| Grace Clawson | |
 Clawson aged of 114. | |
| Birth: | 15 November 1887 London, England, UK |
| Death: | 28 May 2002 Florida, USA |
| Age: | 114 years, 194 days |
| Country: |  UK  USA
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| Validated | |
Grace McCalmont Clawson (née Taylor; 15 November 1887 – 28 May 2002) was an English-American supercentenarian who was the world's oldest person from the death of fellow American Maud Farris-Luse on 18 March 2002 until her own death two months later. She was not recognized as the World's Oldest Person at the time because her age was only posthumously validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) and because Kamato Hongo's age claim was accepted until 2012, when the GRG withdrew its acceptance of it.[1]
Biography
Grace McCalmont Taylor was born in London, England, but her family moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada with her only sister. After her parents divorced when she was a teenager, she lived with foster parents until she married Ray Clawson in 1917. She had two daughters, Viola and Gladys, and became a widow in 1950. Before retiring, she worked as an embroiderer and as an office worker.[2]
At age 95, in 1982, Mrs. Clawson moved to the U.S. state of Florida, in order to live with her younger daughter Gladys, doing so for many years before going to live to an assisted living facility. She remained mentally sharp until her very last day of life, enjoying talks with her family and friends. She was survived by her 2 daughters, Viola and Gladys (aged 83 and 79 at the time), 5 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
She long believed that she was born in 1889 until her family ordered her birth certificate from the United Kingdom and discovered that Clawson was actually two years older than she thought she was.[3] Before finding out this fact, Grace Clawson humorously celebrated her 100th birthday in 1989, when it was actually her 102nd birthday.[4]
Grace Clawson died in Florida, United States at the age of 114 (claimed 112) years, 194 days[5].
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