| Eunice Sanborn | |
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| Birth: | 20 July 1896 Louisiana, USA |
| Death: | 31 January 2011 Texas, USA |
| Age: | 114 years, 195 days |
| Country: |  USA
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| Validated | |
Eunice Allen Sanborn (née Lyons; 20 July 1896 – 31 January 2011) was an American supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography
Eunice Sanborn was born in Louisiana, a daughter of Augustus and Varina Lyons, on 20 July 1896. It was claimed that she was born in 1895. The "1896" year comes from census records. She was married three times. She had a daughter, Dorothy, with her first husband, Joe Orchin. Dorothy died in 2005, at the age of 89. Eunice Sanborn was the part-founder of Love's Lookout. Following the death of Neva Morris died on 6 April 2010, Sanborn became the oldest validated living person in the United States and was the World’s 2nd oldest person behind Brazilian person Maria Gomes Valentim who was born 11 days earlier than Sanborn.
Eunice Sanborn died in Texas, USA on 31 January 2011 at the age of 114 years, 195 days.
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References
- Gerontology Research Group
- Eunice Lyons Sanborn Find a Grave
- Eunice Allen Lyons (1896 - 2011) Ancestry