Sophia De Muth
Sophia Marion DeMuth (née Papst; June 30, 1866 – December 2, 1977) was an American validated supercentenarian.
She was born Sophia Marion Papst in St. Joseph, Missouri, on June 30, 1866.[1] Her parents were German immigrants. She attended a Catholic convent until she was 16.[2] She was reported to be an acquaintance of the outlaw Jesse James, who was killed when she was 16; she lived two blocks from the James home growing up.[1] She later moved to California to work in a shirt factory during the Spanish–American War. Her salary was $11 per week.[3]
In 1899, she married farmer and cattleman Oliver Demuth and the couple lived in various places such as South Dakota and Illinois before settling down in Ayr, Nebraska, in 1907. Demuth became a widow in 1965 after Oliver's death at age 101.[4][5] DeMuth then started living with her daughter Jennie.[1]
On her 110th birthday, it was reported that she still was able to make rugs, that her mind was still sharp and that her physical condition was good. It was also mentioned that she never left the house and that her eyesight was poor.[6]
She became the world's oldest person on November 16, 1976, after the death of Niwa Kawamoto.
She credited her longevity in part to her not marrying as young as many women did at the time.[7] She also said, "Well I was just a tough character. I was never sick. The secret of life is to work hard and don't think about yourself all the time."[2]
DeMuth died on December 2, 1977, at the age of 111 years, 155 days. She was buried at Blue Valley Cemetery in Ayr.[1] She was the oldest living person in the world at the time of her death. Three of her daughters were still alive then. One of them, Marie Fulkerson, lived to be 108 years old.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Deaths Elsewhere". New Castle News. December 5, 1977. p. 19. Retrieved July 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Hard work, selflessness key to longevity". Garden City Telegram. Garden City, Kansas. July 1, 1977. p. 5 – via NewspaperArchive. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Private Ayr rites set for Sophia DeMuth, 111". Lincoln Sunday Journal And Star Newspaper Archives. December 4, 1977. p. 28 – via NewspaperArchive. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Ancient Pair Separated". Washington Court House Record-Herald. October 6, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved July 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "SOPHIA M. DeMUTH". The New York Times. December 6, 1977. Retrieved July 10, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Oldest Nebraskan Marks Birthday 110". Lincoln Star Newspaper Archives. June 30, 1976. p. 41 – via NewspaperArchive. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Terrill, Dean (June 30, 1977). "Mrs. Sophia DeMuth's 111th birthday historic event". Lincoln Journal Newspaper Archives. p. 27 – via NewspaperArchive. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Kral, E. A. (April 2, 2019). "Nebraska's 37 Supercentenarians Validated Among World's Longest-Lived" (PDF). Nebraska Health Care Association. Retrieved July 10, 2020. Unknown parameter
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External links[edit]
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