Jeralean Talley Supercentenarian Celebrates her 115 Birthday

Jeralean Talley is an American supercentenarian who is, at the age of 115 years, 1 day, the oldest living American since the death of Elsie Thompson on March 21, 2013 and she turned 115 this week!

Jeralean was born in Montrose, Georgia on May 23, 1899 and is one of 11 siblings.



From the first ice cream cone to the first Superbowl she’s seen it all.

She's lived thru 20 different presidents, the civil rights movement, the great depression and the Silicon Valley dot com boom. Talley says at her age she does and says what she wants, and the guiding principle in her life is the golden rule.

The year she was born there were no planes in the sky and no cars on the road. She was 29 the year bubble gum hit the market. She was alive the year the planet Pluto was discovered, and she was still alive when it was demoted from being a planet. She never drove a car, saying that she tried it once but pushed the wrong pedal, causing it to go in reverse rather than move forward. She never wanted to try again.

Talley went fishing last year and still gets around on her own with the help of a
walker and she bowled until she was 105 years old.

According to the Gerontology Research Group, which tracks many of the world's longest-living people, Talley is the oldest American and the second-oldest person in the world.

Her husband died in 1988. Talley is cared for by a 76-year-old daughter who lives with her.

Happy Birthday Jeralean Talley!
May you be blessed with many more!

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