Ettie Mae Greene

Ettie Mae Greene

Ettie Mae Greene (September 8, 1877 – February 26, 1992) was an American supercentenarian who was recognized by Guinness World Records as the 'oldest living American' in 1991 (later, the SSA study would replace her with Lucy Hannah, who was apparently older). Fact|date=October 2008 She was born in Wayside, West Virginia, and worked as a seamstress and a farmer. Fact|date=October 2008 In an interview in 1991, she claimed that her longevity was due to her "good, clean living" and a milkshake she drank every day. Fact|date=October 2008

Greene died of a cold at the Springfield Comprehensive Care Center in Springfield, West Virginia. At the time of her death at the age of 114 years 171 days, she had nine children (four of whom she had outlived), 21 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren and 37 great-great-grandchildren. She still holds the record for being the oldest person in the state of West Virginia.

ee also

* List of the oldest people
* Longevity
* Oldest people
* Supercentenarian
* U.S. state longevity recordholders

References

* http://www.grg.org
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE3DE1F3DF93AA15751C0A964958260 New York Times obituary]


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