| Sadie Caver | |
 Sadie Caver in her supercentenarian years. | |
| Birth: | 1 April 1888? Autauga, Alabama, USA |
| Death: | 21 November 2003 Prattville, Alabama, USA |
| Age: | 115 years, 234 days? |
| Country: |  USA
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| Longevity claimant | |
Sadie Mae Caver (née Stoudenmire) (1 April 1888? – 21 November 2003) was an American longevity claimant to age 116 (according to Find-a-Grave) who, if her case was verified at age 115, would have been the world's oldest person from the death of Adelina Domingues in August 2002 until her own death in November 2003. Her case is currently unverified.
Biography[]
Sadie Caver was supposedly born Sadie Stoudenmire in Autauga, Alabama, USA, on 1 April 1888. Her parents were Neal and Mittie (née Chapell) Stoudenmire. She had several siblings. Sadie received 16 dollars according to an Alabama Confederate Pension and Service Record. Sadie married Herbert Caver on 11 October 1925 and had an unknown number of children with him. One of their children was John Louis Caver (July 21 1927-February 12 2020) John died in Detroit, Michigan at the age of 92. In records of her, her name was listed as "Mary Stoudenmire", in some records she preferred her name as Mary, not Sadie. It is possible she is nicknamed Mary in her records because Mary might be close to her middle name "Mae".
Sadie's father-in-law, Wash Caver, died around 1929. Sadie made an SSA application claim in March 1966, and it states her birth date as being 1 April 1888. In her final years, she was wheelchair-bound.
In 1950 Sadie lived in Autaugaville, Autauga, Alabama, USA, with her husband Herbert, she was a Farm Helper at the time, she worked without pay.
Sadie Caver died on 21 November 2003 in Capital Hill Nursing Home, Montgomery, Alabama, at the claimed age of 115 years, 234 days. If her age claim to 115 were verified, she would have been the world's oldest person for over a year.
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References[]
- Will Caver Alabama, 1800s Genealogy
- Sadie Caver's SSDI entry FamilySearch
- Mrs Sadie Mae Stoudenmire Caver Find A Grave
- Pension Record Ancestry
- Marriage Record Ancestry
- Obituary Legacy