About Gertrude Weaver
American supercentenarians are citizens or residents of the United States who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age. By January 2015, the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 782 American supercentenarians. The oldest living American is Naomi Whitehead (born in Georgia on September 26, 1910, and residing in Greenville, Pennsylvania), aged 115 years, 319 days. The longest-lived American ever was Sarah Knauss, of Hollywood, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, who died on December 30, 1999, aged 119 years and 97 days. Subsequent recognition of other supercentenarians ranked Benkner as the third oldest at the time of her death. She died aged 114 years and 352 days and is the oldest person on record ever to die in Connecticut. Charlotte Benkner (née Enterlein; November 16, 1889 – May 14, 2004) was an American supercentenarian and considered the world's oldest person from 2003 to 2004.
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