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|birthyr = 1893 |birthplace = Millen, Georgia, USA |
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|deathyr = 2003 |deathplace = Los Angeles, California, USA |
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| − | '''Mollie Beard''' (née '''Saxon'''; 4 May 1893 – 3 September 2003) was an American [[supercentenarian]] whose age is validated by the [[Gerontology Research Group]] (GRG). |
+ | -->'''Mollie Beard''' (née '''Saxon'''; 4 May 1893 – 3 September 2003) was an American [[supercentenarian]] whose age is validated by the [[Gerontology Research Group]] (GRG). |
==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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| − | Mollie Beard was born Mollie Saxon on 4 May 1893 (The family had believed for some time that Mollie was born on |
+ | Mollie Beard was born Mollie Saxon on 4 May 1893 (The family had believed for some time that Mollie was born on 4 May 1892; but the 1900 US Census says 1893 and the 1910 Census confirms this date) in a plantation in Millen, Georgia to parents Edward Saxon, a soldier of the Confederacy and Susan (née Sharpe) Saxon. She had 10 siblings (9 brothers and 1 sister). She married Frank Beard and had five children (3 daughters and 2 sons). Her husband passed away in 1928 (murdered/shot), she never remarried. |
| − | + | Mollie Beard died on 3 September 2003 at the age of 110 years, 122 days. She is survived by her daughter, Eunice Brandon; her niece, Alma Saxon Warner and many nieces and nephews. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| − | *[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50608397/mollie-beard Mollie Saxon Beard (1892-2003)] Find A Grave Memorial |
+ | *[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50608397/mollie-beard Mollie ''Saxon'' Beard (1892-2003)] Find A Grave Memorial |
*[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-sep-06-me-beard6-story.html Mollie Saxon Beard] Legacy.com |
*[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-sep-06-me-beard6-story.html Mollie Saxon Beard] Legacy.com |
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*[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-sep-06-me-beard6-story.html Mollie Saxon Beard, 110; Was One of 41 ‘Super-Centenarians’] Los Angeles Times |
*[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-sep-06-me-beard6-story.html Mollie Saxon Beard, 110; Was One of 41 ‘Super-Centenarians’] Los Angeles Times |
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| Birth: | 4 May 1893 Millen, Georgia, USA |
| Death: | 3 September 2003 Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Age: | 110 years, 122 days |
| Country: |  USA
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Mollie Beard (née Saxon; 4 May 1893 – 3 September 2003) was an American supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography
Mollie Beard was born Mollie Saxon on 4 May 1893 (The family had believed for some time that Mollie was born on 4 May 1892; but the 1900 US Census says 1893 and the 1910 Census confirms this date) in a plantation in Millen, Georgia to parents Edward Saxon, a soldier of the Confederacy and Susan (née Sharpe) Saxon. She had 10 siblings (9 brothers and 1 sister). She married Frank Beard and had five children (3 daughters and 2 sons). Her husband passed away in 1928 (murdered/shot), she never remarried.
Mollie Beard died on 3 September 2003 at the age of 110 years, 122 days. She is survived by her daughter, Eunice Brandon; her niece, Alma Saxon Warner and many nieces and nephews.
Gallery
Mollie Beard and her daughter, Eunice Brandon.
References
- Mollie Saxon Beard (1892-2003) Find A Grave Memorial
- Mollie Saxon Beard Legacy.com
- Mollie Saxon Beard, 110; Was One of 41 ‘Super-Centenarians’ Los Angeles Times