Clarina Ragland | |
Clarina Ragland at 100. | |
Birth: | 28 June 1885 North Carolina, USA |
Death: | 18 February 1997 Pennsylvania, USA |
Age: | 111 years, 235 days |
Country: | USA |
Validated |
Clarina Ragland nee Haskins (28 June 1885 – 18 February 1997) was a validated American supercentenarian.
Biography[]
Clarina Ragland was born as Clarina Haskins in North Carolina, United States on 28 June 1885 (claimed 1883). Her mother was Martha Haskins. She was part of the grand immigration of African-Americans to the Northeast. She moved to Philadelphia between 1906 - 1908. She married Thomas Ragland and had one son, Erwin and one brother, Charles. Clarina Ragland died in Pennsylvania, United States on 18 February 1997 at the age of 111 years, 235 days.
References[]
- THAT'S A LOT OF CANDLES TO BLOW OUT * WOMAN, WHO MAY BE THE OLDEST AFRICAN-AMERICAN IN THE U.S. TURNS 113 The Morning Call, 23 June 1996
- Gerontology Research Group - Deaths for 1997
- The Oldest Human Beings
- Clarina Ragland in the 1940 census