Myrtle Dorsey

Myrtle Dorsey (Nov. 22, 1885 - June 25, 2000) was born in Putnam County, Ohio, USA, on Nov. 22, 1885. She was the daughter of Henry Burkmier and Sarah Troyer. Myrtle Burkmier married Homer O. Dorsey on June 6, 1917 in Hillsdale County, Michigan. She widowed in 1964. Myrtle Dorsey passed away in Muskingum County, Ohio, USA on June 25, 2000 at the age of 114 years 216 days.

At the time of her death, Myrtle Dorsey was considered to be the 2nd oldest living person in the world behind Eva Morris (1885-2000) of the United Kingdom. Mrs. Dorsey was the oldest living person in the state of Ohio and in the United States. In the light of the current knowledge, Eva Morris and Myrtle Dorsey were the only two people who having been born in 1885 made it to 2000.