This is a list of supercentenarians who were born and died in the US state of Tennessee.
The current state record holder is Elizabeth Bolden, who died in 2006 aged 116 years, 118 days. The oldest validated man ever from Tennessee is John Painter, who died in 2001 aged 112 years, 162 days.
Supercentenarians born in Tennessee[]
Deceased (validated) Pending Unvalidated
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | State of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabeth Bolden | F | 15 Aug 1890 | 11 Dec 2006 | 116 years, 118 days | Tennessee |
| 2 | Besse Cooper | F | 26 Aug 1896 | 4 Dec 2012 | 116 years, 100 days | Georgia |
| 3 | Minnie Ward | F | 19 Nov 1885 | 2 Dec 1999 | 114 years, 13 days | Massachusetts |
| 4 | Daisey Bailey | F | 30 Mar 1896 | 7 Mar 2010 | 113 years, 342 days | Michigan |
| 5 | Cora Wisner | F | 10 Jan 1888 | 6 June 2001 | 113 years, 147 days | Tennessee |
| Lillie Gaddy | F | 24 July 1879 | 13 Jan 1992 | 112 years, 173 days | Arkansas | |
| 6 | John Painter | M | 20 Sept 1888 | 1 Mar 2001 | 112 years, 162 days | Tennessee |
| 7 | Nyleptha Roberts | F | 12 Mar 1898 | 5 May 2010 | 112 years, 54 days | Tennessee |
| 8 | J. Reeta Jones | F | 17 Oct 1898 | 1 Dec 2010 | 112 years, 45 days | Tennessee |
| 9 | Sidney Harvey | F | 5 May 1883 | 7 May 1995 | 112 years, 2 days | Tennessee |
| 10 | Ella Miller | F | 6 Dec 1888 | 21 Nov 2000 | 111 years, 351 days | Virginia |
| 11 | Lillie Holden | F | 14 Dec 1887 | 11 Nov 1999 | 111 years, 332 days | Tennessee |
| Ruth Blackman | F | 24 Oct 1905 | 15 June 2017 | 111 years, 234 days | Virginia | |
| 12 | Minnie Bell Maclin | F | 12 July 1893 | 29 June 2004 | 110 years, 353 days | Tennessee |
| 13 | Lillie Maud Carberry | F | 15 Feb 1886 | 16 Jan 1997 | 110 years, 336 days | Tennessee |
| Nellie Johnson | F | 16 Dec 1906 | 3 Nov 2017 | 110 years, 322 days | Tennessee | |
| 14 | Alice Thomas | F | 24 Aug 1894 | 5 July 2005 | 110 years, 315 days | Tennessee |
| 15 | Juanita Campbell | F | 23 Oct 1903 | 22 July 2014 | 110 years, 272 days | Tennessee |
| 16 | Cloa Gragg | F | 1 June 1903 | 2 Feb 2014 | 110 years, 246 days | Tennessee |
| 17 | Hester Payne | F | 8 May 1887 | 19 Dec 1997 | 110 years, 225 days | New York |
| Ethel Woodson | F | 6 Nov 1894 | 17 June 2005 | 110 years, 223 days | Tennessee | |
| 18 | James Nash | M | 31 July 1872 | 4 Mar 1983 | 110 years, 216 days | Kentucky |
| 19 | Anthone Phipps | F | 7 Dec 1898 | 14 June 2009 | 110 years, 189 days | California |
| Gypsy Petty | F | 25 Mar 1884 | 28 Sept 1994 | 110 years, 187 days | Louisiana | |
| Charlotte Jordan | F | 15 Mar 1909 | 5 Aug 2019 | 110 years, 143 days | Georgia | |
| 20 | Mamie Johnson | F | 13 Jan 1906 | 27 May 2016 | 110 years, 135 days | Tennessee |
| 21 | James Harris | M | 11 Feb 1894 | 17 June 2004 | 110 years, 127 days | Tennessee |
| Ellen Cagle | F | 30 Oct 1891 | 9 Feb 2002 | 110 years, 102 days | Tennessee | |
| 22 | Catherine Waller | F | 1 Dec 1848 | 4 Jan 1959 | 110 years, 34 days | Arkansas |
| 23 | Jennie Ramey | F | 19 Apr 1904 | 30 Apr 2014 | 110 years, 11 days | Tennessee |
Supercentenarians who died in Tennessee[]
Deceased (validated) Pending Unvalidated
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | State of birth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delphia Welford | F | 9 Sept 1875 | 14 Nov 1992 | 117 years, 66 days | Mississippi |
| 2 | Elizabeth Bolden | F | 15 Aug 1890 | 11 Dec 2006 | 116 years, 118 days | Tennessee |
| 3 | Cora Wisner | F | 10 Jan 1888 | 6 June 2001 | 113 years, 147 days | Tennessee |
| 4 | Mary Harris | F | 13 May 1911 | Living | 113 years, 210 days | New York |
| 5 | John Painter | M | 20 Sept 1888 | 1 Mar 2001 | 112 years, 162 days | Tennessee |
| 6 | Mary Penamon | F | 18 Oct 1881 | 18 Feb 1994 | 112 years, 123 days | Mississippi |
| 7 | Nyleptha Roberts | F | 12 Mar 1898 | 5 May 2010 | 112 years, 54 days | Tennessee |
| 8 | J. Reeta Jones | F | 17 Oct 1898 | 1 Dec 2010 | 112 years, 45 days | Tennessee |
| Joe Willie Hollins | M | 19 Aug 1906 | 23 Sept 2018 | 112 years, 35 days | ? | |
| 9 | Sidney Harvey | F | 5 May 1883 | 7 May 1995 | 112 years, 2 days | Tennessee |
| 10 | Lillie Holden | F | 14 Dec 1887 | 11 Nov 1999 | 111 years, 332 days | Tennessee |
| Pearlie Williams | F | 18 June 1910 | c.19 Sept 2021 | 111 years, c.93 days | ? | |
| 11 | Marion Stout | F | 31 Jan 1896 | 7 Apr 2007 | 111 years, 66 days | New York |
| Brunette Nelms | F | 9 Mar 1910 | 4 May 2021 | 111 years, 56 days | Mississippi | |
| 12 | Minnie Bell Maclin | F | 12 July 1893 | 29 June 2004 | 110 years, 353 days | Tennessee |
| 13 | Lillie Maud Carberry | F | 15 Feb 1886 | 16 Jan 1997 | 110 years, 336 days | Tennessee |
| Nellie Johnson | F | 16 Dec 1906 | 3 Nov 2017 | 110 years, 322 days | Tennessee | |
| 14 | Alice Thomas | F | 24 Aug 1894 | 5 July 2005 | 110 years, 315 days | Tennessee |
| 15 | Juanita Campbell | F | 23 Oct 1903 | 22 July 2014 | 110 years, 272 days | Tennessee |
| Ella Mae Savage | F | 12 May 1907 | 30 Jan 2018 | 110 years, 263 days | Georgia | |
| 16 | Cloa Gragg | F | 1 June 1903 | 2 Feb 2014 | 110 years, 246 days | Tennessee |
| Ethel Woodson | F | 6 Nov 1894 | 17 June 2005 | 110 years, 223 days | Tennessee | |
| Louise Short | F | 17 Jan 1906 | 24 June 2016 | 110 years, 159 days | Indiana | |
| Mamie Johnson | F | 13 Jan 1906 | 27 May 2016 | 110 years, 135 days | Tennessee | |
| 17 | James Harris | M | 11 Feb 1894 | 17 June 2004 | 110 years, 127 days | Tennessee |
| Ellen Cagle | F | 30 Oct 1891 | 9 Feb 2002 | 110 years, 102 days | Tennessee | |
| Lillie Cobb | F | 17 Sept 1908 | 5 Dec 2018 | 110 years, 79 days | Mississippi | |
| Odessa Ross | F | 16 Nov 1888 | 23 Jan 1999 | 110 years, 68 days | Georgia | |
| 18 | Agnes Fair | F | 10 Feb 1858 | 14 Mar 1968 | 110 years, 33 days | Michigan |
| 19 | Jennie Ramey | F | 19 Apr 1904 | 30 Apr 2014 | 110 years, 11 days | Tennessee |
References[]
- GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List
- GRG Pending Cases List As of 15 March 2015
- Table A - Verified Supercentenarians (Listed Chronologically By Birth Date) GRG, 1 January 2015
- Table B - Verified Supercentenarians (Ranked By Age) GRG, 1 January 2015