Validated supercentenarians who over-reported their age

A list of supercentenarians who claimed to be older than they were found to be. Through the validation process, their true or much more likely dates of birth were found.

NameSexReported date of birthValidated date of birthDate of deathClaimed final ageActual final ageDifferencePlace of birthLast place of residence
Arbelia WoodF1885-04-061895-01-312005-03-11119 years, 339 days110 years, 39 days-10 yearsUSA (Alabama)USA (Michigan)
Tim NewtonM1875-05-181884-05-181994-10-13119 years, 148 days110 years, 148 days-9 yearsUSA (North Carolina)USA (Florida)
Ella MillerF1880-12-061884-12-062000-11-21119 years, 351 days115 years, 351 days-4 yearsUSA (Tennessee)USA (Virginia)
Maggie BarnesF1880-03-061882-03-061998-01-19117 years, 319 days115 years, 319 days-2 yearsUSA (North Carolina)USA (North Carolina)
Therlow NobleM1882-05-271889-05-271999-08-22117 years, 87 days110 years, 87 days-6 yearsUSA (Alabama)USA (Louisiana)
Susie GibsonF1889-10-311890-10-312006-02-16116 years, 108 days115 years, 108 days-1 yearUSA (Mississippi)USA (Alabama)
Agnes BrownF1887-02-051892-02-052003-02-11116 years, 6 days111 years, 6 days-5 yearsUSA (South Carolina)USA (South Carolina)
Ida Shelvin WilliamsF1889-06-101891-06-102005-03-25115 years, 288 days113 years, 288 days-2 yearsUSA (Louisiana)USA (Louisiana)
Susana LynnF1884/1885-12-091888-12-092001-07-01116/115 years, 204 days112 years, 204 days-3 or 4 yearsUSA (Texas)USA (Kansas)
Eunice SanbornF1895-07-201896-07-202011-01-31115 years, 195 days114 years, 195 days-1 yearUSA (Louisiana)USA (Texas)
Adelina DominguesF1887-02-191888-02-192002-08-21115 years, 183 days114 years, 183 days-1 yearCape VerdeUSA (California)
Wilhelmina KottF1879-03-071880-03-071994-09-06115 years, 183 days114 years, 183 days-1 yearUSA (Illinois)USA (Illinois)
Elena SloughF1888-07-041889-07-042003-10-05115 years, 93 days114 years, 93 days-1 yearUSA (Pennsylvania)USA (New Jersey)
Maggie RenfroF1894-11-141895-11-142010-01-22115 years, 69 days114 years, 69 days-1 yearUSA (Louisiana)USA (Louisiana)
Antonia Valderrama OcampoF1905-04-111907-04-112020-06-09115 years, 59 days113 years, 59 days-2 yearsMexico (Guerrero)Mexico (Guerrero)
Hagar YoungF1896-10-111898-10-112011-11-25115 years, 45 days113 years, 45 days-2 yearsUSA (Alabama)USA (Alabama)
Virginia CallF1894-01-031898-01-032009-02-10115 years, 38 days111 years, 38 days-4 yearsUSA (Mississippi)USA (Illinois)
Ella GanttF1886-11-301888-11-302001-10-28114 years, 332 days112 years, 332 days-2 yearsUSA (Georgia)USA (Georgia)
Rosa AllenF1886-05-171887-05-172001-01-26114 years, 254 days113 years, 254 days-1 yearUSA (Georgia)USA (Georgia)
Cora RousseauxF1888-02-181891-02-182002-02-13113 years, 360 days110 years, 360 days-3 yearsUSA (Louisiana)USA (Louisiana)
Susan MiddletonF1896-02-191898-02-192009-11-02113 years, 256 days111 years, 256 days-2 yearsUSA (South Carolina)USA (South Carolina)
Mary PenamonF1880-10-181881-10-181994-02-18113 years, 123 days112 years, 123 days-1 yearUSA (Mississippi)USA (Tennessee)
Mabel MonroeF1893-03-21/1893-10-311895-10-312006-06-13113 years, 84 days110 years, 83 days-3 yearsUSA (Florida)USA (Florida)
Ada Van NattaF1879-11-301880-01-301992-11-14112 years, 350 days112 years, 289 days-2 monthsUSA (Illinois)USA (Illinois)
Annie Renfrow GaryF1892-07-141893-07-142005-01-05112 years, 175 days111 years, 175 days-1 yearUSA (Georgia)USA (Pennsylvania)
Marie FosterF1892-01-101894-01-102004-01-26112 years, 16 days110 years, 16 days-2 yearsUSA (Mississippi)USA (Mississippi)
Elisa de la Iglesia AlonsoF1894-06-281895-06-282006-03-28111 years, 273 days110 years, 273 days-1 yearSpain (Galicia)Spain (Galicia)
Mollie BeardF1892-05-041893-05-042003-09-03111 years, 122 days110 years, 122 days-1 yearUSA (Georgia)USA (California)
Edith JonesF1892-06-301893-06-302003-08-19111 years, 50 days110 years, 50 days-1 yearUSA (Illinois)USA (Illinois)
Susie BrunsonF1870-12-251882-12-251994-11-29123 years, 339 days111 days, 339 days-12 yearsUSA (South Carolina)USA (North Carolina)
Maggie KiddF1904-12-081905-12-082019-07-08114 years, 212 days113 years, 212 days-1 yearUSA (Georgia)USA (Georgia)
Gladys PenningtonF1914-10-171914-12-172025-02-22110 years, 128 days110 years, 67 days-2 monthsUSA (Washington)USA (Washington)
Park HeardM1876-05-181882-05-181994-08-18118 years, 92 days112 years, 92 days-6 yearsUSA (Mississippi)USA (Illinois)
Rosa BrownF1890-03-151899-03-152009-03-16119 years, 1 day110 years, 1 day-9 yearsUSA (Virginia)USA (New Jersey)
Ida OrtolaniF1912-09-041912-10-042024-06-14111 years, 284 days111 years, 254 days-1 monthUSA (Pennsylvania)Italy (Lombardy)
Ellen ThomasF1874-12-251877-12-251991-12-02116 years, 342 days113 years, 342 days-3 yearsUSA (Tennessee)USA (Michigan)
Florence McKoyF1901-02-231903-02-232014-08-04113 years, 162 days111 years, 162 days-2 yearsUSA (North Carolina)USA (North Carolina)
Hester FordF1904-08-151905-08-152021-04-17116 years, 245 days115 years, 245 days-1 yearUSA (South Carolina)USA (North Carolina)
Mae HarringtonF1887-01-201889-01-202002-12-29115 years, 343 days113 years, 343 days-2 yearsUSA (New York)USA (New York)
Beulah Meloche F1906-11-231906-12-052020-10-27113 years, 339 days113 years, 327 days-12 daysUSA (New York)USA (New York)
Louisiana HinesF1898-04-131899-04-132013-02-01114 years, 294 days113 years, 294 days-1 yearUSA (Alabama)USA (Michigan)
Moses HardyM1893-01-061894-01-062006-12-07113 years, 335 days112 years, 335 days-1 yearUSA (Mississippi)USA (Mississippi)
Wilhelmina PierF1880-10-061881-10-061994-06-12113 years, 249 days112 years, 249 days-1 yearUSA (Indiana)USA (Indiana)
Savannah LockhartF1903-04-061904-04-062015-09-20112 years, 167 days111 years, 167 days-1 yearUSA (Georgia)USA (Georgia)
Melinda HarrisF1896-05-041898-05-042010-10-20114 years, 169 days112 years, 169 days-2 yearsUSA (North Carolina)USA (North Carolina)
Orpha NusbaumF1874-12-071875-12-071989-03-09114 years, 92 days113 years, 92 days-1 yearUSA (New York)USA (New York)
Amanda JonesF1897-12-161898-12-162008-12-18111 years, 2 days110 years, 2 days-1 yearUSA (Texas)USA (Texas)
Icefene ThomasF1902-12-241903-12-242016-01-06113 years, 13 days112 years, 13 days-1 yearUSA (Louisiana)USA (Louisiana)
Lugenie JeffersF1877-06-041881-06-041993-08-18116 years, 75 days112 years, 75 days-4 yearsUSA (Texas)USA (Texas)
Dora McRaeF1898-08-291899-08-292010-09-26112 years, 28 days111 years, 28 days-1 yearUSA (New Mexico)USA (Maryland)
Ann Maria SmithF1890-03-021891-03-022002-10-29112 years, 241 days111 years, 241 days-1 yearUSA (Massachusetts)USA (Massachusetts)
Hosea PeeplesF1900-02-031901-02-032012-11-20112 years, 291 days111 years, 291 days-1 yearUSA (Mississippi)USA (Illinois)
James WigginsM1879-10-151880-10-151991-10-16112 years, 1 day111 years, 1 day-1 yearUSA (Arkansas)USA (Arkansas)
Carmen RomeroF1882-07-161889-07-162001-01-17118 years, 185 days111 years, 185 days-7 yearsMexico (Sonora)USA (California)
Ruth KnelmanF1910-05-211910-05-312022-05-16111 years, 360 days111 years, 350 days-10 daysUSA (New York)USA (Minnesota)
Mary JordenF1906-01-011907-01-012018-03-01112 years, 59 days111 years, 59 days-1 yearRussian Empire (now Lithuania)USA (New Jersey)
Eva WootenF1902-01-191903-01-192014-04-03112 years, 74 days111 years, 74 days-1 yearUSA (Texas)USA (Texas)
Mattie CaldwellF1898-03-061901-03-062011-03-18113 years, 12 days110 years, 12 days-3 yearsUSA (Mississippi)USA (Michigan)
Mary StrotherF1884-08-291885-08-291996-11-01112 years, 64 days111 years, 64 days-1 yearUSA (Louisiana)USA (Louisiana)
Nelle EbyF1880-05-171881-05-171993-01-13112 years, 241 days111 years, 241 days-1 yearUSA (Missouri)USA (Kansas)
Susanna JackleyF1871-03-231871-03-241982-03-17110 years, 359 days110 years, 358 days-1 dayUSA (Ohio)USA (California)
Sarah DayF1872-03-231873-03-231983-06-25111 years, 94 days110 years, 94 days-1 yearUSA (New York)USA (New York)
Charlotte PritchettF1866-02-081875-02-081985-12-24119 years, 319 days110 years, 319 days-9 yearsUSA (Alabama)USA (Alabama)
May NuttF1876-10-211876-11-211987-01-29110 years, 100 days110 years, 69 days-1 monthUSA (Ohio)USA (Ohio)
Anna LanhamF1877-07-191878-07-191989-02-02111 years, 198 days110 years, 198 days-1 yearUSA (Ohio)USA (Indiana)
Emma StillF1879-08-211880-08-211992-04-06112 years, 249 days111 years, 249 days-1 yearUSA (New Jersey)USA (Pennsylvania)
Ida VincentF1879-09-051880-09-051990-11-12111 years, 68 days110 years, 68 days-1 yearUSA (Louisiana)USA (Louisiana)
Lugenia WhiteF1873-02-14/1881-07-011882-02-141993-04-02120 years, 47 days/111 years 275 days111 years, 47 days-9 yearsUSA (Mississippi)USA (Mississippi)
Matilda FredachF1882-02-281883-02-281993-03-16111 years, 16 days110 years, 16 days-1 yearUSA (Wisconsin)USA (Wisconsin)
Nora O'BarrF1881-10-251882-10-261993-05-19111 years, 205 days110 years, 205 days-1 year, 1 dayUSA (Indiana)USA (Missouri)
Milly SkjordahlF1913-06-161913-07-10Limbo 2024110110-24 daysUSA (Indiana)USA (Arizona)
Frances NickelsF1884-05-211885-05-211996-03-29111 years, 313 days110 years, 313 days-1 yearUSA (Indiana)USA (Indiana)
Arthur CarterM1888-11-051889-11-052001-06-11112 years, 218 days111 years, 218 days-1 yearUSA (Louisiana)USA (Texas)
Darthular GarnerF1888-07-311890-07-312002-03-08113 years, 220 days111 years, 220 days-2 yearsUSA (Arkansas)USA (Arkansas)
Leila LongF1889-03-051890-03-052000-09-12111 years, 191 days110 years, 191 days-1 yearUSA (North Carolina)USA (North Carolina)
Frank SylvesterM1883-06-251893-06-252005-02-12121 years, 232 days111 years, 232 days-10 yearsUSA (Texas)USA (Texas)
Maude ScottF1894-01-261894-02-022004-03-26110 years, 60 days110 years, 53 days-7 daysUSA (New York)USA (New York)
Anna TraxlerF1892-12-121893-01-042003-04-21110 years, 130 days110 years, 107 days-23 daysUnited Kingdom (England)USA (Wisconsin)
Edith JonesF1892-06-301893-06-302003-08-19111 years, 50 days110 years, 50 days-1 yearUSA (Illinois)USA (Illinois)
Maria GonzalezF1892-06-301894-12-312005-06-09112 years, 344 days110 years, 160 days-2 years, 184 daysMexico (Aguascalientes)USA (California)
Etta MorganF1893-11-171894-11-172005-04-03111 years, 137 days110 years, 137 days-1 yearUSA (New York)USA (Florida)
Olive DubayF1895-08-301895-08-312006-08-07110 years, 342 days110 years, 341 days-1 dayUSA (Michigan)USA (Michigan)
Della NorwoodF1883-10-261884-10-261995-07-08111 years, 255 days110 years, 255 days-1 yearUSA (Mississippi)USA (Illinois)
Margaret GuillF1896-04-071896-04-092007-04-28111 years, 23 days111 years, 21 days-2 daysUSA (Pennsylvania)USA (Florida)
Lucy DeFioF1900-12-091900-12-282011-02-08110 years, 61 days110 years, 42 days-19 daysUSA (New York)USA (New York)
Goldie MillerF1903-04-251904-04-252014-10-16111 years, 174 days110 years, 174 days- 1 yearUSA (Maryland)USA (Maryland)
Evie WootenF1902-01-191903-01-192014-04-03112 years, 74 days111 years, 74 days-1 yearUSA (Texas)USA (Texas)
Eunice GreenF1902-09-081903-09-082014-06-15111 years, 280 days110 years, 280 days-1 yearUSA (Virginia)USA (North Carolina)
Ora HinesF1902-02-101903-02-102013-11-16111 years, 279 days110 years, 279 days-1 yearUSA (North Carolina)USA (North Carolina)
Pollyanna WhiteF1902-08-231903-08-232014-01-16111 years, 146 days110 years, 146 days-1 yearUSA (Alabama)USA (Illinois)
Mary RoysterF1870-04-151875-04-151989-12-28119 years, 257 days114 years, 257 days-5 yearsUSA (Virginia)USA (North Carolina)
Grace ViolaF1905-03-181906-03-182016-10-30111 years, 226 days110 years, 226 days-1 yearUSA (New York)USA (Florida)
Bernice MartinF1905-12-061905-12-072016-01-14110 years, 39 days110 years, 38 days-1 dayUSA (Connecticut)USA (Connecticut)
Ardith GroseF1907-03-221908-03-21Limbo April 2018111 years110 years-364 daysUSA (Pennsylvania)USA (Pennsylvania)
Juliette HammondF1907-10-081907-10-152017-10-20110 years, 12 days110 years, 5 days-7 daysUSA (Connecticut)USA (Connecticut)
Mabel NesmithF1909-02-281909-03-032019-08-23110 years, 176 days110 years, 173 days-3 daysUSA (Texas)USA (Colorado)
Melvin CampbellM1910-03-221911-04-082021-12-31111 years, 284 days110 years, 267 days-1 year, 17 daysUSA (Texas)USA (Texas)
Sarah SpiresF1910-04-101911-04-102022-01-10111 years, 275 days110 years, 275 days-1 yearUSA (Florida)USA (Florida)
Revah StokesF1911-06-231911-07-262021-11-12110 years, 142 days110 years, 109 days-33 daysUSA (Nebraska)USA (Kansas)
Otis RandallM1911-06-281913-06-282023-12-24112 years, 179 days110 years, 179 days-2 yearsUSA (Texas)USA (California)
Irene EskeyF1906-04-071910-04-072022-02-18115 years, 317 days111 years, 317 days-4 yearsUSA (Arizona)USA (Arizona)
Eula ProphittF1904-05-101905-05-102015-07-08111 years, 59 days110 years, 59 days-1 yearUSA (Alabama)USA (Alabama)
Irene WrightF1891-01-241892-01-242002-11-10111 years, 290 days110 years, 290 days-1 yearUSA (Kentucky)USA (Kentucky)
Dora DixonF1887-05-051889-05-051999-12-17112 years, 226 days110 years, 226 days-2 yearsUSA (Alabama)USA (Ohio)
Margaret HarrisF1887-09-171888-09-171999-07-10111 years, 296 days110 years, 296 days-1 yearUSA (Alabama)USA (Alabama)
Rosettar MorrisF1879-04-051880-04-051990-12-17111 years, 256 days110 years, 256 days-1 yearUSA (Texas)USA (Texas)
Mary FreemanF1867-05-311868-08-301979-01-13111 years, 227 days110 years, 136 days-1 year, 91 daysUSA (Virginia)USA (New York)
Donald ButlerM1882/1883-08-211885-08-211998-12-27116/115 years, 128 days113 years, 128 days-2 or 3 yearsUSA (South Carolina)USA (Michigan)
Leverda HumphreyF1886-12-021887-12-022001-04-06114 years, 125 days113 years, 125 days-1 yearUSA (Mississippi)USA (Ohio)
Ida Stewartf1886-11-051896-11-132010-11-12124 years, 7 days113 years, 364 days-1 year, 7 daysJamaicaJamaica
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