| Elizabeth Bolden | |
 Elizabeth Bolden (aged 114) with her grandson James (age 75). | |
| Birth: | 15 August 1890 Somerville, Tennessee, USA |
| Death: | 11 December 2006 Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
| Age: | 116 years, 118 days |
| Country: |  USA
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| Validated | |
Elizabeth J. "Lizzie" Bolden (née Jones; 15 August 1890 – 11 December 2006) was a validated African-American supercentenarian.
Biography
Elizabeth Bolden was born in Somerville, Tennessee, USA, on 15 August 1890. Bolden is the record holder for the state of Tennessee. She had a stroke at the age of 114, after which she lost the ability to speak and required a feeding tube for care. She lived to the age of 116 years, 118 days and was the world's oldest living person from the death of Maria Capovilla on 27 August 2006 until her own death. Bolden is currently the 21st-oldest validated person ever. At the time of her 116th birthday in August 2006, Bolden had 40 grandchildren, 75 great-grandchildren, 150 great-great-grandchildren, 220 great-great-great grandchildren, and 75 great-great-great-great-grandchildren.
Elizabeth Bolden died in Memphis, Tennessee, USA on 11 December 2006 at the age of 116 years, 118 days. Bolden is currently the oldest validated person ever born in the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the fifth-oldest validated person ever to reside in the United States, after Sarah Knauss, Delphia Welford, Susannah Mushatt Jones, and Gertrude Weaver.
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References
- Gerontology Research Group
- Los Angeles Times, December 12, 2006
- Black America Web, December 12, 2006 (archived)
- The Guardian, December 16, 2006
- Elizabeth “Lizzie” Jones Bolden Find A Grave