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==Biography==
 
==Biography==
Nina Willis was born in Robinson, Georgia, USA on 14 January 1909. She was one of 20 children, and grew up in the town working as a farmer. In 1947, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where she did domestic work and worked in Kessler's Department Store. She was married to Charles Willis, and the couple did not have any children.
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Nina Willis was born on 14 January 1909 in Robinson, Georgia, USA, and grew up in the town working as a farmer. She was one of 20 children. Her brother, Bethuel Frazier (1902-2011), lived to be 109. In 1947, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where she did domestic work and worked in Kessler's Department Store. She was married to Charles Willis, and the couple did not have any children.
   
Willis currently lives in a retirement home in Atlanta, Georgia, where she celebrated her 111th birthday in January 2020.
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Willis currently lives in a retirement home in Atlanta, Georgia, where she celebrated her 111th birthday in January 2020. She reportedly still watches baseball and basketball whenever there are games on TV, and reads the newspaper every day when she wakes up. Her caretaker is her sister, Pecola Kirby, with whom she is very close.
 
She reportedly still watches baseball and basketball whenever there are games on TV, and she reads the newspaper every day when she wakes up. Her caretaker is her sister, Pecola Kirby, with whom she is very close. Her brother, Bethuel Frazier (1902-2011), lived to be 109.
 
   
 
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Revision as of 21:12, 3 October 2020

Nina Willis
Nina Willis
Unvalidated

Nina Frazier Willis (born 14 January 1909) is an American supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography

Nina Willis was born on 14 January 1909 in Robinson, Georgia, USA, and grew up in the town working as a farmer. She was one of 20 children. Her brother, Bethuel Frazier (1902-2011), lived to be 109. In 1947, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where she did domestic work and worked in Kessler's Department Store. She was married to Charles Willis, and the couple did not have any children.

Willis currently lives in a retirement home in Atlanta, Georgia, where she celebrated her 111th birthday in January 2020. She reportedly still watches baseball and basketball whenever there are games on TV, and reads the newspaper every day when she wakes up. Her caretaker is her sister, Pecola Kirby, with whom she is very close.

Gallery

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