Carrie C. White, née Joyner (November 18, 1874? – February 14, 1991), was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest person in the world around the time she celebrated her 114th birthday in 1988. November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Guinness Book of Records (or in recent editions Guinness World Records, and in previous US editions Guinness Book of World Records) is a book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of superlatives: both in terms of human achievement and the extrema of the natural world. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A resident of a Palatka, Florida nursing home, she had been institutionalized since a nervous breakdown in 1909, about the time of her divorce. Her documentation was described as impeccable, but recently research has indicated she might in fact have been 21 rather than 35 when she was admitted. Map Political Statistics County Putnam County Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 19. ... Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before the death of either spouse, which can be contrasted with an annulment, which is a declaration that a marriage is void, though the effects of marriage may be recognized in such unions, such as spousal support, child custody...

If this is the case, Jeanne Calment became the world's oldest recognized person not when Carrie White died February 14, 1991 (considered the United States longevity record until broken by Sarah Knauss) but immediately on the death of Florence Knapp (October, 1873 - January, 1988). Jeanne Calment Jeanne Louise Calment (February 21, 1875 – August 4, 1997) has the longest confirmed lifespan (122 years and 164 days) for any human being in history. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sarah Knauss Sarah DeRemer Knauss, born Sarah DeRemer Clark (September 24, 1880 – December 30, 1999) was considered the worlds oldest person by Guinness World Records from April 16, 1998 until her death in 1999. ... Florence Knapp (October 10, 1873 - January 11, 1988) was, for the last two weeks of her life, recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest person in the world. ... Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...