Helen Wheat

Helen Ida Wheat (born September 16, 1902) is an American supercentenarian, who is at the age of, the oldest living person in Maryland and the second oldest American after Susannah Mushatt Jones. She's the 16th oldest living person. She was born in York, Pennsylvania and lives in Frederick, Maryland.

Biography
Helen Wheat was born on September 16, 1902 and was the youngest of four siblings. Her mother lived to the age of 93. When she was 14, she left school to work at York Co. to support her family. She married Harvey Pierce Naylor but they divorced when their children were young. She married again, to Bill Wheat and moved to Maryland before 1935. She later worked at her son's winery, working in the vineyard until 93 and stopped working at the age of 97. She liked wine and credited holding a glass of wine every evening to her longevity. She lived with her son in York county until she had a fall and bad health resulted in her moving to the Homewood Retirement Center in Frederick in 2007. On her 112th birthday, it was reported that her dementia had worsened. She has three children, nine grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.