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'''Maggie Barnes''' (March 2, 1882 — January 19, 1998) was an African American supercentenarian who holds the record for the oldest verified person from the state of North Carolina. She claimed to be 117 but her age was verified as born Mar. 6, 1882 (according to a family bible) and she died Jan. 19, 1998, from gangrene infection, at the age of 115 years, 319 days. She was survived by four of her 15 children. She was the third-oldest verified living person and the second oldest in the United States after [[Sarah Knauss]].
  
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|caption = Maggie Barnes at the age of 115.
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|sex = Female
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|nationality = American
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|birthyr = 1882
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|birthplace = Black Creek, North Carolina, USA
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|deathyr = 1998
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|deathplace = Kenly, North Carolina, USA
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}}'''Maggie Pauline Barnes''' (née '''Hinnant'''; 6 March 1882 – 19 January 1998) was a validated American supercentenarian who holds the record for the oldest verified person from the state of North Carolina. She claimed to be 117 but her age was verified as being born on 6 March 1882 (according to a family bible; the 1900 census said "Mar 1881") and she died 19 January 1998, from gangrene infection, at the age of 115 years, 319 days. She was survived by 4 of her 15 children. She was the 3rd-oldest verified living person and the 2nd-oldest in the United States after [[Sarah Knauss]], although she has since been surpassed by [[Jeralean Talley]], [[Besse Cooper]], and [[Susannah Mushatt Jones]], among others.
   
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== Biography ==
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Maggie Pauline Hinnant was born in Black Creek, Wilson, North Carolina as the daughter of Louzaine Hinnant and an unknown father. She married William Orangie Barnes at Maggie’s stepfather Dread’s farm in Black Creek, Wilson 22 October 1899. The couple would have 15 children, of which eight would reach an adult age: Lillian, Clara, Gladys, Nell, Willie, Mary, Ruth and Mildred. The family moved to Kenly, Wilson, North Carolina in 1904 and Maggie spent the remaining part of her life in this area. Maggie Barnes died in Kenly, Johnston, North Carolina 19 January 1998 aged 115 years, 319 years. She died from gangrene in her foot, which has originated as a minor infection. She was treated with antibiotics in hospital in late 1997, but she too frail to survive surgery, she was therefore sent home where she would die four months later.
   
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== References ==
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[[Category:American supercentenarians]]
  
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* [http://www.grg.org/SC/SCindex.html Gerontology Research Group]
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[[Category:Female supercentenarians]]
  
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* [http://newspaperarchive.com/us/north-carolina/new-bern/new-bern-sun-journal/1996/03-08/page-4 New Bern Sun Journal, March 8, 1996]
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[[Category:Verified supercentenarians]]
  
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* [http://newspaperarchive.com/us/north-carolina/burlington/burlington-times-news/1997/09-28/page-44 Burlington Times News, September 28, 1997]
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[[Category:1882 births]]
  
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* [http://www.tobaccofarmlifemuseum.org/b-honors-and-memorials/60-barnes-william-and-maggie Tobaccofarmlifemuseum.org, William and Maggie Barnes]
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[[Category:1998 deaths]]
  
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* [http://interactive.ancestry.com/6742/4243421-00531?pid=15153508 1880 Census of mother (No Maggie listed)]
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* [http://interactive.ancestry.com/60548/42091_343638-01022?pid=15056379 1899 Marriage Record (Maggie Hinnant, age 19)]
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* [http://interactive.ancestry.com/7602/004117859_00579?pid=50607048 1900 US Census (Maggie Barnes is listed as having been born in March 1881)]
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* [http://interactive.ancestry.com/7884/4449613_00881?pid=153236323 1910 US Census (Maggie Barnes, age 30)]
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* [http://interactive.ancestry.com/6061/4384816_00132?pid=98291655 1920 US Census (Maggie Barnes, age 40)]
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* [http://interactive.ancestry.com/6224/4608296_00411?pid=76434632 1930 US Census (Maggie Barnes, age 48)]
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* [http://interactive.ancestry.com/2442/m-t0627-02933-00235?pid=152965983 1940 US Census (Maggie Barnes, age 58)]
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* [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=Numident&h=13306413&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&rhSource=60525 1972 SSA (Maggie Barnes, March 6, 1882)]
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* [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=NCdeaths&h=12969151&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&rhSource=60901 NCDI (Maggie Barnes, 6 March 1882 - 19 January 1998)]
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* [https://www.demogr.mpg.de/books/drm/007/3-4.pdf Jeanne Calment and her successors] Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133863815/maggie-pauline-barnes Maggie Pauline ''Hinnant'' Barnes] Find A Grave
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[[Category:North Carolina births]]
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[[Category:North Carolina deaths]]
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[[Category:Claims birth in 1880]]
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[[Category:African-American supercentenarians]]
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[[Category:United States births]]
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[[Category:United States deaths]]
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[[Category:US State and Territorial Longevity Recordholders]]
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[[Category:Exaggerated claims]]
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[[Category:Deceased people]]

Revision as of 01:05, 1 October 2021

Maggie Barnes
Maggie Barnes
Maggie Barnes at the age of 115.
Birth: 6 March 1882
Black Creek, North Carolina, USA
Death: 19 January 1998
Kenly, North Carolina, USA
Age: 115 years, 319 days
Country: United StatesUSA
Validated

Maggie Pauline Barnes (née Hinnant; 6 March 1882 – 19 January 1998) was a validated American supercentenarian who holds the record for the oldest verified person from the state of North Carolina. She claimed to be 117 but her age was verified as being born on 6 March 1882 (according to a family bible; the 1900 census said "Mar 1881") and she died 19 January 1998, from gangrene infection, at the age of 115 years, 319 days. She was survived by 4 of her 15 children. She was the 3rd-oldest verified living person and the 2nd-oldest in the United States after Sarah Knauss, although she has since been surpassed by Jeralean Talley, Besse Cooper, and Susannah Mushatt Jones, among others.

Biography

Maggie Pauline Hinnant was born in Black Creek, Wilson, North Carolina as the daughter of Louzaine Hinnant and an unknown father. She married William Orangie Barnes at Maggie’s stepfather Dread’s farm in Black Creek, Wilson 22 October 1899. The couple would have 15 children, of which eight would reach an adult age: Lillian, Clara, Gladys, Nell, Willie, Mary, Ruth and Mildred. The family moved to Kenly, Wilson, North Carolina in 1904 and Maggie spent the remaining part of her life in this area. Maggie Barnes died in Kenly, Johnston, North Carolina 19 January 1998 aged 115 years, 319 years. She died from gangrene in her foot, which has originated as a minor infection. She was treated with antibiotics in hospital in late 1997, but she too frail to survive surgery, she was therefore sent home where she would die four months later.

 

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