Mississippi Winn

Mississippi Winn
Born	Mississippi Winn March 31, 1897(1897-03-31) Benton, Louisiana, United States
Died	January 14, 2011(2011-01-14) (aged &10000000000000113000000113 years, &10000000000000289000000289 days) Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Residence	Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	African American
Occupation	Housekeeper
Known for	Oldest African American & Louisiana resident
Religion	Protestant
Children	1 (deceased)
Parents	Mack and Ellen Winn

Mississippi Winn (March 31, 1897 – January 14, 2011) was an American supercentenarian. At the age of &10000000000000113000000113 years, &10000000000000289000000289 days, she was the 7th oldest person in the world at the time of her death. She became the oldest resident in Louisiana upon the death of Maggie Renfro on January 22, 2010. After Daisey Bailey's death on March 7, 2010, Winn became the oldest living African American. She was the last living child of former slaves, according to census records.^[1] She moved into the list of the verified oldest women on December 4, 2010 and into the list of the verified oldest people on January 8, 2011. Winn is the 103rd oldest person ever (she was the 99th oldest ever when she died).

Biography

Mississippi Winn was born in Benton, Louisiana in 1897. She was the 13th of 15 children born to Mack and Ellen Winn.^[2] She was a housekeeper all of her life and cleaned and cooked her own meals until the age of 103 when she moved into Magnolia Manor Nursing Home in Shreveport in 2001.^[3]

She moved to Seattle, Washington in c. 1957 and resided there for 18 years until her youngest sister's death in 1975. Her death caused Winn to move to Shreveport, where she had lived ever since.^[1]

Winn avoided dairy products, and took one vitamin and aspirin per day. Her favorite foods were fruits and vegetables. She was baptized at age 11 at Providence Baptist Church in Benton, LA. She later joined Avenue Baptist Church, where she was a member for 82 years. Members from the church presented her with a plaque entitled "The Marriage of Avenue Baptist Church and Miss Mississippi Winn." She received a letter from President Barack Obama.^[3]

Winn enjoyed seeing and reading the Bible. She never married, and had only one child, who died at age two.^[2] Winn had many nieces and nephews who most frequently called her "Aunt Sweetie".^[1]

Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover presented a proclamation to her and named March 31 "Miss Mississippi Winn Day" in the city of Shreveport.^[1]

See also

• List of the verified oldest women
• List of the verified oldest people
• List of supercentenarians from the United States

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Campbell, Gwen (2010-03-29). "March 29, 2010 - SHREVEPORT TO CELEBRATE THE BIRTHDAY OF THE NATION’S OLDEST AFRICAN AMERICAN". City of Shreveport. http://www.ci.shreveport.la.us/mayorpr/Current/100329.OldestAfricanAmerican.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-05. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Born before Wright Brothers flew, world's oldest person dies at 114". CNN. February 1, 2011. http://articles.cnn.com/2011-01-15/us/louisiana.oldest.african.american_1_mississippi-winn-gerontology-research-group-supercentenarians?_s=PM:US. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Bradley, Christine (2010-04-01). "La.'s oldest resident celebrates 113 years". Shreveport Times. http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20100401/NEWS01/4010313/La.-s-oldest-resident-celebrates-113-years. Retrieved 2010-04-05. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Shreveport woman turns 113 years-old!

Persondata
Name	Winn, Mississippi
Alternative names
Short description	African-American supercentenarian
Date of birth	March 31, 1897
Place of birth	Benton, Louisiana, United States
Date of death	January 14, 2011
Place of death	Shreveport, Louisiana, United States