Delphine Gibson
American supercentenarian (1903-2018)
Delphine Gibson (August 17, 1903 – May 9, 2018)[1] was an American Supercentenarian. She was born in Fairfield County, South Carolina. At the age of 114 years, 265 days was the oldest person in the United States.[2] She became the oldest living American upon the death of Adele Dunlap on February 5, 2017.[3]
She married Tyler Gibson in 1928.[4] They had three children. Gibson lives in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.[5]
She became the oldest living American citizen following the death of American emigrant Marie-Josephine Gaudette on 13 July 2017.
Gibson died on May 9, 2018 at the age of 114.[6] She was succeeded as the oldest living person in the USA by Ophelia Burks (25 October 1903 – 27 September 2018).[7]
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change- ↑ "GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List". Gerontology Research Group. 25 September 2017. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ↑ "She is the oldest person in the United States. And she lives in Huntingdon". centredaily. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ↑ "Oldest American, New Jersey's Adele Dunlap, Dies at Age 114". People. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ↑ "Oldest known American celebrates her 114th birthday". www.cbsnews.com.
- ↑ "Oldest American, Pennsylvania's Delphine Gibson, Celebrates Her 114th Birthday". People. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Delphine Gibson, oldest person in U.S., dies at 114". The Washington Times.
- ↑ "Historical validations by the Gerontology Research Group". Archived from the original on 2023-05-02. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
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