Maude Farris-Luse (Maud Luse)
| Maude Farris-Luse (Maud Luse) | |
|---|---|
| Born | Maude Davis January 21, 1887 Morley, Michigan, U.S. |
| 💀Died | March 18, 2002 (aged 115 years, 25 days) Coldwater, Michigan, U.S.March 18, 2002 (aged 115 years, 25 days) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
Jason Farris (m. 1903; died 1951) Walter Luse (m. 1956; died 1959) | |
| 👶 Children | 7 |
Maude Farris-Luse (née Davis; January 21, 1887 – March 18, 2002), later known as Maud Luse, was an American supercentenarian.
Her birth was long reported as January 21, 1887, though later research from LongeviQuest suggested February 21, 1887.[1] She lived to 115 years and 25 days.
Early life and family
Maude Farris-Luse was born in Morley, Michigan, on February 21, 1887. In 1903, she married Jason Farris, a farmer and laborer. The couple initially resided in Angola, Indiana, before moving to Coldwater, Michigan, in 1923. Together, they had seven children—four sons and three daughters.
Farris-Luse held various occupations throughout her life, including factory clerk, hotel maid, baker, and restaurant cook, retiring in her 70s. Jason Farris died in 1951 at the age of 72.[2] She later married Walter Luse, but the marriage lasted three years, until his death in 1959.[3]
Farris-Luse legally changed her name to Maud Luse in later life. She did not smoke or drink, enjoyed fishing, and used home remedies, including mustard rubs. She did not spend a day in a hospital until age 95.[4]
She outlived all of her children except her youngest daughter, Lucille, who died one year after Farris-Luse’s. At the time of her death, she had 26 grandchildren, 85 great-grandchildren, and 65 great-great-grandchildren. Her sister lived to the age of 99.
Centenarian and supercentenarian years
In 1991, she moved into a nursing home, following a fall at home that resulted in a broken hip at age 104.[5]
In 1997, at the age of 110, she wrote a letter to Jeanne Calment, the oldest verified person at the time.[6] Calment died later that year at age 122. Following the death of Marie Brémont on June 6, 2001, Guinness World Records recognized Luse as the world's oldest living person on June 23, 2001.[7] In the absence of a birth certificate, her age was authenticated using U.S. Census Bureau records and her 1903 marriage license.[8] She died of pneumonia on March 18, 2002, at age 115,[4] having outlived six of her seven children.
At the time of her death, she was the oldest person ever from Michigan, surpassing Mary Kelly (1851–1964), a record that stood until Jeralean Talley surpassed it in 2014.
See also
- List of the verified oldest people
- List of the verified oldest women
- 100 oldest American people ever
- Supercentenarian
References
- ↑ "Maud Farris-Luse". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
- ↑ Archives, L. A. Times (2002-03-20). "Maud Farris-Luse; Oldest Person at 115". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
- ↑ "Michigan woman declared world's oldest". The Blade. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Prichard, James, Michigan woman, recognized by Guinness as world's oldest person, dies at 115 years, 56 days, Associated Press 19 March 2002. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- ↑ "Michigan woman declared world's oldest". The Blade. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
- ↑ The Guinness Book of Records, 1999 edition, p. 102, ISBN 0-85112-070-9 Search this book on
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- ↑ Maier, Heiner (2010). Supercentenarians. New York: Springer. ISBN 978-3-642-11519-6. Search this book on
- ↑ "World's Oldest Person Dies - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2002-03-19. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
External links
- "World's Oldest Person Dies" CBS News
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