Olive Alleshouse

Olive Angie Alleshouse (née James; 7 June 1882 - 13 May 1995) was a verified American supercentenarian. She was born in Liberty Center, Warren, Iowa as the daughter of John and Charlotte Bird James. She married Martin Alleshouse in Missouri Valley, Harrison, Iowa 23 October 1906. The couple had no children. Olive worked as a teacher and librarian. She was widowed in 1936. In 1956 she retired to a nursing home in Peoria, Illinois. Olive Alleshouse died in Peoria, Illinois 13 May 1995, aged 112 years and 340 days.