Sarah Knauss (Oldest Validated American Ever) pose for a family photo in 1998.....

[Justdroppedin]

Sarah Knauss (aged 118), her daughter Kathryn Sullivan (aged 95), her grandson Robert Butz (aged 73), her great-granddaughter Kathy Jacoby (aged 49), her great-great-granddaughter Kristina Patton (aged 27), and great-great-great-grandson Bradley (aged 3). Sarah Knauss (1880-1999) is the oldest validated american supercentenarian ever and the first american to reach the age of 118 and 119. She become the Oldest living person in 1997 after the passing of Maria Louise Meilleur. Sarah Knauss outlive the 1881,1882,1883,1884 cohorts and when she passed away in 30 December 1999 the next Oldest person ever is Eva Morris (1885-2000) is 5 years younger than her! Sarah Knauss also like to eat Chocolate Turtle and Potato Chip and credit it for her longevity.





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Knauss at the age of 98 or 99


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[swan]

I dont need to live that long.