Delina Filkins
| Delina Filkins | |
|---|---|
| Born | Delina Ecker May 4, 1815 Stark, New York, U.S |
| 💀Died | December 4, 1928 (aged 113 years, 214 days) Richfield Springs, New York, U.SDecember 4, 1928 (aged 113 years, 214 days) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | John Filkins (m. 1834- his death 1890) |
| 👶 Children | 6 |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | William Ecker, Susanna |
Delina Filkins (née Ecker) May 4, 1815 – December 4, 1928) was an American supercentenarian who was the first verified person to reach both the ages of 112 and 113.[1][2] Her case was thoroughly investigated in the 1970s and re-investigated in 2005, and found to be fully authenticated[3]
Biography[edit]
Born in Stark, Herkimer County, New York she went to school until she was 11 and then stayed at home to work, and also spent all her life there, except the last two months of it, within a radius of ten miles. Her father, William Ecker, lived to reach the age of 97 before he died, while her mother lived only to the age of 78. She worked spinning flax at her home, that was later turned into the homespun yarn woven and used to supply clothing for the villagers, and with her husband upon there marriage they manufactured cheese for 39 years, which they sold to locals, with the rise of industrial cheese factories, they would then sell direct to these companies.[3]
She married John Filkins in 1834, the couple had six children. Only two of them were living at the time of her death: Frank (72) and Alonzo (86). She died at her grandson's house, having been bedridden for three days prior to her death.[3]
See also[edit]
- A. Ross Eckler, Jr.
- 100 oldest American people ever
- Geert Adriaans Boomgaard, earliest known supercentenarian
- Gallery of Supercentenarians born before 1850 by GRG (Gerontology Research Group) feature published January 5, 2018
References[edit]
- ↑ "NEHCA list of Nebraska supercentenarians" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011.
- ↑ "Table A - Verified Supercentenarians (Listed Chronologically By Birth Date)". Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "1928 Obit of Delina Filkins". Retrieved 29 June 2015.
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