Arbella Ewing
| Arbella Ewing | |
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| Born | March 13, 1894 Streetman, Texas, United States |
| 💀Died | March 22, 2008 (aged 114 years, 9 days) Dallas, Texas, United StatesMarch 22, 2008 (aged 114 years, 9 days) |
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| Known for | Supercentenarian |
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Arbella Ewing (née Perkins) (March 13, 1894 – March 22, 2008)[1][2] was an American supercentenarian. At the time of her death, at age 114, she was recognized as the third-oldest living person in the world behind Edna Parker of United States and Maria de Jesus of Portugal, the second-oldest person in the United States and the oldest living African American.[3]
Biography[edit]
Ewing, the fourth of 12 children, grew up in Streetman, Texas, and married Frank Ewing in 1915, after which she moved to South Dallas. Her former house is still located in South Dallas today. She had a sister named Annie, who was born in 1904 and was 103 at the time of her death. When she was an adult, she worked in a local bikeshop in Streetman. Her great-grandparents were slaves in Mississippi. After marrying Frank Ewing, they had a daughter, named Claudia, who died in 1970. The Ewing family stated she was a gem in the family according to The Dallas Morning News. She lived in her own home in Dallas until the age of 113, after breaking her hip at her birthday party, she was moved into a personal care home, where she eventually died nine days after having reached the age of 114. The people close to her attributed her longevity to positive thinking.[3][4][5]
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References[edit]
- ↑ List of supercentenarians who died in 2008 Gerontology Research Group
- ↑ MyFox Dallas[dead link]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Texan was thought to be the world's 3rd-oldest person". Los Angeles Times. March 24, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ↑ Flick, David (March 8, 2008). "Dallas woman, 114, says she lived cleanly, kept to herself". Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on January 15, 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ↑ Nielsen, Jon (March 13, 2006). "Family's 'diamond' turning 111". Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on October 25, 2008.
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