Oldest American Mamie Rearden dies at 114

[happynewyear]

EDGEFIELD, S.C., Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Mamie J. Lewis Rearden, who was the oldest person in the United States for 16 days, has died in South Carolina, her family said. She was 114.

Rearden, a retired educator and social worker born in Edgefield in 1898 and died there Wednesday, The Edgefield Advertiser reported. She had been hospitalized for about three weeks after breaking a hip, The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle reported.

Mamie Rearden became the oldest living person in the United States after a 115-year-old Des Moines, Iowa, woman, Dina Manfredini, died Dec. 17.

The mantle now belongs to Elsie Thompson, 113, of Clearwater, Fla. Thompson was born April 5, 1899.

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/01/05/Oldest-American-Mamie-Rearden-dies-at-114/UPI-66711357436503/#ixzz2HABdMrOa

[Kalidurga]

1. Oh wow

She lived in the same place her whole life. Or did she move around and come back when she got older?

[happynewyear]

2. Don't know

But 114 is a long time to live, that much I do know!

[Kalidurga]

3. Especially if it is in one place. NT.

[Hestia]

5. I had to go look this up - How Many People Born in the 19th Century Are Still Alive? 29

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_people_that_were_born_in_the_19th_century_are_still_alive

Best Answer
As of December 17, 2012, there are 29 people in the world who were born in the 19th century, whose birth records have been confirmed, and who have been confirmed to be still alive within the past year.

The oldest person alive today is Jiroemon Kimura of Japan, whose 115th birthday was April 19, 2012. He has been the oldest person in the world since December 17, 2012 and the "oldest man ever" since December 28, 2012. He is the one of two people who were born in 1897 and who are still alive.


Here is the breakdown by gender:
27 women
2 men

Here is the breakdown by country:
11 in the United States
10 in Japan (1 man & 9 women)
3 in Italy
2 in England
1 in France
1 in Canada
1 in Barbados (male)



Here is the breakdown by race:
12 Whites
10 Asians (1 man & 9 women)
5 Blacks (1 man & 4 women)
2 Hispanics

[LeftofObama]

7. WOW! Talk about coincidence!

My sister and I were just talking about this the other day. We were wondering how many people born in the 1800's were still alive. I told her I would look it up when I got around to it. Thanks for posting this!

[malaise]

8. I had the same question

I knew at least one would be from Barbados - they have a very high life expectancy rate.

[smirkymonkey]

9. Interesting breakdown. Thanks!

I can understand why the Japanese have such longevity, but was kind of surprised to see the US at the top of the list.

[Pholus]

6. Probability of living to 113 years or older?

Given the last post and that the world population was 1.6 billion in 1900 I guess that says your odds of living past age 113 are about 1 in 55 million....

Just to make it to age 100 is something like 1 in 30000.. There are about 55000 people aged 100 or more. It really clears out in that last decade!