Changes: Melvin Campbell

	Melvin Campbell
	; Campbell at the age of 108
Birth:	22 March 1910; Bay City, Texas, USA
Death:	31 December 2021; Galveston, Texas, USA
Age:	111 years, 284 days
Country:	USA
	Unvalidated

Revision as of 20:43, 11 January 2022

Melvin Campbell (22 March 1910 – 31 December 2021) was an American supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of his death, he was the oldest known living man in the US state of Texas and the second-oldest known living man in the United States, behind Lawrence Brooks.

Biography

Campbell was born in Bay City, Texas, United States, on 22 March 1910 as one of 15 children raised on a cotton farm. His parents were Lewis (or Louis) and Hannah (Scott) Campbell. He worked on loading and unloading of ships docked in Galveston. He had at least one child, a son.

Five of his siblings lived into their 90s, including his youngest brother, Hurbert, who is alive at the age of 101. He lived on his own up until 2017, and drove himself to church until he was 107. He said he credits his long life to his choices, giving up drinking and chugging garlic water, saying he believes it lowered his blood pressure. He also joined the church, and recommended prayer as a secret to his extended life. Campbell celebrated his 110th birthday in March 2020.

Campbell died in Galveston, Texas, United States on 31 December 2021 at the age of 111 years, 284 days.

Gallery

References

Galveston man turns 108, treats life like a piece of cake KHOU, 22 March 2018
Texas man who turned 108 'floats along in life' FOX 13 Tampa Bay, 26 March 2018
110th birthday Facebook, 22 March 2020
Happy birthday Melvin Campbell of La Marque, who just turned 111 KHOU, 22 March 2021
My great Uncle Melvin "Dude" Campbell, 111 years old. Transitioned to Glory today Pretta Vandible Stallworth (Facebook), 31 December 2021

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-}}'''Melvin Campbell''' (born 22 March 1910) is an American [[supercentenarian]] whose age is currently unvalidated by the [[Gerontology Research Group]] (GRG).
+-->'''Melvin Campbell''' (22 March 1910 – 31 December 2021) was an American [[supercentenarian]] whose age is currently unvalidated by the [[Gerontology Research Group]] (GRG). At the time of his death, he was the oldest known living man in the US state of Texas and the second-oldest known living man in the United States, behind [[Lawrence Brooks]].
 ==Biography==
-Campbell was born in Texas, United States, on 22 March 1910 as one of 15 children raised on a Bay City cotton farm. He worked on loading and unloading of ships docked in Galveston.
+Campbell was born in Bay City, Texas, United States, on 22 March 1910 as one of 15 children raised on a cotton farm. His parents were Lewis (or Louis) and Hannah (Scott) Campbell. He worked on loading and unloading of ships docked in Galveston. He had at least one child, a son.
-Five of his siblings lived into their 90s, including his youngest brother, Hurbert, who was alive in March 2018 at the age of 98. He lived on his own up until 2017. He said he credits his long life to his choices, giving up drinking and chugging garlic water, saying he believes it lowered his blood pressure. He also joined the church, and recommended prayer as a secret to his extended life. Campbell celebrated his 110th birthday in March 2020.
+Five of his siblings lived into their 90s, including his youngest brother, Hurbert, who is alive at the age of 101. He lived on his own up until 2017, and drove himself to church until he was 107. He said he credits his long life to his choices, giving up drinking and chugging garlic water, saying he believes it lowered his blood pressure. He also joined the church, and recommended prayer as a secret to his extended life. Campbell celebrated his 110th birthday in March 2020.
-Campbell currently lives in Galveston, Texas, United States, at the age of {{AgeYD|1910|3|22}}.
+Campbell died in Galveston, Texas, United States on 31 December 2021 at the age of 111 years, 284 days.
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+Melvin Campbell-young.jpg|As a young man
+AEA6B-F0C7-4892-82E2-10C3DDD62820.jpg|Undated
+D2C615A3-41E6-49C3-B2E6-C970D0E93EA1.jpg|Aged 100
+Melvin Campbell111.jpg|On his 111th birthday in 2021
+MCampbell.jpg|In his supercentenarian years
+</gallery>
 ==References==
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 *[https://www.fox13news.com/news/texas-man-who-turned-108-floats-along-in-life Texas man who turned 108 'floats along in life'] FOX 13 Tampa Bay, 26 March 2018
 *[https://www.facebook.com/agrigley/posts/10216036035683786 110th birthday] Facebook, 22 March 2020
+*[https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/smiles-and-garlic-pods-la-marque-111-year-old-mans-secrets-to-a-long-and-healthy-life/285-c0c5d2aa-cbe6-4ebd-9f0f-80b391b0fac4 Happy birthday Melvin Campbell of La Marque, who just turned 111] KHOU, 22 March 2021
+*[https://www.facebook.com/pretta.vandible.stallworth/posts/10220014311203774 My great Uncle Melvin "Dude" Campbell, 111 years old. Transitioned to Glory today] Pretta Vandible Stallworth (Facebook), 31 December 2021
+[[Category:African-American supercentenarians]]
 [[Category:United States births]]
 [[Category:Texas births]]
-[[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:United States deaths]]
-[[Category:African-American supercentenarians]]
+[[Category:Texas deaths]]
+[[Category:Supercentenarians with centenarian siblings]]
+[[Category:Deceased people]]

Melvin Campbell
Campbell at the age of 108
Birth:	22 March 1910 Bay City, Texas, USA
Death:	31 December 2021 Galveston, Texas, USA
Age:	111 years, 284 days
Country:	USA
Unvalidated