Rosa Brown
- Full name: Rosa Brown
- Lifespan: (15.03.1899 – 16.03.2009)
- Age: 110 years, 1 day
- Birthplace: USA (Virginia)
- Last residence: USA (New Jersey)
- Application date: 20.03.2009
- Validation date: 01.02.2016
- Validation source: Robert Young/Filipe Prista Lucas/Oliver Trim/Waclaw Jan Kroczek
Biography
Rosa Richardson was born in Cobham, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA, on March 15 1899 (claimed 1890 and 1901) to parents Michael (“Mike”) and Eliza (nee Braxton) Richardson.
As a teenager she was the victim of an accident, losing an arm after two children playing with a gun shot her arm.
In the early 1920’s she moved to Pennsylvania and married Victor Brown, going on to have three children together. By 1930 Rosa had been widowed and was living in New Jersey with her children.
In March 2009 she turned 110, becoming a supercentenarian, although she already claimed to hold this status.
Rosa passed away the following day, on March 16 2009, aged 110 years, 1 day, in a care facility in Pleasantville, Atlantic County, New Jersey.
Sources
Newspaper article – claimed 114th birthday
Newspaper clipping – claimed 107th birthday
Newspaper article – April 2006
Newspaper article – claimed 112th birthday
Date of birth
Rosa claimed to be born in March 1890. However, none of the records found for her indicate this. When this was found out, while she was still living, Rosa started to claim birth in March 1901. However, when she passed away, her obituary, death record, etc all gave her date of birth was given as March 15 1899. This is supported by the 1910 census, which is the earliest record available from Rosa’s life. Her family did not get recorded in the 1900 census, it seems.
Undated
Undated
Claimed 114th birthday
Undated
Validation
Her age was verified by Robert Young, Filipe Prista Lucas, Oliver Trim and Dr. Waclaw Jan Kroczek, then validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) on February 1 2016.