Carmen Bonilla Parra de Villanueva

Carmen Villanueva
Birth:	6 July 1898 Valle de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico
Death:	9 March 2011 El Paso, Texas, USA
Age:	112 years, 246 days
Country:	MEXUSA
Validated

Carmen Villanueva (née Bonilla; 6 July 1898 – 9 March 2011) was a Mexican-American supercentenarian whose age is validated by Latin American Supercentenarians (LAS).

Biography

Carmen Bonilla was born in Valle de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico on 6 July 1898. She was the daughter of Cruz Bonilla and Felipa Parra. She married Jesus Jose Villanueva in the same town on 6 October 1916 and had several children together with him. The family emigrated to the USA in the 1940's and settled in El Paso, Texas.

Carmen Villanueva died in El Paso, Texas, USA, on 9 March 2011, at the age of 112 years, 246 days. Her age was validated by LAS in 2019. The validation was later accepted by LongeviQuest (LQ).

References

• Las personas más longevas Supercentenarios Latinoamericanos (LAS)
• Carmen Bonilla Parra de Villanueva LongeviQuest
• 1898 Civil Registration Record
• 1916 Marriage Record
• 1945 Arrival Manifest
• El Paso Times, 11 March 2011
• SSDI