Mary Morrison

Mary Morrison (née Smith; 7 December 1870 – 15 December 1980) was an American supercentenarian whose age has been validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She was the oldest known person in the U.S. state of Illinois at the time of her death.

Biography
Mary Morrison was born Mary Smith in Cairo, Illinois, United States, on 7 December 1870 to parents George and Mary (née White) Smith. She later married Abraham Morrison in around 1889 and had at least seven children, two of whom she outlived. In 1970, she moved into a nursing home in Chicago.

Morrison died in Chicago, Illinois, United States, on 15 December 1980 at the age of 110 years, 8 days.