Fannie Jones
Supercentenarian data for the USA
- Full name: Fannie Jones
- Lifespan: (21.08.1913 – present)
- Age: 111 years
- Birthplace: El Dorado, Arkansas, USA
- Last residence: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
- Application date: 2024-07-21
- Validation date: 2024-09-04
- Validation source: Centenarians of Oklahoma/Waclaw Jan Kroczek
Biography
Fannie Jones was born in El Dorado, Arkansas, USA on 21 August 1913. She met a man named Leroy Jones, who would go on to become her husband, through a friend in Arkansas. Her husband worked as a construction worker. The couple were married for many years.
Jones has worked very hard throughout her life. She worked as a field cropper, and she helped to raise her children as well.
Jones’s favorite song to listen to is “Amazing Grace”. She also enjoys eating beans, cornbread, and spaghetti.
On 1 December 2022, at the age of 109, Jones was presented with a certificate by Centenarians of Oklahoma for being the second-oldest (known) living person in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, after Lois Boston.
In August 2023, Jones celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian. For the occasion, Centenarians of Oklahoma presented her with a second certificate for reaching the age of 110.
Fannie Jones currently lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
Validation
The supercentenarian case of Fannie Jones age was verified by Centenarians of Oklahoma, Waclaw Jan Kroczek, and validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) on 04 September 2024.
Fannie Jones at age 111.
