Corinne Dixon Taylor
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Corinne Taylor née Dixon (April 2, 1893 – February 14, 2007) was an American
supercentenarian
posthumously recognized as the oldest living
American and second oldest person in the world upon the death of Emma Tillman
on January 28, 2007 until her own death 17 days later. She is also the age record-holder for the District of Columbia at age 113 years 318 days. Taylor ranks among the top 90 oldest verified people of all time.
She was born in Anacostia
, the third of six children, and grew up in the Southeast quadrant of the District of Columbia, referred to as "Southeast," where she married John Blakey Taylor Sr., a bricklayer, in 1918. They first moved to Boston, but returned to Washington, D.C.
soon after and moved into Frederick Douglass
' old house, where Corinne's father-in-law was the caretaker
. John died in 1980.
Taylor worked as a homemaker. She was noted for being an elephant figurine collector, gathering 300 miniature ones from around the world.
At the time of her death, she was in relatively good health. She was taken to the Greater Southeast Community Hospital in 2007 because she was dehydrated
. On Valentine's Day
of that year she died, although no official cause of death is known.
Taylor outlived three of her six children. She also had 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and nine great-great-grandchildren.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
supercentenarian
Supercentenarian
A supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....
posthumously recognized as the oldest living
Oldest people
This is a list of tables of the verified oldest people in the world in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. In these tables, a supercentenarian is considered 'verified' if his or her claim has been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such...
American and second oldest person in the world upon the death of Emma Tillman
Emma Tillman
Emmaline "Emma" Fanchon Tillman, was an American supercentenarian and, at age 114 years 67 days, the oldest validated living person from January 24, 2007 until her own death four days later. She was the last remaining documented person born in 1892....
on January 28, 2007 until her own death 17 days later. She is also the age record-holder for the District of Columbia at age 113 years 318 days. Taylor ranks among the top 90 oldest verified people of all time.
She was born in Anacostia
Anacostia
Anacostia is a historic neighborhood in Washington, D.C. Its historic downtown is located at the intersection of Good Hope Road and Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue It is the most famous neighborhood in the Southeast quadrant of Washington, located east of the Anacostia River, after which the...
, the third of six children, and grew up in the Southeast quadrant of the District of Columbia, referred to as "Southeast," where she married John Blakey Taylor Sr., a bricklayer, in 1918. They first moved to Boston, but returned to Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
soon after and moved into Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, orator, writer and statesman. After escaping from slavery, he became a leader of the abolitionist movement, gaining note for his dazzling oratory and incisive antislavery writing...
' old house, where Corinne's father-in-law was the caretaker
Property caretaker
A Property caretaker is a person, group or organization that cares for real estate for trade or financial compensation, and sometimes as a barter for rent-free living accommodations...
. John died in 1980.
Taylor worked as a homemaker. She was noted for being an elephant figurine collector, gathering 300 miniature ones from around the world.
At the time of her death, she was in relatively good health. She was taken to the Greater Southeast Community Hospital in 2007 because she was dehydrated
Dehydration
In physiology and medicine, dehydration is defined as the excessive loss of body fluid. It is literally the removal of water from an object; however, in physiological terms, it entails a deficiency of fluid within an organism...
. On Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day, is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496...
of that year she died, although no official cause of death is known.
Taylor outlived three of her six children. She also had 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and nine great-great-grandchildren.
External links
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/22/AR2007022201976.html
- http://dcoa.dc.gov/dcoa/lib/dcoa/newsroom/2004/november/Novspot1.pdf (at age 111)
- http://www.recordholders.org/en/list/oldest.html
- http://www.grg.org/Adams/E.HTM