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|Mary Brown
 
|Mary Brown
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|status = living-unverified
 
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|birthplace = Forest City, North Carolina, USA
 
 
|sex = Female
 
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|nationality = American
 
|nationality = American
|birthyr = 1909
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'''Mary Magaline Brown''' (born 4 July 1909) is an American [[supercentenarian]] whose age is currently unvalidated by the [[Gerontology Research Group]] (GRG).
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-->'''Mary Magaline Brown''' (born 4 July 1909) is an American [[supercentenarian]] whose age is currently unvalidated by the [[Gerontology Research Group]] (GRG).
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
Brown was born in Forest City, North Carolina, United States, on 4 July 1909. She came to West Virginia at the age of 9 where she lived at Holden, being raised by her aunt. Brown and her husband, Walter A. Brown, were married for 75 years. They had seven children, four daughters and three sons. The family moved to Braeholm on Buffalo Creek in the 1960s. In 1972, they lost their home in the Buffalo Creek disaster. The family then moved to Proctor Bottom at Amherstdale. Brown worked for many years as head cook at Buffalo High School, before becoming a social worker for PRIDE Community Services in Logan County.
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Mary Magaline Brown was born in Forest City, North Carolina, United States, on 4 July 1909. She came to West Virginia at the age of 9 where she lived at Holden, being raised by her aunt. Brown and her husband, Walter A. Brown, were married for 75 years. They had seven children, four daughters and three sons. The family moved to Braeholm on Buffalo Creek in the 1960s. In 1972, they lost their home in the Buffalo Creek disaster. The family then moved to Proctor Bottom at Amherstdale. Brown worked for many years as head cook at Buffalo High School, before becoming a social worker for PRIDE Community Services in Logan County.
   
 
On her 109th birthday, she had 5 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great-grandchildren. She celebrated her 110th birthday in July 2019.
 
On her 109th birthday, she had 5 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great-grandchildren. She celebrated her 110th birthday in July 2019.
   
Brown currently lives in Amherstdale, West Virginia, United States at the age of {{AgeYD|1909|7|4}}.
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Mary Brown currently lives in Amherstdale, West Virginia, USA at the age of {{AgeYD|1909|7|4}}.
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
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*[https://www.facebook.com/mccoy.missy/posts/10157395512241064 110th birthday] Facebook, 4 July 2019
 
*[https://www.facebook.com/mccoy.missy/posts/10157395512241064 110th birthday] Facebook, 4 July 2019
 
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Mary Magaline Brown (born 4 July 1909) is an American supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography

Mary Magaline Brown was born in Forest City, North Carolina, United States, on 4 July 1909. She came to West Virginia at the age of 9 where she lived at Holden, being raised by her aunt. Brown and her husband, Walter A. Brown, were married for 75 years. They had seven children, four daughters and three sons. The family moved to Braeholm on Buffalo Creek in the 1960s. In 1972, they lost their home in the Buffalo Creek disaster. The family then moved to Proctor Bottom at Amherstdale. Brown worked for many years as head cook at Buffalo High School, before becoming a social worker for PRIDE Community Services in Logan County.

On her 109th birthday, she had 5 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great-grandchildren. She celebrated her 110th birthday in July 2019.

Mary Brown currently lives in Amherstdale, West Virginia, USA at the age of 114 years, 258 days.

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