Maggie Barnes

Maggie Barnes (1882-1998) was an African American supercentenarian who holds the record for the oldest verified person from the state of North Carolina. She claimed to be 117 but her age was verified as born Mar. 6, 1882 and she died Jan. 19, 1998, from gangrene infection, at the age of 115 years, 319 days. She was survived by four of her 15 children. (stub starter)