Saturday, May 14, 2016

World's Oldest Person Dies -Julianne Swaykus 6

Susannah Mushatt Jones, the last known American to be born in the 1800s, died Thursday evening at her senior home in Brooklyn. She was 116 years and 311 days old. Also known as "Miss Susie", she claims her longevity was a result of plentiful sleep, not smoking and not drinking (although she loved and often ate lots of bacon). She was born during the McKinley administration and has over 100 nieces and nephews. "GRG, which works with the Guinness Book of World Records, said that the oldest person is now Emma Morano-Martinuzzi, an Italian born on Nov. 29, 1899."

 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/brooklyn-susannah-mushatt-jones-oldest-woman-dies-age-116-article-1.2635657
Italy's Emma Morano Martinuzz is now believed to be the world's oldest person and the last person born in the 19th century.

Italy's Emma Morano Martinuzz is now believed to be the world's oldest person and the last person born in the 19th century.

 (ANTONIO CALANNI/AP)
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8 comments:

  1. UnknownMay 14, 2016 at 11:40 AM

    Awww! This is so sweet/sad! It seems like she lived a good long life though so good for her!

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  2. UnknownMay 14, 2016 at 8:50 PM

    Tears filled my eyes reading this. I have a soft spot in my heart for old people. This is definitely a very disappointing loss but it is awesome how long she made it. I hope her life was as good as it was long!

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  3. UnknownMay 15, 2016 at 4:01 PM

    This is so sweet. I'm glad she has lived a good full life!

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  4. UnknownMay 16, 2016 at 10:06 AM

    Wow almost 117!

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  5. UnknownMay 16, 2016 at 9:56 PM

    Im so curious to know what the world looked like from her eyes from the 1800s till now! Obviously so much has changed!

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  6. UnknownMay 16, 2016 at 11:19 PM

    looks like I need to eat more bacon and hibernate if I want to bring that title back to the US

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  7. BookerTStudentMay 19, 2016 at 1:22 AM

    I can only imagine what incredible stories she must have had to tell to her nieces and nephews! Living to 116 is truly remarkable! -Nicole Chatham 6th period

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  8. UnknownMay 22, 2016 at 11:02 PM

    living that long must have been very eventful. She lived througha whole century which means she witnessed lots of historical evemts from the Stock Market Crash all the way up to Obama being elected and even more. I wonder what that was like.

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