Valentina Williams

Valentina Williams (née Gutierrez; born 23 August 1909) is a Cuban-born American supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography
Williams was born in Santa Isabel de las Lajas, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba, on 23 August 1909. She had planned to attend college in Cuba after her graduation from high school, but ended up moving to Youngstown in 1928 to attend what was then Youngstown College. She stayed in the community, where she met and married her husband, James Williams. They had 6 children: Connie, Henry 'Hank' Edward (1940–2016), Chita, Coe, Carmelita Douglas and Jimmy.

Williams celebrated her 110th birthday in August 2019. At that time, she had 17 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild. Even at the age of 110, she is still able to read. She credits her longevity to "healthy eating, surrounding herself with younger people, being adaptable, and putting things in God’s hands".

Williams currently lives in Youngstown, Ohio, United States, at the age of.