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Mother Hester McCardell Ford, believed to have been the oldest living person in America, has passed away at the age of at least 115.  Ford’s relatives told the Charlotte Observer their matriarch died peacefully at home April 17. Ford’s great-granddaughter Tanisha Patterson-Power says their beloved relative was a “pillar and stalwart” to the entire family. Hester Ford passes away at 125. (Credit: Family photos) “She was the seed that sprouted leaves and branches which is now our family,” wrote Patterson-Power in a prepared statement. “God saw fit to make her the matriarch of o...

Ford had 125 great-grandchildren prior to her passing. Published 14 hours ago Written by BET Staff Hester McCardell Ford, the oldest living American, has reportedly passed away in Charlotte, N.C.,. She was 116. According to the Charlotte Observer, Ford died in her home peacefully on Saturday (April 17). Her husband, John Ford, passed away at age 57 in 1963. Ford was born on a farm in Lancaster County, South Carolina. Data gathered by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that Hester was born in 1905, but another set of Census Bureau documents reports that she was born in 1904, according to CBS News. H...