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Hester Ford had 12 children, 48 grandchildren, 108 great-grandchildren, and approximately 120 great-great-grandchildren. Author: Emma Korynta, Tanya Mendis Published: 4:36 PM MST April 17, 2021 Updated: 4:19 AM MST April 18, 2021 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hester Ford, who was the oldest living American, died at 116 surrounded by her loved ones at home, according to her family members. "It's a sad day but it's also a great day in heaven," her great-grandaughter Tanisha Patterson-Powe said. "Although we’re saddened by it, we take great pride in the le...

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Hester Ford had 12 children, 48 grandchildren, 108 great-grandchildren, and approximately 120 great-great-grandchildren. Author: Emma Korynta, Tanya Mendis Published: 7:36 PM EDT April 17, 2021 Updated: 7:19 AM EDT April 18, 2021 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hester Ford, who was the oldest living American, died at 116 surrounded by her loved ones at home, according to her family members. "It's a sad day but it's also a great day in heaven," her great-grandaughter Tanisha Patterson-Powe said. "Although we’re saddened by it, we take great pride in the le...

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Nebraska Woman Turns 114 Years Old, Claims Title of ‘Oldest Living American’ A 114-year-old Nebraska woman who has taken the title of America’s oldest living person says that what she wants most is to eat with her friend after a year of pandemic restrictions. Thelma Sutcliffe, of Omaha, became the nation’s oldest living person and seventh-oldest in the world on April 17 when Hester Ford, a 115-year-old woman, died in North Carolina, according to the Gerontology Research Group. Thelma Sutcliffe is shown with a birthday cake in October 2019, in Omaha, Nebraska. Sutcliffe is now the old...