Elizabeth Bolden
John Louis "Jack" Bolden, age 74, visits his grandmother, Elizabeth Bolden, age 114
Born	August 15, 1890 Somerville, Tennessee, United States
Died	December 11, 2006

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jones Bolden (August 15, 1890 – December 11, 2006) was an American woman who, at the time of her death at age 116 years and 118 days, was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living person. She was the last remaining documented person born in or before 1890. Image File history File links EBolden. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... Somerville is a town located in Fayette County, Tennessee. ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Some world record attempts are more unusual than others. ... The longest unambiguously documented lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France (1875-1997) who was aged 122 years and 164 days at the time of her death. ...

Biography

Elizabeth Jones was born in 1890 in Somerville, Tennessee, the daughter of freed slaves. Somerville is a town located in Fayette County, Tennessee. ... Slave sale in Easton, Maryland The history of slavery in the United States began soon after Europeans first settled in what in 1776 became the United States. ...

Lizzie married Lewis Bolden circa 1908 and their first child, a son, Ezell, was born on September 21, 1909. She had seven children in total, only two of whom were still alive as of 2006: "Queen" Esther Rhodes, 89, and Mamie Brittmon, 86. At the time of her 116th birthday in August 2006, Lizzie had 40 grandchildren, 75 great-grandchildren, 150 2nd-great-grandchildren, 220 3rd-great grandchildren and 75 4th-great grandchildren [1]. 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

In her final years she resided in a Memphis, Tennessee nursing home and was described by her family as unable to communicate, and they thus requested that media attention (such as interviews and visits) be limited. During her reign as world's oldest person titleholder, Bolden was rarely seen in public. Flag Seal Nickname: The River City, The Bluff City, M-Town Location Location in Shelby County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Tennessee Shelby County Mayor W. W. Herenton (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 294. ...

She was photographed for two different books in early 2005, and was featured in Jet magazine in May 2005 and the Memphis Commercial Appeal in June 2005. For her 116th birthday, new photographs were released for the first time in almost a year, and her family said that she was looking forward to her big day [2]. Jet magazine is a popular African-American publication founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1951 by John H. Johnson of Johnson Publishing Company. ... The Commercial Appeal is the predominant daily newspaper of Memphis, Tennessee. ...

Age records

Elizabeth Bolden was verified in April 2005 as being the oldest documented resident of the United States since the death of Emma Verona Johnston the previous December. She displaced Bettie Wilson, who had previously been the oldest known American. April 2005 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → Hamas and Islamic Jihad have declared, in principle, their intention to join the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO). ... 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. ... Mrs. ...

Lizzie Bolden regained the oldest living person title following the August 27, 2006 death of María Capovilla [3]. This was officially confirmed on September 17, 2006 by Guinness World Records. She had previously held the title from the August 30, 2005 death of Hendrikje van Andel. However, on December 9, 2005, María Capovilla was announced as authenticated older. Bolden became only the second person to hold the title for two terms, the first one being Jeanne Calment. August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Maria Capovilla, the worlds oldest person from 2004 until 2006. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Henny van Andel-Schipper on her 113th birthday, June 29, 2003 Hendrikje Henny van Andel-Schipper (Smilde, June 29, 1890 - Hoogeveen, August 30, 2005) was the oldest person ever in the Netherlands, and from May 29, 2004 was the oldest recognized person in the world until her death on August... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Authentication (Greek: αυθεντικός = real or genuine, from authentes = author ) is the act of establishing or confirming something (or someone) as authentic, that is, that claims made by or about the thing are true. ... Jeanne Louise Calment (February 21, 1875 – August 4, 1997) has the longest confirmed lifespan in history at 122 years and 164 days. ...

In July 2006, Bolden entered the list of the all time top ten oldest verified people. At the time of her death she was the 8th oldest person ever documented. Early elections in November are announced in the Netherlands. ... The longest unambiguously documented lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France (1875-1997) who was aged 122 years and 164 days at the time of her death. ...

In the 1900 U.S. Census, she is recorded as being nine years old and born in August 1890, and in the 1910 U.S. Census she is recorded as 19 years old, already married with a child. With the destruction of the 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. 1900 US Census The Twelfth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 76,212,168, an increase of 21. ... The Thirteenth United States Census was taken in 1910. ... Fayette County is a county located in the state of Tennessee. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ...

When Elizabeth Bolden died, the Los Angeles based Gerontology Research Group, the committee that tracks all the ages of the world's oldest people, claimed that the successor of the title of the world's oldest living person was Emiliano Mercado del Toro of Puerto Rico, who held the title for a little over a month before dying at 115. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... A committee is a (relatively) small group that can serve one of several functions: Governance: in organizations too large for all the members to participate in decisions affecting the organization as a whole, a committee (such as a Board of Directors) is given the power to make decisions. ... Emiliano Mercado del Toro (born August 21, 1891 in Puerto Rico) is the oldest living person. ...

Trivia

• Elizabeth was born in the year that Idaho and Wyoming became the 43rd and 44th U.S. states, the year that Dwight D. Eisenhower was born and Vincent Van Gogh and Sitting Bull died.
• Elizabeth was already married with a child in 1910, the year that Mark Twain died and Halley's Comet came by for the last time prior to 1986, when she turned 96.
• Elizabeth Bolden is not to be confused with acquitted murder suspect Lizzie Borden. Bolden was almost 2 years old when the axe murders occurred.
• Elizabeth Bolden was featured in a skit on the Late Show with David Letterman [4].

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See also

• Oldest people
• Supercentenarian

The longest unambiguously documented lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France (1875-1997) who was aged 122 years and 164 days at the time of her death. ... 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. ...

References

• Lizzie Bolden featured on David Letterman
• CBS News - Memphis Woman Turns 116
• The Associated Press - Memphis woman listed as world's oldest dies at 116
• CNN - Oldest woman dies at age 116
• Sun-Sentinel - Memphis woman listed as world's oldest dies at age 116
• Blackamericaweb - Elizabeth Bolden, America’s oldest woman and daughter of freed slaves, dies at 116