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Maggie Barnes
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Maggie Hinnant Barnes (Kenly, North Carolina, March 6, 1882 - January 19, 1998) was an African American supercentenarian. In 1997, however, Maggie's family claimed she was at the alleged age of 117, born in 1880, based on her marriage certificate. In addition, the 1900 census listed the North Carolina woman as having been born in 1881, making her 116. Although Guinness World Records decided to give the "oldest person" title to then-116-year-old Marie-Louise Meilleur of Canada (who was born August 29, 1880), Maggie's age at death was later verified to have been not less than 115 years old. She is the third-oldest African American on record ever, and still holds . The American woman died from gangrene at the apparent age of 115 years and 319 days, although she could possibly have been a year or two older. |
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