Margaret Skeete
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Margaret Skeete née Seward (October 27, 1878 – May 7, 1994) was an American supercentenarian
and the oldest living American from 1993 to 1994. Skeete is the oldest person ever from Texas
. She was 115 years 192 days old at the time of her death, and is the 15th oldest person ever as of October 2008. She was born in Rockport
, Texas and died in Radford
, Virginia.
Skeete is recorded in the 1880 Census
as a 2-year-old. She married Renn Skeete, and later moved on to Virginia
. During her supercentenarian years, she was in the 1993 Guinness Book of World Records
as the oldest living American. She died on May 7, 1994, at the age of 115, a few weeks after a serious fall.
She was the last surviving person documented as born in 1878.
Supercentenarian
A supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....
and the oldest living American from 1993 to 1994. Skeete is the oldest person ever from Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. She was 115 years 192 days old at the time of her death, and is the 15th oldest person ever as of October 2008. She was born in Rockport
Rockport, Texas
Rockport is a city in Aransas County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,385 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Aransas County. The coastal community has approximately 8000 citizens. Large windswept live oaks are a dominating feature of the area and the state's oldest live oak,...
, Texas and died in Radford
Radford, Virginia
Radford is a city in Virginia, United States. The population was 16,408 in 2010. For statistical purposes, the Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Radford with neighboring Montgomery County, including the towns of Blacksburg and Christiansburg, calling the combination the...
, Virginia.
Skeete is recorded in the 1880 Census
United States Census, 1880
The United States Census of 1880 was the tenth United States Census conducted by the Census Bureau during June 1880. It was the first time that women were permitted to be enumerators...
as a 2-year-old. She married Renn Skeete, and later moved on to Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. During her supercentenarian years, she was in the 1993 Guinness Book of World Records
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
as the oldest living American. She died on May 7, 1994, at the age of 115, a few weeks after a serious fall.
She was the last surviving person documented as born in 1878.
See also
- List of the oldest people
- Oldest peopleOldest peopleThis 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...
- Oldest validated person by year of birth
- SupercentenarianSupercentenarianA supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....
- U.S. state longevity recordholders