HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Look out world, Miss Francis just hit another milestone! Ms. Elizabeth Francis turned 112 years old on Sunday, and her family threw her a car parade to celebrate.
Who is Elizabeth Francis?
Elizabeth Francis (born 27 July 1909) is an American supercentenarian who is the oldest known person living in the U.S. state of Texas. Her age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Who is the oldest person in Houston Texas?
Elizabeth Francis is now an incredible 111 years old. When asked her secret to longevity, Francis said the Lord just blessed me. She goes on to say, I say, ‘Thank you Lord’ when I wake up in the morning, and I thank him when I go to bed. ABC13 was there last year when she turned 110.
Who is the oldest person alive?
Kane Tanaka The oldest known living person is Kane Tanaka of Japan, aged 118 years, 328 days. The oldest known living man is Saturnino de la Fuente Garca, of Spain, aged 112 years, 288 days.
Has the first person to live to 200 been born?
The oldest verified person living today the current front-runner in the longevity race is Kane Tanaka, who was born in Fukuoka, Japan, on January 2, 1903. She is 118 years old. If Kane Tanaka survives to age 200, making the answer ‘yes’, this will be in the year 2103.
Can a person live to be 200 years old?
Humans may be able to live for between 120 and 150 years, but no longer than this absolute limit on human life span, a new study suggests. … If therapies were to be developed to extend the body’s resilience, the researchers argue, these may enable humans to live longer, healthier lives.
Is anyone born in the 1800s still alive?
Emma Martina Luigia Morano OMRI (29 November 1899 15 April 2017) was an Italian supercentenarian who, before her death at the age of 117 years and 137 days, was the world’s oldest living person whose age had been verified, and the last living person to have been verified as being born in the 1800s.
