| Bertha Herring | |
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| Birth: | 20 December 1880? Charleston, South Carolina, USA |
| Death: | 2 January 1993 St. Petersburg, Florida, USA |
| Age: | 112 years, 13 days? |
| Country: |  USA
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| Disputed | |
Bertha "Granny" Herring (20 December 1880?/May 1890 – 2 January 1993) was an American supercentenarian claimant whose age has been disputed by the Gerontology Research Group.
Biography[]
Bertha Herring claimed to have been born in Charleston, South Carolina, USA on 20 December 1880. She moved to Florida when an early age. She went school for only two or three years before dropping out to help on her parents' farm.
She married Sam Herring and had 12 children. Her husband died in the 1930s. In 1974, she moved to St. Petersburg to live with her daughter Gertrude Jelks. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church.
She was never in a hospital until 1983 when she was admitted to Bayfront Medical Center for complications of a cold. She moved to the Laurels Rehabilitation Center, a nursing home in St. Petersburg in 1988.
In December 1990, her claimed 110th birthday was mentioned on NBC's Today show. Additionally, at one of her birthday parties she received a certificate from former president Ronald and Nancy Reagan.
Herring died in her sleep in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA on 2 January 1993 at the claimed age of 112 years, 13 days. She was survived by three daughters Gertrude Jelks, Catherine Murray and Lessie Jones; one son Charlie Herring; 38 grandchildren, 76 great-grandchildren, 18 great-great-grandchildren, and eight great-great-great-grandchildren.
Age Issues[]
GRG discovered evidence showing that Herring was born in May 1890, making her only 102 at the time of her death.
References[]
- Death Index FamilySearch
- GenealogyBank Obituaries FamilySearch
- Bertha 'Granny' Herring lived to be 112 years old Tampa Bay Times, 4 January 1993