Jean Christy

Jean Christy (born 20 August 1904) is a verified American supercentenarian.

Biography
Christy was born on 20 August 1904 in North Carolina, USA. Her family landed in Emory because her father’s health forced them to move to Virginia. They initially lived in an Emory boarding house run by her aunt, but soon moved into a home on Hillman Highway where her father ran a printing business. She attended E&H while living in the family home, graduated in 1928, and soon embarked on her teaching career – first in King, North Carolina, then at Glade Spring High School. In the late 1930s, her family returned to Andrews where she taught for the rest of her career.

On her 105th birthday, the whole town gathered to celebrate and a reporter asked what her secret was for longevity. Her answer was succinct: “Never get married. Never have children. Never go to the doctor.”