Eunice Sanborn | |
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Birth: | 20 July 1896 Louisiana, United States |
Death: | 31 January 2011 Texas, United States |
Age: | 114 years, 195 days |
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Eunice Sanborn (née Lyons; 20 July 1896 – 31 January 2011) was a validated American supercentenarian.
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Biography
Eunice Sanborn was born in Louisiana, a daughter of Augustus and Varina Lyons, on 20 July 1896. It was claimed that she was born in 1895. The "1896" year comes from census records. She was married thrice. She had a daughter, Dorothy, with her first husband, Joe Orchin. Dorothy died in 2005, at the age of 89. Eunice Sanborn was the part-founder of Love's Lookout. Following the death of Neva Morris died on 6 April 2010, Sanborn became the oldest validated living person in the United States. Eunice Sanborn died in Texas in 31 January 2011, at the age of 114 years, 195 days.
Recognition
Sanborn has been recognized as the oldest validated person from the state of Louisiana.
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United States' Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
Clarida Roy • Mary Bittlebrun • Sophia DeMuth • Fannie Thomas • Nellie Spencer • Emma Wilson • Mathew Beard • Augusta Holtz • Mary McKinney • Florence Knapp • Orpha Nusbaum • Elzona Maxey • Alphaeus Philemon Cole • Birdie May Vogt • Ettie Mae Greene • Margaret Skeete • Wilhelmina Kott • Sarah Knauss • Myrtle Dorsey • Maud Farris-Luse • Grace Clawson • Adelina Domingues • Mae Harrington • Mary Christian • Elena Slough • Charlotte Benkner • Emma Verona Johnston • Elizabeth Bolden • Emma Tillman • Corinne Dixon Taylor • Edna Parker • Gertrude Baines • Mary Josephine Ray • Neva Morris • Eunice Sanborn • Besse Cooper • Dina Manfredini • Gertrude Weaver • Jeralean Talley • Susannah Mushatt Jones • Goldie Michelson • Adele Dunlap • Delphine Gibson • Lessie Brown • Alelia Murphy • Hester Ford |