| Martha Afrikaner | |
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| Birth: | 27 September 1905 Gibeon, German South West Africa (present-day Namibia) |
| Death: | 11 November 2015 Gibeon, Namibia |
| Age: | 110 years, 45 days |
| Country: |  NAM
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| Unvalidated | |
Martha Afrikaner (nèe Xoagus; 27 September 1905 – 11 November 2015) was a Namibian supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of her death, she was the oldest known living person in Namibia.
Biography[]
Martha Afrikaner Xoagus was born in Gibeon, in what was then German South-West Africa (now Namibia) on 27 September 1905 to a German father and a Nama mother. She was the eldest child. Her mother's name was Mary Xoagus. Her father was killed by Bushmen. Her mother and she then moved to Khaxus, near Bulspoort. She married at 25 and at that time she worked on commercial farms with her husband. They had 10 children. She was very religious. Her granddaughter, Lintina Isaak, claimed that Martha believed in two things: “Respect for others and the Ten Commandments”.
Her mother died in 1980 and husband died in 1983. At the time of her 100th birthday, she still had one living sister, as well as six children, 17 grandchildren, and 44 great-grandchildren. At the time of her 110th birthday, her oldest living child was 86.
Martha Afrikaner died at her home on a farm 55km west of Gibeon, Namibia on 11 November 2015 at the age of 110 years, 45 days.
References[]
- Granny celebrates 110 years The Namibian, 30 September 2015
- Martha Afrikaner one of oldest in the world The Namibian, 8 October 2015
- Super-centenarian dies The Namibian, 18 November 2015