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Minnie Whicker (née Jenkins; born 24 July 1906) is an American supercentenarian whose age has been validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography
Minnie Whicker was born in Arkansas, United States, on 24 July 1906, to Francis and Belle Walker Jenkins. She married Roy Earnest Whicker in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA, on 11 June 1927.
Whicker currently resides in Roseville, California, where she celebrated her 112th birthday in July 2018. Her age was validated by the Gerontology Research Group on 29 August 2018. She voted via absentee ballot in the 2018 U.S. midterm elections. She is the third-oldest living person in the United States, behind Iris Westman, and Hester Ford. After the death of Anne Brasz-Later, she entered the top 10 world's oldest validated living people.
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References
- Gerontology Research Group
- Roy Earnest Whicker Find a Grave
- Roseville Woman Celebrates Her 111th Birthday CBS Sacramento, 24 July 2017
- 112 Year Old Birthday Good Day Sacramento on YouTube, 24 July 2018
- Minnie Whicker (112 years, 105 days old today) is California's oldest resident... Alex Vassar on Facebook, 7 November 2018
- Happy 113th Birthday to Grandma today! Wayne Werning on Facebook, 24 July 2019
- Happy 114th Birthday Grandma... Wayne Werning on Facebook, 24 July 2020