Validated supercentenarians who under-reported their age

A list of supercentenarians who claimed to be younger 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 ageDifference Place of birthLast place of residence
Mary RandallF1888-04-01 and 1888-10-101887-10-102000-11-12112 years, 33 days or 112 years, 225113 years, 33 days+1 yearUSA (Arkansas)USA (Texas)
Grace ClawsonF1889-11-151887-11-152002-05-28112 years, 194 days114 years, 194 days+2 yearsUnited Kingdom (England)USA (Florida)
Elizabeth BoldenF1891-08-151890-08-152006-12-11115 years, 118 days116 years, 118 days+1 yearUSA (Tennessee)USA (Tennessee)
Mary CotaF1875-07-051870-07-051982-07-22107 years, 17 days112 years, 17 days+5 yearsUSA (California)USA (California)
Pearl BergF1910-02-141909-10-012024-02-01113 years, 352 days114 years, 123 days+4 monthsUSA (Indiana)USA (California)
Ella Frances CookF1914-09-221913-09-222024-09-30110 years, 8 days111 years, 8 days+1 yearUSA (Georgia)USA (Alabama)
Virginia BellF1914-01-291913-01-29Living111*112*+1 yearUSA (Virginia)USA (Virginia)
Delphia WelfordF1881-09-091875-09-091992-11-14111 years, 66 days117 years, 66 days+6 yearsUSA (Mississippi)USA (Tennessee)
Edna KernF1901/1902/1903/1904-10-141900-10-142016-01-20111/112/113/114 years, 98 days115 years, 98 days+1/2/3/4 yearsUSA (California)USA (Nevada)
Bettie ChatmonF1884-10-151884-04-301998-08-16113 years, 305 days114 years, 108 days+6.5 monthsUSA (Louisiana)USA (Texas)
Emma TillmanF1893-11-221892-11-222007-01-28113 years, 67 days114 years, 67 days+1 yearUSA (North Carolina)USA (Connecticut)
Jessie LemonF1900-03-041898-03-042008-03-17108 years, 13 days110 years, 13 days+2 yearsUSA (Georgia)USA (Georgia)
Amelia Boynton RobinsonF1911-08-181905-08-182015-08-26104 years, 8 days110 years, 8 days+6 yearsUSA (Georgia)USA (Alabama)
Viola LindseyF1904-11-101900-11-102014-02-24109 years, 106 days113 years, 106 days+4 yearsUSA (Alabama)USA (Ohio)
Cristina ColladoF1885-11-181885-11-061998-11-22113 years, 4 days113 years, 16 days+12 daysPuerto Rico (Yauco)USA (Florida)
Margaret QuinnF1907-07-151907-07-142020-04-08112 years, 268 days112 years, 269 days+1 dayUSA (New York)USA (Connecticut)
Ruth Brown-StampsF1900-05-221896-05-222008-11-08108 years, 170 days112 years, 170 days+4 yearsUSA (North Carolina)USA (Ohio)
Ida Mae JacksonF1880-08-021877-08-021991-01-12110 years, 163 days113 years, 183 days+3 yearsUSA (Alabama)USA (California)
Maria TrujilloF1888-05-281887-05-282000-03-16111 years, 272 days112 years, 272 days+1 yearUSA (New Mexico)USA (New Mexico)
Voncile DryF1907-04-241906-04-242019-09-07112 years, 136 days113 years, 136 days+1 yearUSA (Florida)USA (Florida)
Maria Luisa DeliconF1887-09-141887-09-081999-10-31112 years, 47 days112 years, 53 days+6 daysMexico (Chihuahua)USA (California)
Odile WashingtonF1909-06-241908-06-242020-08-10111 years, 47 days112 years, 47 days+1 yearUSA (Louisiana)USA (Louisiana)
Betty WeissmanF1894-06-291893-08-022006-04-14111 years, 289 days112 years, 255 days+331 daysRussian Empire (now Latvia)USA (Illinois)
Ottilia EycleshimerF1894/1895-08-221893-08-222006-05-25110/111 years, 276 days112 years, 276 days+1/2 yearsUSA (New York)USA (New York)
Sarah RockwellF1844-10-251843-10-251953-11-23109 years, 29 days110 years, 29 days+1 yearUSA (Virginia)USA (Connecticut)
Nellie ScaceF1865-08-221864-08-221974-12-04109 years, 105 days110 years, 105 days+1 yearUSA (New York)USA (Massachusetts)
Charlie PhillipsM1870-05-051869-05-051980-09-05110 years, 123 days111 years, 123 days+1 yearUSA (Mississippi)USA (Mississippi)
America DelaneyF1879-12-121874-12-121985-09-06105 years, 268 days110 years, 268 days+5 yearsUSA (Kentucky)USA (Kentucky)
Ida WilliamsF1876-07-011875-07-011985-09-21109 years, 82 days110 years, 82 days+1 yearUSA (Kentucky)USA (North Carolina)
Katie BrownF1881-05-011880-05-011992-04-29110 years, 364 days111 years, 364 days+1 yearUSA (Mississippi)USA (Illinois)
Claudia Dixon BrownF1880-11-251879-11-251991-09-12110 years, 291 days111 years, 291 days+1 yearUSA (North Carolina)USA (Connecticut)
Lorena AndersonF1881-06-051880-06-051990-11-05109 years, 153 days110 years, 153 days+1 yearUSA (Louisiana)USA (Missouri)
Robert FreemanM1880-12-221879-12-221990-12-24110 years, 2 days111 years, 2 days+1 yearUSA (Mississippi)USA (Missouri)
Lillie RedwineF1886-07-131885-07-131996-11-16110 years, 126 days111 years, 126 days+1 yearUSA (Missouri)USA (Missouri)
Winifred LansdownF1888-01-141887-01-141997-01-26109 years, 12 days110 years, 12 days+1 yearUnited Kingdom (England)USA (California)
Mattie WardF1891-10-141890-10-142002-05-13110 years, 150 years111 years, 150 days+1 yearUSA (Texas)USA (Texas)
Leila LongF1891-03-051890-03-052000-09-12109 years, 191 days110 years, 191 days+1 yearUSA (North Carolina)USA (North Carolina)
Ollie WilliamsF1900-04-071891-04-072002-05-27102 years, 50 days111 years, 50 days+9 yearsUSA (Mississippi)USA (Mississippi)
Fannie WallingF1892-02-161891-02-162001-06-01109 years, 105 days110 years, 105 days+1 yearUSA (New Jersey)USA (New Jersey)
Nola CookF1892-06-231891-06-232001-09-13109 years, 82 days110 years, 82 days+1 yearUSA (Maryland)USA (Maryland)
Olivia LeithauserF1891-09-201891-02-182001-11-13110 years, 54 days110 years, 268 days+214 daysUSA (Michigan)USA (Michigan)
Louise HellerF1894-08-261893-08-262004-07-11109 years, 320 days110 years, 320 days+1 yearUSA (New Mexico)USA (California)
Mary BurtonF1894-05-171894-01-162005-12-30111 years, 227 days111 years, 347 days+120 daysUSA (Mississippi)USA (Illinois)
Cora GentryF1897-04-141896-10-312008-04-11110 years, 363 days111 years, 163 days+165 daysUSA (Alabama)USA (Alabama)
Blanche NelsonF1905-02-221898-02-222008-04-18103 years, 52 days110 years, 52 days+7 yearsUSA (North Carolina)USA (New York)
Bessie ReedF1900-12-191899-12-192011-07-27110 years, 220 days111 years, 220 days+1 yearUSA (Texas)USA (Texas)
Lettie BroomeF1900-09-181899-09-182011-02-26110 years, 161 days111 years, 161 days+1 yearUSA (Alabama)USA (Alabama)
Fannie StevensF1901/1904-02-171900-02-172010-04-09109/106 years, 51 days110 years, 51 days+1 year/+4 yearsUSA (Mississippi)USA (Missouri)
Violet SmithF1902-04-071901-04-072012-08-29110 years, 144 days111 years, 144 days+1 yearUSA (Michigan)USA (Michigan)
Anna Marie MancusoF1904-02-181903-02-182015-01-30110 years, 346 days111 years, 346 days+1 yearUSA (New York)USA (Nevada)
Emma DidlakeF1905-03-131904-03-132015-08-16110 years, 156 days111 years, 156 days+1 yearUSA (Alabama)USA (Michigan)
Martha HallF1903-09-151900-09-152012-12-01109 years, 77 days112 years, 77 days+3 yearsUSA (Florida)USA (Florida)
Sarah RaymondF1905-04-161905-04-142015-08-22110 years, 128 days110 years, 130 days+2 daysUSA (Maryland)USA (New York)
Winonah GreeneF1906-01-131905-01-132017-10-18110 years, 279 days111 years, 279 days+1 yearUSA (Virginia)USA (Florida)
Effie KindredF1908-11-101907-11-102019-04-10110 years, 151 days111 years, 151 days+1 yearUSA (Alabama)USA (Alabama)
Lorena AllenF1910-08-101909-08-102021-01-03110 years, 146 days111 years, 146 days+1 yearUSA (North Carolina)USA (North Carolina)
Ruth BrownF1913-06-151913-06-142023-12-05110 years, 172 days110 years, 173 days+1 dayUSA (Pennsylvania)USA (New Hampshire)
Janie BrockF1895-07-111894-07-112005-07-14110 years, 3 days111 years, 3 days+1 yearUSA (Georgia)USA (Georgia)
Dora CollinsF1891-11-071890-11-072003-01-25111 years, 79 days112 years, 79 days+1 yearUSA (Virginia)USA (New York)
Minnie HammerbackerF1877-06-301876-06-301987-08-04110 years, 35 days111 years, 35 days+1 yearUSA (Minnesota)USA (Texas)
Donald ButlerM1893-08-211885-08-211998-12-27105 years, 128 days113 years, 128 days+8 yearsUSA (South Carolina)USA (Michigan)
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