Maude Farris-Luse
Encyclopedia
Maude Farris-Luse, also known as Maud Luse, was an American
supercentenarian
. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, she was the oldest person in the world from June 2001 until her death nine months later, at age 115 years, 56 days.
on January 21, 1887. She married Jason Farris, a farmer and laborer, in 1903. She was 16, he was 23. They lived in Angola, Indiana
at first, later moving to Coldwater, Michigan
in 1923. They had seven children.
It was in Angola that she first saw an automobile. According to the AP
, over the years, she worked as a clerk in a factory, a hotel maid, a baker and a restaurant cook, retiring in her 70s.
Jason Farris died at age 72 in 1951, when Maude was 64. Her subsequent marriage to Walter Luse lasted only three years, until Luse's death. While her given name was "Maude", in her later years Farris-Luse spelled her name as "Maud".
, the oldest validated person ever. With the death of Marie Brémont
on June 6, 2001, Guinness editors declared Farris-Luse the world's oldest person on June 23, 2001. In the absence of any birth certificate, they authenticated her age using U.S. Census Bureau records and her 1903 marriage license.
On March 28, 2002, she died of pneumonia at the age of 115. She had outlived six of her seven children.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
supercentenarian
Supercentenarian
A supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....
. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, she was the oldest person in the world from June 2001 until her death nine months later, at age 115 years, 56 days.
Birth, marriage and family
Maude Farris-Luse was born in Morley, MichiganMorley, Michigan
Morley is a village in Deerfield Township, Mecosta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 495 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
on January 21, 1887. She married Jason Farris, a farmer and laborer, in 1903. She was 16, he was 23. They lived in Angola, Indiana
Angola, Indiana
Angola is a city in Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana, United States. The population was 8,612 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Steuben County . Angola was founded by Thomas Gale and Cornelius Gilmore. Angola is home to Trine University...
at first, later moving to Coldwater, Michigan
Coldwater, Michigan
Coldwater is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,945. It is the county seat of Branch County....
in 1923. They had seven children.
It was in Angola that she first saw an automobile. According to the AP
Associated Press
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, over the years, she worked as a clerk in a factory, a hotel maid, a baker and a restaurant cook, retiring in her 70s.
Jason Farris died at age 72 in 1951, when Maude was 64. Her subsequent marriage to Walter Luse lasted only three years, until Luse's death. While her given name was "Maude", in her later years Farris-Luse spelled her name as "Maud".
Supercentenarian years
In 1997, at the age of 110, Farris-Luse wrote a letter to Jeanne CalmentJeanne Calment
Jeanne Louise Calment was a French supercentenarian who had the longest confirmed human life span in history, living to the age of . She lived in Arles, France, for her entire life, and outlived both her daughter and grandson. She became especially well known from the age of 113, when the...
, the oldest validated person ever. With the death of Marie Brémont
Marie Brémont
Marie Marthe Augustine Lemaitre Brémont was a French supercentenarian and the oldest recognized person in the world from November 2000 until her death. This means she was the oldest living person at the turn of the century, and the new millenium, and therefore the person with the earliest...
on June 6, 2001, Guinness editors declared Farris-Luse the world's oldest person on June 23, 2001. In the absence of any birth certificate, they authenticated her age using U.S. Census Bureau records and her 1903 marriage license.
On March 28, 2002, she died of pneumonia at the age of 115. She had outlived six of her seven children.
Legacy
Farris-Luse holds the record as the oldest person ever from the state of Michigan.See also
- List of oldest people by U.S. state
- List of the verified oldest people
- Oldest peopleOldest peopleThis is a list of tables of the verified oldest people in the world in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. In these tables, a supercentenarian is considered 'verified' if his or her claim has been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such...
- SupercentenarianSupercentenarianA supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....
External links
- "World's Oldest Person Dies" CBS News