Elizabeth Francis, the oldest particular person within the U.S., died peacefully on the age of 115 on Tuesday.
Francis was the third-oldest particular person on this planet on the time of her loss of life, in response to LongeviQuest, a database on the world’s oldest folks.
“Ms. Elizabeth was a Houstonian icon and a cherished member of the community,” a information launch from the database stated.
Francis was born on July 25, 1909, and lived by way of 20 US Presidents, along with her first being former President William Howard Taft.
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Francis was the third-oldest particular person on this planet on the time of her loss of life. She lived most of her life in Houston. (Ethel Harrison)
Whereas born in Louisiana, Francis was a long-time Houston, Texas resident. She lived along with her 95-year-old daughter, Dorothy Williams, and her granddaughter, Ethel Harrison.
Francis first moved to Houston after her mom died when she was 11, and he or she and her 5 siblings had been despatched to totally different houses. She was raised by her aunt and has lived there since.
She by no means drove a automotive, however she labored outdoors the house, operating the espresso store at a TV station in Houston throughout the Nineteen Seventies and 80s.
Ben Myers (pictured far proper) of LongeviQuest, a worldwide analysis group that tracks human longevity, gathers with Elizabeth Francis’ members of the family and presents her award because the oldest dwelling American within the U.S. (Ethel Harrison)
Ben Meyers, the CEO of LongeviQuest, beforehand instructed Fox Information Digital that Francis was sustained by her household and her neighborhood.
“One thing that she really is an example of more than almost anybody else I’ve met is just family and community,” he stated.
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Francis beforehand attributed her lengthy life to her religion. (Ethel Harrison)
Francis attended the identical church for years and was an energetic member.
“She lives at home, and she’s the oldest person in the world to live at home. It’s really pretty extraordinary. Also, the community that she has through her church. So there [are] really active families and communities. It’s very difficult for people to reach that age in isolation,” Meyers added.
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Francis has three grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren.
Fox Information Digital’s Gretchen Eichenberg contributed to this report.
