Living Legends: Top 10 Oldest Residents in Minnesota History
There must be something in the water in the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes. In terms of life expectancy, the state of Minnesota fares far nearly every other state, with an average lifespan of 79.1 years per individual in the North Star State.
That being said, throughout the state's history, some Minnesotans have lived so long that it almost defies conventional belief. In fact, the oldest Minnesotan of all was born shortly after the first automobile was made and passed away shortly after the first smartphone was.
Here's a look a the ten oldest Minnesotans of all time.
According to the Gerontology Wiki Website, these are the ten oldest Minnesotans who ever lived:
| RANK | NAME | SEX | BIRTH | DEATH | AGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Breuning | M | 21 Sept 1896 | 14 Apr 2011 | 114 years, 205 days |
| 2 | Catherine Hagel | F | 28 Nov 1894 | 6 Dec 2008 | 114 years, 8 days |
| 3 | Maude Harris | F | 15 Aug 1907 | 3 May 2021 | 113 years, 261 days |
| 4 | Delvina Dahlheimer | F | 31 Dec 1888 | 13 Mar 2002 | 113 years, 72 days |
| 5 | Cora Hansen | F | 25 Mar 1899 | 18 Apr 2012 | 113 years, 24 days |
| 6 | Bertha Flathers | F | 30 Mar 1885 | 21 Nov 1997 | 112 years, 236 days |
| 7 | Lena Dick | F | 5 Aug 1905 | 27 Feb 2018 | 112 years, 206 days |
| 8 | Elizabeth Fisher | F | 15 Jan 1884 | 3 Aug 1996 | 112 years, 201 days |
| 9 | Ruth Anderson | F | 24 July 1899 | 20 Dec 2011 | 112 years, 149 days |
| Evelyn Kleine | F | 11 July 1907 | 7 Dec 2019 | 112 years, 149 days |
There are a couple of very interesting facts pertaining to this list. First off, nearly every single person in the top ten is a female, except for one. Secondly, all ten passed away in the past thirty years, providing evidence that humans are living longer than in years past.
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So, who was Minnesota's oldest person on record? Here's a little info on Walter Breuning from Gerontology:
Walter Breuning (21 September 1896 – 14 April 2011) was a validated American supercentenarian who was the world's oldest living man following the death of Henry Allingham on 18 July 2009, until his own death nearly two years later. He was also the third-oldest validated living person in the world overall, behind Maria Gomes Valentim and Besse Cooper. As of February 2023, Breuning has been the fourth-oldest validated man ever, (after Jiroemon Kimura, Christian Mortensen, and Emiliano Mercado del Toro).
-Gerontology Website
To see the full list of the top 10 oldest people to ever live in each state, check out the article from Gerontology Fandom Website.
Story Source: Gerontology Fandom Website, Fox 9 Website
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