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'''Betsy Russell Baker''' (August 20, 1842 – October 24, 1955) was an [[English people|English]]-born [[United States|American]] [[supercentenarian]]. She was the first listed supercentenarian by the ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' as the world's then-oldest person.<ref name=Nebraska/> In 2002, researchers confirmed she had been the world's oldest living person by modern verification standards for an unknown period of time prior to her death on October 24, 1955.<ref name=Nebraska/><ref name=nehca>{{cite web|url=http://www.nehca.org/pdfs/supercentenearians.pdf |title=NEHCA list of Nebraska supercentenarians|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120311154332/http://www.nehca.org/pdfs/supercentenearians.pdf|archivedate=20 July 2011 }}</ref> |
'''Betsy Russell Baker''' (August 20, 1842 – October 24, 1955) was an [[English people|English]]-born [[United States|American]] [[supercentenarian]]. She was the first listed supercentenarian by the ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' as the world's then-oldest person.<ref name=Nebraska/> In 2002, researchers confirmed she had been the world's oldest living person by modern verification standards for an unknown period of time prior to her death on October 24, 1955.<ref name=Nebraska/><ref name=nehca>{{cite web|url=http://www.nehca.org/pdfs/supercentenearians.pdf |title=NEHCA list of Nebraska supercentenarians|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120311154332/http://www.nehca.org/pdfs/supercentenearians.pdf|archivedate=20 July 2011 }}</ref> |
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Born as '''Betsy Ann Russell''', in [[Great Brington, England]], in the United Kingdom, she emigrated to the [[United States]] and settled in [[Nebraska]]. She died at [[Tecumseh, Nebraska]], aged 113 years, 65 days, after living in [[Johnson County, Nebraska|Johnson County]] for 65 years |
Born as '''Betsy Ann Russell''', in [[Great Brington, England]], in the United Kingdom, she emigrated to the [[United States]] and settled in [[Nebraska]]. At age 107 , she was given a congratulations letter from president [[Harry S. Truman]]. She died at [[Tecumseh, Nebraska]], aged 113 years, 65 days, after living in [[Johnson County, Nebraska|Johnson County]] for 65 years, where she was affectionatley known as "the Queen mother of Johnson County"<ref name=Nebraska/> She was the second person in the world (after [[Delina Filkins]]) to have reached the age of 113 and to have been validated by modern standards.<ref name=nehca/> |
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Betsy Baker | |
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| Born | Betsy Ann Russell August 20, 1842 |
| Died | October 24, 1955 (aged 113 years, 65 days) |
| Occupation | Supercentenarian |
| Known for | First listed oldest person in Guinness World Records |
Betsy Russell Baker (August 20, 1842 – October 24, 1955) was an English-born American supercentenarian. She was the first listed supercentenarian by the Guinness World Records as the world's then-oldest person.[1] In 2002, researchers confirmed she had been the world's oldest living person by modern verification standards for an unknown period of time prior to her death on October 24, 1955.[1][2]
Born as Betsy Ann Russell, in Great Brington, England, in the United Kingdom, she emigrated to the United States and settled in Nebraska. At age 107 , she was given a congratulations letter from president Harry S. Truman. She died at Tecumseh, Nebraska, aged 113 years, 65 days, after living in Johnson County for 65 years, where she was affectionatley known as "the Queen mother of Johnson County"[1] She was the second person in the world (after Delina Filkins) to have reached the age of 113 and to have been validated by modern standards.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Kral, E.A. "NEBRASKA'S CENTENARIANS AGE 107 OR ABOVE — 1867 to 2001" (PDF). Nebraska Health Care Association. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ a b "NEHCA list of Nebraska supercentenarians" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011.
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