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}}'''Grace Thaxton''' (née '''Menges'''; 18 June 1891 – 6 July 2005) was a validated American supercentenarian. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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| − | Grace Thaxton was born in Rockland, New York on 18 June 1891 to Peter and Harriett Menges. She was the oldest person in Kentucky, the fourth-oldest person in the U.S. and [[List of oldest validated supercentenarians|the seventh-oldest documented person in the world]] at the time of her death. She also became New York state's all-time recordholder on 28 May 2005, aged 113 years, 344 days, breaking the record set by [[Mae Harrington]] in December 2002.<ref>[http://www.grg.org/GThaxton.htm G. Thaxton, 114; Oldest Resident of Kentucky] Gerontology Research Group</ref> |
+ | Grace Thaxton was born in Rockland, New York on 18 June 1891 to Peter and Harriett (Hardenburgh) Menges. She was the oldest person in Kentucky, the fourth-oldest person in the U.S. and [[List of oldest validated supercentenarians|the seventh-oldest documented person in the world]] at the time of her death. She also became New York state's all-time recordholder on 28 May 2005, aged 113 years, 344 days, breaking the record set by [[Mae Harrington]] in December 2002.<ref>[http://www.grg.org/GThaxton.htm G. Thaxton, 114; Oldest Resident of Kentucky] Gerontology Research Group</ref> |
Thaxton almost lived to see her son Robert Thaxton (1915–2011) turn 90 on 12 July 2005. Thaxton's mother, [[Harriet Menges]] (1860–1969) lived to 109. Thaxton's maternal grandmother, Esther Pauline Hardenburgh (1838–1936), was nearly 98 years old. Thaxton's paternal grandfather, Peter Menges (1817–1915), also lived for nearly 98 years. <ref>[http://www.grg.org/Adams/L/USA.HTM Verified Supercentenarian Cases – USA (as of April 28, 2007)] Gerontology Research Group</ref><ref>[http://grg.org/Adams/A.HTM Verified Supercentenarians (Listed Chronologically By Birth Date)] Gerontology Research Group</ref> |
Thaxton almost lived to see her son Robert Thaxton (1915–2011) turn 90 on 12 July 2005. Thaxton's mother, [[Harriet Menges]] (1860–1969) lived to 109. Thaxton's maternal grandmother, Esther Pauline Hardenburgh (1838–1936), was nearly 98 years old. Thaxton's paternal grandfather, Peter Menges (1817–1915), also lived for nearly 98 years. <ref>[http://www.grg.org/Adams/L/USA.HTM Verified Supercentenarian Cases – USA (as of April 28, 2007)] Gerontology Research Group</ref><ref>[http://grg.org/Adams/A.HTM Verified Supercentenarians (Listed Chronologically By Birth Date)] Gerontology Research Group</ref> |
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| Birth: | 18 June 1891 Rockland, New York, USA |
| Death: | 6 July 2005 Winchester, Kentucky, USA |
| Age: | 114 years, 18 days |
| Country: |  USA
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Grace Thaxton (née Menges; 18 June 1891 – 6 July 2005) was a validated American supercentenarian.
Biography
Grace Thaxton was born in Rockland, New York on 18 June 1891 to Peter and Harriett (Hardenburgh) Menges. She was the oldest person in Kentucky, the fourth-oldest person in the U.S. and the seventh-oldest documented person in the world at the time of her death. She also became New York state's all-time recordholder on 28 May 2005, aged 113 years, 344 days, breaking the record set by Mae Harrington in December 2002.[1]
Thaxton almost lived to see her son Robert Thaxton (1915–2011) turn 90 on 12 July 2005. Thaxton's mother, Harriet Menges (1860–1969) lived to 109. Thaxton's maternal grandmother, Esther Pauline Hardenburgh (1838–1936), was nearly 98 years old. Thaxton's paternal grandfather, Peter Menges (1817–1915), also lived for nearly 98 years. [2][3]
Thaxton died several weeks later in Winchester, Kentucky, on 6 July 2005, aged 114 years, 18 days.
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References
- ↑ G. Thaxton, 114; Oldest Resident of Kentucky Gerontology Research Group
- ↑ Verified Supercentenarian Cases – USA (as of April 28, 2007) Gerontology Research Group
- ↑ Verified Supercentenarians (Listed Chronologically By Birth Date) Gerontology Research Group