She was 116 years and 311 days old, the last american born in the. Worlds oldest person susannah mushatt eats 4 strips of bacon a. Andreas eenfeldt, md in living longer the worlds oldest woman, 116yearold susannah mushatt jones, just passed away. Shes never had children, eats bacon every day and goes to bed at 7pm. Guess what the worlds oldest woman had for breakfast. Worlds last survivor from 19th century puts long life down to raw. She was the third child and oldest daughter of eleven children. Susannah mushatt jones condolences south jersey times. Ms mushatt jones was married for five years and although she never had any of her own she adored children, her niece lois judge said.
Susannah mushatt jones july 6, 1899 may 12, 2016 was an african american. Jones, who lives in a onebedroom apartment in americas largest city, chows down on scrambled eggs and bacon for breakfast every morning, and makes sure never to miss an. Brooklyn resident susannah mushatt jones, pictured, has now been. She was 116 years and 311 days old, the last american born in the 19th century. Susannah mushatt jones, the worlds oldest person, has died aged 116, leaving her successor to the title, born months later, as the last known. According to her family, she also had some native american ancestry. Susannah mushatt jones 6 july 1899 12 may 2016 was the oldest verified living person in the world from the death of 116yearold jeralean talley on 17 june 2015 until her own death on 12 may 2016.
Susannah mushatt jones condolences syracuse post standard. Mushatt was born to callie and mary mushatt on july 6, 1899, in lowndes county, alabama. Susannah mushatt jones obituary susannah mushatt jones. Susannah mushatt jones, the worlds oldest person, has died in new york. She was the third of 11 children, and she graduated in 1922 from the calhoun. Guess what the worlds oldest woman had for breakfast every morning. At the time of her death she was the seventholdest verified person ever. Her parents were africanamerican sharecroppers who farmed the same land as her grandparents. She was born in lowndes county in alabama on 6 july 1899, the 3rd child out of 11 children. Susannah mushatt jones, the worlds oldest person, has died in.
Her parents were sharecroppers who farmed the same land as her. Susannah mushatt jones, the worlds oldest person, died on thursday at age 116 at her senior home in brooklyn. The year of her birth, 1899, for example, marked the kind of historical event most people only know from history books. Share your condolences, send flowers, find funeral home information. New york ap susannah mushatt jones, the worlds oldest person, has died in new york at age 116. Born on an alabama farm in july 1899, susannah mushatt jones. Susannah mushatt jones, the worlds oldest person, died may 12.
Mary mushatt had 11 children susie being the third and the oldest girl. Guest book for susannah mushatt jones of new york, ny. Sign and view the guest book, leave condolences or send flowers. Jones was born on july 6, 1899, in lowndes county, alabama. Susannah mushatt was born to callie and mary mushatt on july 6, 1899, in lowndes county, alabama.
Born july 6, 1899, in lowndes county, alabama, jones. She adored kids, lois judge said of her aunt in a 2015 interview. The gerontology research group told the new york daily news that the alabama native was crowned the worlds oldest person by guinness book of records when jerlean telly died last year at 116. Miss susie susannah mushatt jones with her niece lois judge as they. Susannah mushatt jones condolences daily messenger. Susannah mushatt jones can vouch for bacon as a power food at 116 years old after guinness world records named the brooklyn resident the worlds oldest living person in july.
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