Abstract

Table of Contents

Part I

Part II

Part III

Part IV

Appendixes


    

Explanatory Notes:

          (1) The data are not listed alphabetically but serially with increasing age.

          (2) The data come from a great number of different sources, many of which are only newspaper reports. Such data are not always reliable and a certain amount of skepticism is proper in assessing them.

          (3) The original sources often contained considerable information of general interest and some of this has been included where it seemed of importance.

          (4) It will be noted that certain areas of the world appear to favour longevity to an exceptional degree notably Abkhazia (an eastern border of the Black Sea in the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic), Hunza (in the Karakoram Range of Kashmir, Pakistan), and in Vilcabamba (southern Ecuador, South America).

          (5) It may seem that most of these supercentenarians are of non-white origin, but this is not the case. The people of Vilcabamba are almost certainly old Spanish stock.

          (6) It should be borne in mind that the absence of written records such as birth certificates, marriage certificates, etc., is not necessarily a reason for doubting the general validity of the data. Where a people do not have such records they are apt to be habitually more adept at remembering such things. It is essential for any

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culture to know the relationships of its members to one another since these relationships determine rights and privileges and responsibilities, and form the basis for many small but highly significant forms of social interaction and courtesies. Patterns of behaviour in all non-literate societies are almost wholly built up on age relationships, in ways that are sometimes exceedingly precise. Australian aborigines recognize 70 to 80 different degrees of relationship and have specific terms for them which are entirely foreign to Indo-Europeans. This network of remembered past fact and acknowledged present relationship serves as an excellent frame of reference in which to check out ages: and where this has been done, considerable confidence in the general correctness of the ages claimed has resulted.

          (7) Whatever may be a critical reader's reaction to some of the entries, the data as a whole surely demonstrates that there must have been in the past and still are today many people who attain ages which to the purely skeptical mind are quite beyond reason; yet they cannot all be seriously questioned. We ought not to assume, as we read how easily the scientific community can be misled by forged data from within its own camp (Haeckel's forged diagrams, Dawson's Piltdown Man, Kammerer's frogs, and so forth), that Western man has a monopoly on accurate reporting or recollection of past events.
     We need only a few authenticated cases to show that, even today, man can indeed live well past the century mark without becoming a mere vegetable. We really have no hard evidence that men might not formerly have lived far longer. Why should we suppose that the Chinese, whose technology was far advanced above ours in Europe when we in England were dressed in sacking and they were dressing in silk, were more credulous than we are today?

          (8) Finally, we have not included "mere" centenarians, for they are even now far too numerous to allow space for them. According to Elinor Langer, there were in the United States alone, in 1963 over 10,000 of them ["Growing Old in America," Science, vol.140:1963, p.471]

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     The tabulation which follows is drawn from many sources of varying value. In a number of cases documentation is very incomplete. In column five, in the interest of saving space, data derived from books is documented only by author, date, and page. The bibliography below gives the rest of the documentation as far as it has been possible to gather it. The volumes are listed by author, alphabetically.

Acsadi, Gy. and J. Nemeskeri, History of Human Life-Span and Mortality, Budapest, Akademiai Kiado, 1970.

Airola, Paavo, Are You Confused?, Arizona, Health Plus, 1971.
                     Rejuvenation Secrets Around the World, Arizona, Health Plus, 1974.

Baily, T., Records of Longevity, London, 1857.

Dublin L. I., Length of Life: A Study of the Life Table, New York, Ronald Press, 1949, revised edition.

Gould, George M. and Walter L. Pyle, Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine, New York, Julian Press, 6th printing, 1966.

Gris, Henry and Milton Merlin, "May You Live to be 200," A Study of the Centenarians of Russian Georgia, London, Barnes &             Co., 1978.

Halsell, Grace, Los Viejos, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, Rodale Press, 1976.

Hufeland, C. W., The Art of Prolonging Life, edited by E. Wilson, Philadelphia, 1870.

Humboldt, Baron von F. H. A., Political Essay on New Spain, 1807, vol.1.

Marston, Sir Charles, The Bible Comes Alive, London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1937.

Prichard, James C., Researches into the Physical History of Mankind, London, Houlston and Stoneman, 1836, 5 vols.

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         NAME                     AGE           COUNTRY                           BIOGRAPHY                                          SOURCE

Maude Tull	103 in 1975	Los Angeles       USA	Learned to drive after husband's death in 1965, given licence again this year. Works full time at a home mortgage company	San Francisco Chronicle,   3 May, 1975, p.8.
Leonor Cartujana	103 in 1976	Vilcabamba	Knows much about medicinal herbs. Attributes good eyesight to plants	G. Halsell, p.158.
Anna Schwab	104 in 1972	Ohio, USA	Reads Bible daily, knits and sews, hearing not so good, but mind keen.	Good News Broadcaster (USA), July-Aug., 1972.
John Walker	104 in 1969	Port Arthur Ont., Canada	Acknowledged his birthday greetings with typed letters "unable to have usual open house on account of daughter's illness"! Photograph shows a young looking man.	The Bulletin (Can.),        May, 1969.
Micaela Quezada	104 in 1976	Vilcabamba	Never married.	G. Halsell, p.9.
FrancesJohnson	107, died Sept.8, 1832	Jamaica	A Samboo slave, "retaining all her faculties to the last".	Gent's Mag.,Supplement,     Eng., Dec., 1832
Robert Thomas	107, d.1821	Fairfax Co.,       USA		Morning Herald, Eng.,     2 June, 1823.
Emma E. Mills	108 in 1973	Toronto, Can.	Has never been ill and never missed a meal in her life.	Toronto Star, 25 Jan., 1973.
Mary Holoboff	108, d.1942	British Columbia, Can.	A Doukhobor, emigrated ffom Russia in 1842. She has 103 descendants.	Toronto Evening Telegram, 26 April, 1942
Thomas Robinson	110, died Jan. 6, 1970	Windsor, Ont.     Canada	Died the day before his birthday.	Toronto Evening Telegram, 6 Jan., 1970
Elizabeth Lambe	110, died Sept., 1830	St. Helena West Indies	In 1731 was housekeeper for General Pike. Married 8 times. "She died in full persuasion that the Millenium will happen in 1836, and that the charter will be renewed to the East India Company".	The Times, London,       8 Sept., 1831.

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NAME	AGE	COUNTRY	BIOGRAPHY	SOURCE
Artana Shlarba	110 in 1966	Georgia       USSR	Picture ehows him in riding garb with gunpowder cartridge on chest.	Life, 16 Sept., 1966,             p.123.
Jim Ho	111 in 1976	Princc Edward Island, Canada	Born in Canton,China, in 1865. Camc to Canada at the turn of the century. Laundryman and chef for CPR. Attributes long life to Chinese food, likes cigarettes and liquor.	Rccordcr & Times,   Brockville, Canada,    13 Nov., 1976, p.1.
Spencer Church	111 in 1961	Ontario, Can	Chopped wood when 110.	ltcm on CBC New.,    17 Feb., 1961.
Ada Roe	I I I, died Jan.11, 1970	England	British birth certificate verified.	Ncw Scientist,   1 Feb., 1973, p.237.
John Turner	111, died Mar.22,1968	England	British birth certificate vcrified	Ncw Scicntist,    I Feb.,1973, p.237.
Luceja	112	Rome	An early Roman actress who performed for a whole century and cven madc a public appearance when 112.	Gould & Pyle, p.377,
Mittebtedt	112 died 1792	Prussia	In 68 years of army service, participated in 17 engagements, braved numerous dangers, was wounded many times, and a prisoner of the Russians. After a turbulent life, he married a third wife at 110. Until shortly before his death, he walked 2 miles every month to the pension office.	Baily, 1857.
Ccsar Paul	112 in 1975	Ontario,     Canada	A Cree Indian. Married twice with 6 children. In good health, smokes a pipe, a hockey fan.	Recordcr & Times, Brockville, Ontario, 15 April,1975, p.l6.
Gabriel Sanchcz	113 in 1976	Vilcabamba	Goes up thc mountain at dawn every day and works all day in his plot.	Hasell, p.45,71-76.
Francis Hongo	113, d.1702	Vcnice	Father of 49 children, married 5 tmes.	Toronto Evening        Telcgram      26 April, 1942.

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NAME	AGE	COUNTRY	BIOGRAPHY	Source
Arma Darendonian	113, d. l972	France	Emigrated from Arrnenia in 1924. Attributed long life to the nuts and honey she ate as a young woman.	Toronto Globe & Mail,      5 Dec., 1972
Annie Firlotte	113 on July 15,1954	New Brunswick       Canada	Until that winter, she walked several hundred yards every day to the grocery store. Has never been to a dentist, has her teeth. Memory is crystal clear, speaks both French and English, does not read or write, listens to the radio.	Toronto Evening Telegram,17 April,1954
Amina Orujeva	114 in Mar.,       1967	Azerbaijan       USSR	Celebrating their 101st wedding anniversary!	Toronto Evening Telegram,15 Mar.,1967
Zibeida Sheidayeva	114 in 1974	Azerbaijan,        USSR	After 100 years as a worker in a rug factory, was awarded the Red Banner of Labour. She ties 7000 knots a .day, makes a rug in 20 to 25 days.	Toronto Evening Telegram, October, 1974
Teb Sharmat	115 in 1966	Abkhasia       USSR	A singer-raconteur, member of a 50 voice choir of centenarians.	Life, 16 Sept., 1966,      p.126.
Murtee Johnny	115, d.1976	Australia	An aboriginal rancher.	Recorder & T'mes, Brockville, Canada. 18 Sept.,1976, p.10.
Walter Williams	117, died Dec.19,1959	Houston Texas,       USA	Last survivor of the Civil War	ILL London News,   2 Jan.,1960, p.27
Mary Mills	118, d. l 805	West Indies	"Passed away peacefully"; 295 descendants attended the funeral.	Toronto Evening Telegram, 26 Apr,1942.
Mr. C. Cotterel	120, d.1760?	Philadelphia        USA	His wife was aged 115 at her death. They were married 98 years.	Benjamin Martin's Miscell.Correspondence in Prose & Verse, Jan., 1761.
Jane Morgan	120, d.1830	Jamaica	A negro woman belonging to George Crawford Ricketts, Esq., Attorney-general of the Island.	Gent's Mag., England  March, 1831.
Mary Goodsall	120, d. l 820	Jamaica	Black lady	Blackwood 's Mag., England, 18 Jan.,1822.

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NAME	AGE	COUNTRY	BIOGRAPHY	SOURCE
Mrs. Gray	121, d.1770	Kent, England	A deaf mute, noted for her cheerful disposition and manifest enjoyment of life	Gould & Pyle, p.377.
Charles Layne	121, d.1821	Virginia, USA	Left a widower aged 110 years. A numerous & reputable family to the fourth generation.	London Mag., Aug.,1821.
Sabir Kurbonadadov	122 in 1973	Tajik Republic       USSR	Oldest dweller in the Andarob village.	Health Mag., Spring,     1973, p.16.
Rev. Toby Crosby	122 d.1976	Florida USA	Born of slave parents. In 1932 built a church. Sight and hearing impaired;preached and travelled two weeks prior to his death.	Christianity Today, June 18, 1976, p.31.
John Gilley	123 d.1813	Maine USA	Born in Ireland, came to Maine at age of 60. Remained single till 75 when he married a girl of 18 and they had 8 children. She survived him, stating he was virile till 120.	Boston Medical Journal 1869, p.432.
Noah Raby	123, d. l895	New Jersey      USA	Discharged from the "Brandywine", USN, 83 years ago (in 1812).	New York Herald,     21 April, 1895
Demetrius Liondos	123 in 1970	Greece	Walked erectly and easily. Until a few years ago had walked over a long difficult road for his monthly cheque. He was thin, bony hands, sallow skin and his long beard grey, his hearing poor but eyesight quite good.	Christianity Today,       5 June, 1970.
Thomas Wishart	124, d. l 760	Dumfries   Scotland	He had chewed tobacco 117 years! When a child, his father gave him tobacco to allay hunger while shepherding in the mountains.	Gould & Pyle, p.377.
Francisco Rubio	124 d.1943	Mexico	A few days before his death played pool. Survived by 23 children, all born of his second marriage.	Toronto Evening Telegram, 1943.
Attila	124 d.453?	Germany	King of the Huns, and nicknamed "Scourge of God". Ruled over Vandals andOstrogoths.	Prichard, p. l 21.

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NAME	AGE	COUNTRY	BIOGRAPHY	SOURCE
Anton Pilia	124 in 1966	Azerbiajan     USSR	Tends his orchard regularly	Recorder & Times, Brockville, Canada,    15 July, 1966, p. l.
Sylvester Magee	126 in May,       1967	Missouri     USA	A former slave. His eyes bright and alert, his face marvellously expressive; until four years ago still worked in the cotton fields.	Time, 14July, 1967, p.50; Toronto Globe & Mail,     30 May, 1967, p.8.
Mary, wife of       Joseph Yates	127, d.1776	England	At 92 married a third husband; at 110 had walked into London from Lizard Commons; and at 120 was strong and hearty.	Gould& Pyle, p.377.
Miguel Carpio	127 in 1976	Vilcabama	Still has nearly all his black hair, is over 6 feet tall;hoes in his garden. Says his long and full life is due to "destiny".	New Scientist, 1 Feb.,    1973, p.237; and Halsell, p.32.
Eglebert Hoff	128, d. l764	New York    USA	Was a lad driving a team in Norway when Charles I was beheaded. Never used glasses, read fluently, retained his memory and his senses till his death which was due to an accident.	Gould & Pyle, p.377.
Margaret Darby	130 d. April      6 182l	Jamaica	A free black woman: died with all her faculties to the last	Blackwood's Mag.,    England, July, 182l.
Francis Peat	130, d. Nov.      1830	Jamaica	Black slave, leaving many descendants to the fourth generation.	Gent's Mag., England,      April, 1831
Ramonotowane Seran	130. d.1945	Bechuanaland Africa		The Times, London,    31 Aug& 5 Sept., 1945.
Bahkishi Orujeva	130 on Mar., 1967	Azerbiajan     USSR	Married at 30, celebrating 101 years of married life. In good health.	Toronto Evening Telegram, 15 Mar., 1967.
Ephriam Zithundu          Zulu	130 d.1975	South Africa	Member of the Zulu royal family	San Francisco Chronicle,     6 Feb., 1975, p.19.
Peter Garden	13l d.1775	Edinburgh	Lived during 8 reigns. Was of gigantic stature and retained his health and faculties to the last hour. He was 26 years old when Henry Jenkins (died at 169) related to him the Battle of Flodden in 1513 where he was present. Incredible that he could thus say he had heard an eye witness report of an event occurring 260 years ago!	Toronto Evening Telegram,  26 April, 1942

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NAME	AGE	COUNTRY	BIOGRAPHY	SOURCE
Mathayo Achungo	132, d.1976	Kenya, Africa		San Francisco Chronicle,     4 Dec., 1976, p.9.
Gabriel Erazo	132 in1976	Vilcabamba	A romantic poet who laughs easily	Halsell, p. l9
Charlie Smith	133 in 1976	Florida, USA	Born in Africa, brought to States as a slave at 12. Worked steadily picking fruit until 113. In 1976 he received an honorary diploma from Polk County School System, though had little formal schooling.	Time, 14 July, l967; Toronto Star, 19 Sept. & 2 Oct., 1972;13 May, 1976.
Henry Francisco	134, d.1820	New York,       USA	Present at Queen Anne's coronation (1702).	Baldwin's London Mag,,    Jan., 182l.
Beim Mekraliyeva	134 in 1966	Azerbaijan     USSR	Chief baby sitter for her village	Recorder & Times, Brockville, 15 July,1966.
Anton Pilya	135 d.1965	Georgia    USSR	Member of the village council till his death. At 135 married a woman of 27; died of a stroke 5 months later.	Sunday Times, (London),      3 April, 1966.
Nicholas Petours	137, d.1775?	Germany	Canon of Cathedral of Constance, always healthy and vigorous, celebrated mass 5 days before his death.	Gould & Pyle, p.378.
Juan Moroygota	138 in 1828	Columbia      S.A.	At this advanced age enjoying perfect health and working every day as an agricultural labourer.	Gazeta de Columbia, S.A.       28 Nov., 1828.
Gentleman	140 in 1838	South America	Was a witness in a trial held in 1838 � recorded as born the night of an earthquake destroying Ambato, in 1698.	Gould & Pyle, p.376.

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NAME	AGE	COUNTRY	BIOGRAPHY	SOURCE
William Hotchkiss          M.D.	140, d. 1895	St. Louis    USA	Known as the "colour doctor" because of his black patients.	Nat. Pop. Review,      Aug., 1895
Khfaf Lazuria	140, d. 1975	Azerbaijan     USSR	In 1965 picked a ton of tea leaves; when over 100 held the record as the fastest tea leaf picker. Retired in 1970. Had smoked for over 100 years and still rolled her cigarettes herself. Preferred vodka to tea. Still had her own upper teeth. Only 4 feet 2 inches tall, with a marvellous smile, known as "coquette of the Caucasus".	Life, 16 Sept., 1966, p.124;  Reader's Digest, May,1973, p.55, Toronto Star, 8 Nov., 1974 Gris and Merlin, p.l67-l83.
Medzhig Agagev	140 in 1976	Azerbaijan    USSR	Still hale and hearty, active in the local council.	San Francisco Chronicle,     2l Jan., 1976, p.13.
Jose David	142 in 1973	Vilcabama	He is neither feeble nor bedridden but cultivates his patch of soil daily.	New Scientist, l Feb., 1973, Toronto Star, 28 Feb,1973.
Hilario Pari	143, d. circa      1807	Lima, Peru       S.A	This old Peruvian went, at the age of 130, from 3 to 4 miles daily on foot.	Humboldt. 1807.
The Countess of       Desmond	145, d. 1619	England	Mentioned by Raleigh and Bacon. She appeared in court in 1614, being 140, in full possession of her powers, physical and mental. Several portraits of her at this advanced age were then known.	Gould & Pyle, p. 375.
Joseph Bam	146, d. 182l	Jamaica	Black man, belonging to the estate of Morice Hall	Gent's Mag, Eng, Dec, l83l
Bridget Devine	147, d. 1845	England	A well-known inhabitant of Oleon St.,Manchester.	Baily, 1857.
Catherine Hiatt	150, d. 1831	Jamaica	Creole woman belonging to Hon. Capt. John Hiatt. Retained all her faculties to the last moment, did coarse needlework shortly before her death.	Gent's Mag., Eng., Dec.,       1831
Unnamed Lady	150, d. 1894	France	Died peacefully in the hamlet of Haute Garonne, subsisting during the closing decade of her life on goat's milk and cheese. She preserved all her mental faculties to the last but her body became attenuated to an extraordinary degree; her skin was like parchment.	London Telegraph, Oct.,          1894.

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NAME	AGE	COUNTRY	BIOGRAPHY	SOURCE
Christen Jacobsen	150, d.1772	Drakenberg   Denmark	A sailor for 91 years, fought in the war against the Swedes, then became a merchant seaman. In1694 taken prisoner by Algerian pirates but set free after15 years of slavery, and resumed his life as a seaman.In 1737, at the age of 110, he married a widow of 60 years. Known as 'the old man of the north'.	Acsadi & Nemeskeri, p.17; Dublin, 1949
Mahmoud Nivazov	150 in 1959	Azerbaijan	"Living among his 173 descendants".	Acsadi & Nemeskeri, p.17.
Judith Crawford	15l, d.1829	Jamaica	Retained her bodily strength and faculties until within a few days of her death.	Gent's Mag, England,       April, 1830.
G. Stanley	151, d.1719	Wiltshire   England	Black marble monument to him in the chancel of Honington Church.	Gould & Pyle, p.375.
Thomas Parr	152 d.1635	England	At the age of 130 was an active farmer, did not marry till 80, then again at 120. Presented to King Charles I in 1635. The excitement of the joumey to London brought on his death-its immediate cause was over- eating. He was autopsied by Harvey who found the "internal organs in a perfect state; his cartilages werenot even ossified".	Toronto Evening Telegram, 9 Sept., 1939; 26 April, 1942. Acsadi & Nemeskeri, p.17. Gould & Pyle, p.373.
Thomas Newman	153, d.1542	England	Data confirmed by his Yorkshire monument.	Gould & Pyle, p.375
Asmar Salakhova	154 in 1966	Soviet  Ammenia	Spins wool yet.	Recorder & Times, Brockville, 15 July, 1966.
Iwan Yorath	156, d. l 621	Wales		Marston, p.54
Sampson  Skakoragaro	158 in 1969	Tanzania    Africa	In that year, had a successful cataract operation and "was in high spirits and talkative". He had fathered his youngest son at 136. Married in 1934 at age 123 with sons bom in 1935, 1941, and 1945 � the two eldest are teachers and the youngest a tailor. He has had three wives and 16 children. He himself was the eldest of 58 sons. His father lived to 123 years, had 39 wives, and 45 daughters.	San Francisco Chronicle,    2l Jan., 1969, p.15.

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NAME	AGE	COUNTRY	BIOGRAPHY	SOURCE
Robert Lynch	160, d.1830	Jamaica	"Property" of Sir Edward Hyde East, "a slave in comfortable circumstances".	Gent's Mag., England,     June, 1831, supplement.
Joseph Surrington	died at 160	Norway	He had, living at the same time, a son of 103 and a son of 9 years.	Hufeland, 1870.
Zaro Aga	164, d.1932	USA	A Turk who worked as a porter in Constantinople where his strength (at age 160) so impressed an American that he arranged for him to tour the States. Aga did so for two years but then died from eating meat.	News Review, 22 Dec.,1938, under Medicine; probably from Edmond Szekely's book, Medicine Tomorrow, tr. P. Weaver, Daniel, Lon. 1938 (?).
Sarah Desson Rovin	164, d.1741	England	Wife of John Rovin, 172 years old.	Prichard, p.12l; Acsadi & Nemeskeri, p.16.
Jonas Warren	167, d.1787	Balydole     Ireland?	Called the "father of fishermen" for he followed his trade for 95 years.	Gould & Pyle, p.374.
Shirali Mislimov	168, d.1973	Azerbaijan     USSR	On his birthday (l971) he rose at dawn to do his daily chores in the garden and orchard. Among his well-wishers were doctors who gave him his annual physical and judged his health perfect. He has never been ill, . though forced to give up riding horseback recently. At 160 he journeyed to the capital city (his first visit). There a doctor recorded his pulse at 72 and blood pressure at 120/75 � but then this was after a threestorey climb! He neither smoked or drank. Survived by his third wife, 107 years old, 2l9 other family members, including a grandchild aged 100 years.	Toronto Evening Telegram,   20 May, 1971; Ottawa Citizen, 13 Feb., 1967, p.18; Life, 16 Sept.,1966, p.121; Gris & Merlin, p.88-115; Time, 17 Sept., 1973.
Ali Ashraf Husseini	168 in 1976	Iran	Today married his thirteenth wife, a fifteen year old.	San Francisco Chronicle,    23 Dec., 1976, p.9.

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NAME	AGE	COUNTRY	BIOGRAPHY	SOURCE
Javier Pereira	169, d.1958	Columbia        S.A.	Only 4'4" tall, weighed 75 pounds. Taken to New York Hospital � Cornell Medical Centre in 1956. At that time he had all his hair without any gray, teeth were all gone, skin like old brown wrinkled leather, eyes cloudy but still serviceable, hands arthritic but a powerful hand-shake firm and surprisingly youthful. Arteries showed no signs at all of deterioration. His endurance and feats were remarkable � like standing on one leg and pirouetting without losing his balance, walking three blocks and climbing two flights of stairs without losing his breath.He had no immediate relatives (though married 5 times), his last grandchild had died 15 years ago at age 85 years. He was known by oldsters in his own village when they were in their teens as the "old Indian who liked to dance".	Toronto Star Weekly Mag.,15 Dec.,1956, p.2f Death notice appeared in Time, 14 April, 1958, p.88.
Henry Jenkins	169, d.1670	England	Present at the Battle of Flodden (1513) at age of 12. When over 100 he was still an excellent swimmer.	Gould & Pyle, p.373
John Rovin	172, d.1741	England	He and his wife Sarah were married 147 years.	Prichard, p.12l;  Acsadi & Nemeskeri, p.l6.
John Gower	died at 172	England	His wife, Susan, lived to be 164 and, at the time of this report, their eldest son was 115.	Lejoucourt, "Galerie des Centenaires".
Jean Korin	died at 172	Hungary	His wife died at 164 had lived together 148 years. At the time of their death a son was 116.	Gould & Pyle, p.373.
A Negress	174 in 1775	South America	This was reported by a witness who attested to the veracity of her age by events she recounted.	Reported in Journal de Madrid, 1775.
Baba Harainsingh	176 in 1952	India	He had grown a complete set of teeth, the previous ones having fallen out when he was about 100 in the 1870s, his gray hair was also turning black again.	Toronto Daily Star,      15 Dec. 1952
Elizabeth Yorath	177 d 1668	England	According to parish records.	Marston, p.54.

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NAME	AGE	COUNTRY	BIOGRAPHY	SOURCE
Kentigren	185, d.5 Jan.    600 A.D.	Scotland	Founder of Glasgow Abbey	Acsadi & Nemeskeri, p.16
Peter Torton	185, d.1724	England		Prichard, p.121.
Petratsh Zartan  (Setrasch Czartan)	187 d.1724	Hungary	A few days before his death he walked a mile. Shortly before his death a Count Wallis had his portrait painted. When he died he was more than10 years older than Abraham and 35 years older than "old Thomas Parr".	Acsadi & Nemeskeri, p.16 Baily, 1857.
Gentleman	died at 192	Vera Cruz    Mexico	In a town of Teluca where registers are "carefully and efficiently kept".	Practical Medicine, New York, 1895.
Gentleman	died at 207	England	More than one such case is reported in Sammlung von Natur-geschichte und Medizin-geschichte, Breslau,1724, p.636.	Gould & Pyle, p.375.
Li Chang Yun	256 d. May     l933	Szechun Prov.      China	At the age of 100 he was awarded by the Chinese Government a special Honor Citation for extraordinary services to his country. This document is available in existing archives. It is reported that he gave a series of 28 lectures at the University of Sinkiang when he was over 200 years.old. He attributed his longevity to his life-long vegetarian diet and regular use of rejuvenating herbs plus "inward calm". A renowned herbalist, he used Fo-ti-tieng and ginseng daily in the form of tea. He enjoyed excellent health, outlived 23 wives, and kept his own natural teeth and hair. Those who saw him at age of 200 testified that he did not appear much older than a man in his fifties.	Toronto Evening Telegram,       26 April, 1942. Airola,197l, p.203. Airola, 1974, p.79, 80.

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