Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Jones) Bolden (born August 15, 1890 in Somerville, Tennessee) was verified in April 2005 as having been the oldest documented resident of the United States since the death of Emma Verona Johnston the previous December. She is four weeks older than Bettie Wilson, who had previously been the oldest known American. August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Somerville is a town located in Fayette County, Tennessee. ... State nickname: Volunteer State Other U.S. States Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Governor Phil Bredesen Official languages English Area 109,247 km² (36th)  - Land 106,846 km²  - Water 2,400 km² (2. ... April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Emma Verona (Calhoun) Johnston (August 6, 1890-December 1, 2004), recognized as the oldest living American from May 2004 until her passing, was born in Indianola, Iowa as one of a large family. ... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Bettie (Rutherford) Wilson (born September 13, 1890) became the oldest verified living person in the United States on the death of Emma Verona Johnston on December 1, 2004. ...

Like Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Bolden was born the daughter of freed slaves, and had a son in 1909. In the 1900 U.S. Census she is recorded as having been 9 years old and born in August 1890, and in the 1910 census she was already married with a child. With the destruction of Fayette County, Tennessee records in a 1925 fire, the family had guessed that she was born in 1891, but investigation proved she was a year older. 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Fayette County is a county located in the state of Tennessee. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

In recent years she has lived in Memphis, Tennessee. City nickname: The River City or The Bluff City Location in the state of Tennessee County Shelby County, Tennessee Area  - Total  - Water 763. ...

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