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About Gertrude Weaver
Gertrude Weaver (July 4, 1898 - April 6, 2015) is a supercentenarian. She was born in Arkansas near the border with Texas. At the age of 116 years, 276 days, Weaver is the verified oldest living person in the world. She became the oldest living person in the United States on December 17, 2012, and became the oldest living person in the world on April 1, 2015 She is the seventh verified oldest person ever, and the third oldest person ever from the United States.
Weaver was born in Arkansas to Charles Gaines and Ophelia Jeffreys who were sharecroppers. She married on July 18, 1915 and had four children.
At 104, she moved to the Camden nursing home after she broke her hip. With rehabilitation, she recovered from her broken hip and was able to move back to her home with the help of her granddaughter. At 109, she returned to Silver Oaks Health and Rehabilitation in Camden, Arkansas.
Weaver said that there are three factors that have contributed to her longevity: "Trusting in the Lord, hard work and loving everybody.
At her 116th birthday celebration, the Gerontology Research Group announced that they had verified Weaver's age making her the oldest verified living American and they presented her with a plaque inscribed with her title as oldest American on it. She also received a letter from President Barack Obama and the Mayor of Camden declared her birthday "Gertrude Day.
On April 6, 2015, Gertrude Weaver died in Silver Oaks Health and Rehabilitation Center at the age of 116 from complications of Pneumonia.
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Gertrude Weaver's Timeline
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July 4, 1898
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Arkansas, United States
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| 1917 |
1917
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Arkansas, United States
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| 1924 |
October 4, 1924
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Arkansas, United States
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April 6, 2015
Age 116
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Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States
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