Emma Fanchon Faust Tillman
Emma Tillman aged 114 with great-granddaughter Carol Stewart
Born	November 22, 1892 Gibsonville, North Carolina, USA
Died	January 28, 2007 aged 114 years 67 days East Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Occupation	baker, caterer
Title	world's oldest person

Emma Fanchon Faust Tillman (November 22, 1892 - January 28, 2007) was, at age 114, the oldest validated living person in the world. Since August 12, 2006, the American was officially the only living person left who was born in 1892. However, though the last person from 1892, she was not the oldest one, since Frenchwoman Camille Loiseau made it to 114 years and 180 days. Image File history File links HBflp2Ze_Pxgen_r_304xA.jpg‎ Emma Faust Tillman http://is. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Gibsonville is a town located in North Carolina. ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... East Hartford (41n47, 72w37 EST) is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... 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. ... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Camille at 113 Camille Loiseau (born February 13, 1892) is the oldest woman in France and currently the fifth oldest (verified) person in the world (after the passing of the Americans supercentenarians Bettie Wilson (13 September 1890-13 February 2006) (114th birthday of Camille Loiseau) and Susie Gibson (31 October...

Emma was born in 1892 in Gibsonville, North Carolina to former slaves on the Faust Plantation. Alphonso, Emma's father, was the son of former slaves Cain and Letha Faust. Emma's mother, Martha Gibson Faust, of Native American heritage, was also born into slavery. Gibsonville is a town located in North Carolina. ... This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ...

The family moved to Connecticut in 1900. Tillman ran her own baking and catering service whose regular customers included Dr. Thomas Hepburn, a noted Hartford Hospital urologist and father to actress Katharine Hepburn. It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... Year 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was a four-time Academy Award-winning American star of film, television and stage, widely recognized for her sharp wit, New England gentility and fierce independence. ...

Emma was one of 23 children, some of whom died at birth or in their early years. But four of Emma`s siblings lived past 100, including a sister, Ava, who died at 102 in 1983, and a brother, Eugene, who died at 108 in 1996. Another sister died at 105 in 2005, and another one at 102 in the 1980s. The 1980s refers to the years of and between 1980 and 1989. ...

By February 16, 2006 the passings of several older people (including Gladys Swetland, Bettie Wilson and Susie Gibson) had moved Emma up to second-oldest in the 50 US states, and she became the oldest following the December 2006 death of the then world's oldest person Elizabeth Bolden. By then she was also among the 60 longest living ever. On January 18, 2007, she became the oldest living woman following the death of 115-year-old Canadian Julie Winnefred Bertrand. On January 24, 2007, she became the world's oldest living person with the death of Emiliano Mercado del Toro, who was also 115. February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Marguerite Gladys Swetland (18 April 1892 - 14 December 2005) was the oldest living person in the northern part of the United States when she died. ... Mrs. ... Susie Gibson Susie (Potts) Gibson (31 October 1890 – 16 February 2006) was the third oldest person in the world at the time of her death. ... 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 worlds oldest living person. ... January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Julie Winnefred Bertrand (born September 16, 1891), is the oldest living Canadian and fifth oldest person in the world. ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Emiliano Mercado del Toro (born August 21, 1891 in Puerto Rico) is the oldest living person. ...

Tillman resided at an assisted living center in East Hartford, Connecticut. Her death at age 114 years and 67 days around 10:10PM EST means that her title reign of just four days was the shortest ever, breaking the previous record of shortest tenure, of 13 days held by Mitoyo Kawate of Japan. Her successor is Yone Minagawa, also of Japan. Tillman is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery in Hartford. East Hartford (41n47, 72w37 EST) is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut. ... Mitoyo Kawate at 114 Mitoyo Kawate (川手 ミトヨ Kawate Mitoyo, May 15, 1889 – November 13, 2003) was, at age 114, briefly the oldest recognized person in the world after the death of Kamato Hongo. ... Yone Minagawa at age 114 Yone Minagawa (born January 4, 1893 in Akaike, Fukuoka Prefecture, and living in Fukuchi, Fukuoka) is a Japanese woman believed to be the worlds oldest living person as of January 29, 2007, aged 114 years and 25 days (her predecessor died January 28, but...

See also

• Oldest people
• Living national longevity recordholders

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 supplement to the national longevity recordholders page, this page is for the oldest people currently still alive in a certain country. ... Emiliano Mercado del Toro (born August 21, 1891 in Puerto Rico) is the oldest living person. ... 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. ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Yone Minagawa at age 114 Yone Minagawa (born January 4, 1893 in Akaike, Fukuoka Prefecture, and living in Fukuchi, Fukuoka) is a Japanese woman believed to be the worlds oldest living person as of January 29, 2007, aged 114 years and 25 days (her predecessor died January 28, but... Julie Winnefred Bertrand (born September 16, 1891), is the oldest living Canadian and fifth oldest person in the world. ... 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. ... January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

References

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• Article from The Gerontology Research Group
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• Find-a-Grave: Emmaline Fanchon May Faust Tillman