Wenonah Bish
- Full name: Wenonah Bish
- Lifespan: (02.10.1912 – 01.11.2025)
- Age: 113 years, 30 days
- Birthplace: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
- Last residence:Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
- Application date: 2023-12-19
- Validation date: 2024-01-10
- Validation source: Oliver Trim/Waclaw Jan Kroczek
Biography
Wenonah Taborn was born in Springfield, Illinois, USA on 2 October 1912 to Lewis and Elizabeth Taborn. She attended Springfield High School. One of her aunts, Jessie Rollins, lived to be 107.
In the early 1930s, she married William Wright, with whom she had two children: Donald Wright Sr. and Delores Hughes (born 1933). She later remarried to Edgar A. Bish. She worked at Sangamo Electric.
At the age of 109, she underwent hip replacement surgery. She recovered from COVID-19 on two occasions.
On 2 October 2022, she celebrated her 110th birthday, becoming a supercentenarian.
On 8 June 2024, following the death of 112-year-old Susie Lewis, she became the oldest living person in the U.S. state of Illinois.
Wenonah Bish passed away on November 1 2025, aged 113 years, 30 days.
Sources
Longevity Recognition
- Oldest living person in Illinois (08.06.2024 – 01.11.2025)
Validation
The supercentenarian case of Wenonah Bish was meticulously examined and verified by Oliver Trim, GRG Correspondent for the United Kingdom, and Waclaw Jan Kroczek, GRG Correspondent for Poland and Nordic Countries, and validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) on 10 January 2024.
