet of pork, eggs, milk and lard. He gave up smoking cigars at the age of 75 ...
Elizabeth Francis shared her insights on how to live a long life before she died. Elizabeth Francis, a Black woman from Texas who was the oldest known living person in the U.S., has died. She was 115.
Edith Ceccarelli died on February 22, 2024, at the age of 116. At the time of her death, she was the oldest living American and second oldest living person in the world. [10] Upon Ceccarelli's death, Elizabeth Francis took over as the oldest living person in the United States. [11]