Alta Nelson

Alta Nelson (neé Francis; 24 July 1901 – 12 March 2012) was a verified American supercentenarian.

Biography
She was born in Spring City, Utah on 24 July 1901. Her parents were John William Francis and Mary Larsen (neé Nielsen) Francis. Her father died in 1942 at the age of 73 and her mother died in 1933 at the age of 64.

She graduated from Box Elder High School and left the area in 1920 to work in Salt Lake City for the Walker Department Store where she sold shoes. While working in Salt Lake City she met and married Meiling Nelson on 16 January 1925. The couple never had any children. The couple moved to Bozeman, Montana and opened a shoe store. They later added another retail outlet in Boise, Idaho.

In 1963, the couple retired to Laguna Beach, California. After Meiling's death on 5 March 1968, she relocated to Irvine, California.

She died in Irvine, California on 12 March 2012 at the age of 110 years, 232 days. She is survived by two nephews and three nieces.