Hester Ford
Oldest American
Died when: 115 years 245 days (1388 months)Star Sign: Leo
American supercentenarians are citizens or residents of the United States who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age.As of January 2015, the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 782 American supercentenarians.
As of December 7, 2022, it lists the oldest living American-born person as Spanish emigrant María Branyas Morera (born in San Francisco, California on March 4, 1907), aged 115 years, 278 days.
The oldest American resident is listed as Bessie Hendricks (born in Carroll County, Iowa on November 7, 1907), aged 115 years, 30 days.The longest-lived person ever from the United States is Sarah Knauss, of Hollywood, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, who died on December 30, 1999, aged 119 years and 97 days.
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