Nelle Hunt

Nelle Margaret "Nellie" Hunt (née Helton; 28 July 1887 - 8 February 2001) was an American woman who was notable for her long lifespan. She was born near Cainesville, Missouri on 28 July 1887 as the daughter of Tomas and Mary Malinda King Helton. Her father died when Nelle was a young child and her mother remarried.

Nelle Helton married Albert Hunt in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri on 2 July 1916 and had two children: Margaret and Mary. She was widowed in 1938 and later moved to Springfield, Missouri to work as a matron. She later lived in Golden City, Missouri. Nelle Hunt died in Greenfield, Missouri on 8 February 2001, aged 113 years, 195 days.