Charlotte Benkner

Charlotte Benkner (born Charlotte Enterlein in Leipzig, Germany on November 16, 1889 - May 14, 2004 in Youngstown, Ohio) was the oldest person of verified age in the world from November 2003, until sufficient documentation was found to validate the age of Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan in March 2004. The recognition of Maria Capovilla of Ecuador in December 2005 moved Benkner down to third place. On a plus note, Charlotte holds the record for the oldest verified German-born person. Image File history File links Charlotte_Benkner. ... Leipzig â–¶(?) [] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the federal state (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Youngstown is a city located in Mahoning and Trumbull counties in Ohio, on the Mahoning River, 67 miles southeast of Cleveland, Ohio. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan (de Soler) (August 31 or September 1, 1889 - May 29, 2004) of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, was, according to documents compiled in March 2004, the oldest documented person in the world after the death of Mitoyo Kawate, though Charlotte Benkner, months younger, had been given recognition...

She emigrated to the United States in 1896. She grew up in Peekskill, New York, where her family ran the Albert Hotel, and as a young woman once met Theodore Roosevelt. 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Peekskill is a city located in Westchester County, New York. ... Theodore Roosevelt (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) was the 26th (1901–09) President of the United States. ...

On her 1908 marriage to Karl Benkner, she moved west, living in Pennsylvania and Ohio before retiring to Arizona. Already a supercentenarian and the oldest person in Arizona, she returned to Ohio. She became the oldest recognized person in the United States when Elena Slough died in October 2003. She lived with her sister Tillie, who she once cared for when their parents were running the hotel, until Tillie died, weeks short of turning 100, on January 25, 2004. 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... State nickname: The Keystone State Official languages None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell (D) Senators Arlen Specter (R) Rick Santorum (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 33rd 119,283 km² 2. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Official languages None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus (largest metropolitan area is Cleveland) Governor Bob Taft (R) Senators Mike DeWine (R) George V. Voinovich (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 34th 116,096 km² 8. ... State nickname: The Grand Canyon State, The Copper State Official languages English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Governor Janet Napolitano (D) Senators John McCain (R) Jon Kyl (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 6th 295,254 km² 0. ... A supercentenarian (sometimes hyphenated as super-centenarian) is someone who has reached the age of 110 years or more, something achieved by only one in a thousand centenarians (0. ... Elena Rodenbaugh Proctor Slough (July 8, 1889 - October 5, 2003) was the oldest recognized person in the United States from the death of Mary Christian in April 2003 until her own death that October. ... A centenarian is a person who has attained the age of 100 years or more. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Charlotte survived her sister by only a few months, dying after she was briefly hospitalized. She was buried in Peekskill. Peekskill is a city located in Westchester County, New York. ...

External links

• UPI obituary at Washington Times
• Toledo Blade obituary
• NY Journal News obituary
• Find-A-Grave entry for Charlotte Benkner