–She was 116 years old

Born on an Alabama farm in July 1899, Susannah Mushatt Jones was also the last living American born in the 19th Century.

She lived in three centuries, through two world wars and 20 US presidencies.

An Italian woman, Emma Morano, now takes on the title of oldest person in the world, and is thought to be the last living person to have been born in the 1890s
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Ms Jones was one of 11 children. Her grandparents were slaves, her parents crop pickers.

She attended a special school for young black girls and graduated from high school in 1922.

She moved to New York to work as a nanny, where she helped to start a scholarship fund for young African-American women.

Ms Jones remained active until the end of her life, serving as a member of the tenant patrol of her nursing home until she was 106.



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FTC.......I tot she would be around 200+ when I saw d post..my great grandma is 135

sewizzy:
FTC.......I tot she would be around 200+ when I saw d post..my great grandma is 135

i don't understand oyinbos... we still have 140+ here in Nigeria