Elizabeth Francis, the oldest particular person within the U.S., died peacefully on the age of 115 on Tuesday.
Francis was the third-oldest particular person on the earth on the time of her loss of life, in keeping with LongeviQuest, a database on the world’s oldest folks.
“Ms. Elizabeth was a Houstonian icon and a cherished member of the group,” a information launch from the database stated.
Francis was born on July 25, 1909, and lived by way of 20 US Presidents, along with her first being former President William Howard Taft.
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Francis was the third-oldest particular person on the earth on the time of her loss of life. She lived most of her life in Houston. (Ethel Harrison)
Whereas born in Louisiana, Francis was a long-time Houston, Texas resident. She lived along with her 95-year-old daughter, Dorothy Williams, and her granddaughter, Ethel Harrison.
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Francis first moved to Houston after her mom died when she was 11, and he or she and her 5 siblings had been despatched to completely different properties. She was raised by her aunt and has lived there since.
She by no means drove a automobile, however she labored exterior the house, working the espresso store at a TV station in Houston through the Seventies and 80s.
Ben Myers (pictured far proper) of LongeviQuest, a world analysis group that tracks human longevity, gathers with Elizabeth Francis’ relations and presents her award because the oldest dwelling American within the U.S. (Ethel Harrison)
Ben Meyers, the CEO of LongeviQuest, beforehand advised Fox Information Digital that Francis was sustained by her household and her group.
“One factor that she actually is an instance of greater than virtually anyone else I’ve met is simply household and group,” he stated.
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Francis beforehand attributed her lengthy life to her religion. (Ethel Harrison)
Francis attended the identical church for years and was an energetic member.
“She lives at house, and he or she’s the oldest particular person on the earth to dwell at house. It is actually fairly extraordinary. Additionally, the group that she has by way of her church. So there [are] actually energetic households and communities. It’s extremely troublesome for folks to succeed in that age in isolation,” Meyers added.
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Francis has three grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren.Â
Fox Information Digital’s Gretchen Eichenberg contributed to this report.
