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Hester Ford had 12 children, 48 grandchildren, 108 great-grandchildren, and approximately 120 great-great-grandchildren. Credit: Macedonia Baptist Church of Charlotte Author: Emma Korynta Updated: 9:08 PM EDT April 17, 2021 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hester Ford, who was the oldest living American, has died at 116, according to a family statement posted on social media. "She was a pillar and stalwart to our family and provided much needed love, support and understanding to us all," the statement reads, in part. "She was the seed that sprouted leaves and branches which...

Ford had 12 children, 48 grandchildren, 108 great-grandchildren, and approximately 120 great-great-grandchildren. "She was a pillar and stalwart to our family and provided much needed love, support and understanding to us all," her family said in a statement posted on Facebook on Saturday. "She was the seed that sprouted leaves and branches which is now our family. God saw fit to make her the matriarch of your family and blessed us to be her caretakers and recipients of her legacy. "Her light shined beyond her local area and she lived beyond a century with memories containing real life experi...

Hester Ford, who was the oldest living American, has died at 116 years old Share Updated: 1:19 PM CDT Apr 18, 2021 WXII12.com Web Staff Share Updated: 1:19 PM CDT Apr 18, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript PANDEMIC. THE OLDEST LIVING AMERICAN LIVES RIGHT HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA, AND TODAY IS A BIG ONE. SHE’S CELEBRATING HER ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH BIRTHDAY HESTER FORD IS CELEBRATING ANOTHER YEAR OF LIFE AT HER HOME IN THE QUEEN CITY OUR FAMILY HELD A DRIVE-THROUGH PARADE FOR HER TODAY WAS A QUITE QUITE THE CELEBRATION 12 CHILDREN FORTY EIGHT GRAN...

Hester Ford, of Charlotte, North Carolina, died Saturday at the age of 116, according to WBTV. Born in 1904 in Lancaster, South Carolina, Ford grew up working on a farm, planting and picking cotton and plowing the fields, the local station said. In addition to her legion of great-greats, the matriarch had 12 children, 48 grandchildren and 108 great-grandchildren, according to the report. Her precise age was unclear. One set of census records shows her birth as Aug. 15, 1904, but another set shows she was born in 1905. However, last year the Gerontology Research Group reportedly declared she w...

Hester Ford was either 115 or 116 years old depending on which census report was accurate. Either way, she was the oldest living American when she died Saturday in Charlotte, according to the Gerontology Research Group.