A North Carolina woman who grew up picking cotton, got married at 14 and went on to become the oldest living American, with more than 120 great-great-grandchildren, has died peacefully in her home, according to her family.
“She was a pillar and stalwart to our family and provided much-needed love, support and understanding to us all,” great-granddaughter Tanisha Patterson-Powe said in a statement emailed to newsFord was born on a farm in Lancaster County, South Carolina, in 1905, if you accept the more conservative estimate of her age.She married John Ford at age 14, and gave birth to the first of her 12 children at age 15.
Amazing. RIP Hester. My condolences to your family.
Rip
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Incredible. Over 300 defendants and outlived her husband by nearly 60 years!
I’d love to hear her stories.
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