This is a list of the oldest known people from United States Virgin Islands (an overseas territory of United States). This list is likely incomplete.
Living (100+)[]
Under 110
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Age | Place of birth | Place of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Lewis[1] | M | 15 Jan 1919 | 107 years, 10 days | St. Croix | |
| 2 | Violet Eversley[2] | F | 23 Aug 1921 | 104 years, 155 days | St. Croix | |
| 3 | Winthrop Elskoe | M | 16 Feb 1922 | 103 years, 343 days | ? | St. Thomas |
| 4 | Abraham Hewitt | M | 10 June 1922 | 103 years, 229 days | St. Croix | St. Croix |
Oldest known people from US Virgin Islands (104+)[]
Under 110 Living Pending Unvalidated
| Place of | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | birth | death |
| 1 | Ursula Krigger [3] | F | 22 Apr 1902 | 10 Sept 2015 | 113 years, 141 days | St. Thomas | St. Thomas |
| 2 | Zephrine Antonia Thomas [4] | F | 26 Aug 1906 | 30 Aug 2017 | 111 years, 4 days | St. Croix | |
| 3 | Rupertine Gardier [5] | F | 23 Mar 1910 | 9 Feb 2019 | 108 years, 323 days | St. Croix | |
| 4 | Elma Gumbs [6] | F | 29 June 1905 | 18 Nov 2012 | 107 years, 142 days | St. Thomas | |
| 5 | Jacob Warner [7] | M | 18 Sept 1907 | 20 Oct 2014 | 107 years, 32 days | St. Thomas | |
| 6 | Valerie Moorhead [8] | F | 7 July 1910 | 6 June 2017 | 106 years, 334 days | St. Thomas | St. Thomas |
| 7 | Eliza McBean [9] | F | 9 Sept 1895 | 16 July 2001 | 105 years, 310 days | ? | St. Croix |
| 8 | Edna Carty [10] | F | 10 Oct 1915 | 12 June 2021 | 105 years, 245 days | St. Thomas | |
| 9 | Blanche Sasso [11] | F | 15 Sept 1899 | 10 May 2005 | 105 years, 237 days | St. Thomas | St. Thomas |
| 10 | Elena Christian [12] | F | 4 June 1896 | 2 Oct 2001 | 105 years, 120 days | ? | St. Croix |
| 11 | Anne Matthew [13] | F | 25 July 1909 | 11 Nov 2014 | 105 years, 109 days | ? | St. Thomas |
| 12 | Edna Adams [14] | F | 18 Jan 1894 | 25 Feb 1999 | 105 years, 38 days | St. Thomas | St. Thomas |
| 13 | Pauline Thomas [15] | F | 3 Oct 1915 | 5 Sept 2020 | 104 years, 338 days | St. John | St. John |
| 14 | Paul Lewis [16] | M | 15 Jan 1919 | Living | 107 years, 10 days | St. Croix | |
| 15 | Olga DeToy [17] | F | 20 Mar 1906 | 6 Sept 2010 | 104 years, 170 days | ? | St. Thomas |
Oldest known men (101+)[]
| Place of | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Birth | Death | Age | birth | death |
| 1 | Jacob Warner [18] | 18 Sept 1907 | 20 Oct 2014 | 107 years, 32 days | St. Thomas | |
| 2 | Paul Lewis | 15 Jan 1919 | Living | 107 years, 10 days | St. Croix | |
| 3 | John Tranberg [19] | 17 Apr 1916 | 22 Aug 2019 | 103 years, 125 days | St. Croix | St. Croix |
| 4 | John Richards [20] | 6 May 1914 | 24 Apr 2017 | 102 years, 353 days | ? | St. Thomas |
| 5 | John Moorhead [21] | 28 Oct 1905 | 24 June 2008 | 102 years, 240 days | St. Thomas | |
| 6 | Ernest Wells [22] | 8 Apr 1909 | 24 Nov 2011 | 102 years, 230 days | St. John | St. John |
| 7 | Cyril Barnes [23] | 22 Dec 1910 | 17 Aug 2012 | 101 years, 239 days | ? | St. Croix |
Chronological list of the oldest living person in United States Virgin Islands since 2015[]
Under 110 Living Pending Unvalidated
| From | To | Name | Sex | Age when oldest |
Lifespan | Place of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown date | 10 Sept 2015 | Ursula Krigger | F | ?–113 | 22 Apr 1902 – 10 Sept 2015 113 years, 141 days |
St. Thomas |
| 10 Sept 2015 | 30 Aug 2017 (1 yr, 354 days) |
Zephrine Antonia Thomas | F | 109–111 | 26 Aug 1906 – 30 Aug 2017 111 years, 4 days |
St. Croix |
| 30 Aug 2017 | 9 Feb 2019 (1 yr, 163 days) |
Rupertine Gardier | F | 107–108 | 23 Mar 1910 – 9 Feb 2019 108 years, 323 days |
St. Croix |
| 9 Feb 2019 | 5 Sept 2020 (1 yr, 209 days) |
Pauline Thomas | F | 103–104 | 3 Oct 1915 – 5 Sept 2020 104 years, 338 days |
St. John |
| 5 Sept 2020 | 12 June 2021 (280 days) |
Edna Carty | F | 103–105 | 10 Oct 1915 – 12 June 2021 105 years, 245 days |
St. Thomas |
| 12 June 2021 | Present 4 years, 227 days |
Paul Lewis | M | 102–103* | Born 15 Jan 1919 107 years, 10 days |
St. Croix |
Notes[]
- Denmark sold its Caribbean islands to the United States in 1917.
References[]
- ↑ Governor Bryan Meets With Centenarian Who Turned 103 Saturday The Virgin Islands Consortium, 17 January 2022
- ↑ In St. Croix, Adventists Celebrate Life of Centenarian Member Adventist News Network, 19 October 2021
- ↑ Oldest Virgin Islander, Ursula 'Aunt Sula' Krigger, Passes at Age 113 St. John Source
- ↑ 'Mama' Thomas celebrates her 111th birthday today The Virgin Islands Daily News
- ↑ Rupertine Gardier Dies at 108 The St. Croix Source
- ↑ OBITUARY: Elma (Mealy) Gumbs Anguilla's eldest national has died at the age of 107 The Anguillian Newspaper
- ↑ Jacob Mortimer Warner Tribute Archive - Hurley Funeral Home
Jacob Mortimer Warner (1907-2014) Ancestry - ↑ Valerie Violet Leslie Moorhead Virgin Islands Daily News, 14 June 2017
Valerie Violet Leslie Moorehead Obituary Hurley Funeral Home - ↑ Eliza James-McBean Clock Tower Images by Mark Summerfield, October 2012
Eliza James McBean Find A Grave - ↑ Kittitian native residing in St. Thomas celebrates her 105th birthday The World News, 12 October 2020
Edna Elenor Carty Obituary The Virgin Islands Daily News - ↑ Blanche Sasso Dead at 105 The St. Thomas Source, 11 May 2005
- ↑ BELOVED EDUCATOR ELENA CHRISTIAN DIES AT 105 The St. Croix Source, 3 October 2001
Elena L Christian Find A Grave - ↑ Anne Matthew Obituary Tribute Archive - Hurley Funeral Home
- ↑ V.I. WILL MISS 'AUNTIE EDNA' AND 'MISS ANNA' The St. Thomas Source, 25 February 1999
Edna Augusta "Auntie" Adams Find A Grave - ↑ Pauline Louise Thomas Celebrates 104th Birthday The St. John Source, 2 October 2019
Pauline Thomas Obituary Virgin Islands Daily News, 16 September 2020 - ↑ Governor Bryan Meets With Centenarian Who Turned 103 Saturday The Virgin Islands Consortium, 17 January 2022
- ↑ Olga Ramona "Miss Olga" DeToy Find A Grave (includes obituary from Virgin Islands Daily News, 17 September 2010)
- ↑ Jacob Mortimer Warner Tribute Archive - Hurley Funeral Home
Jacob Mortimer Warner (1907-2014) Ancestry - ↑ St. Croix Icon John Tranberg Turns 102 St. John Source
• 103rd Birthday Confirmation Twitter • John Wilhelm Tranberg Dies at 103 - ↑ John Alwyn "Lad" Richards Virgin Islands Daily News, 3 May 2017
John Alwyn Richards Obituary Tribute Archive - Hurley Funeral Home - ↑ Governor Declares Dr. John Moorhead Day In the Virgin Islands The St. Thomas Source, 31 October 2005
Dr. John S. Moorhead Dies at 102 The St. Thomas Source, 7 July 2008 - ↑ Ernest St. Clair Wells celebrates 100th birthday St. John Tradewinds, 20 April 2009 (page 2)
Ernest St. Clair Wells (1909-2011) Find A Grave - ↑ Cyril Adolphus Barnes Dies at 101 St. Croix Source