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    Delina Filkins (née Ecker; 4 May 1815 – 4 December 1928) was an American supercentenarian, and the first person verifiably to reach the age of 113. Noted...
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    well-documented person in the world to have reached the age of 113, after Delina Filkins. Lucy Jane Askew (8 September 1883 – 9 December 1997) was the oldest...
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    as having been the world's oldest living person after the death of Delina Filkins on 4 December 1928, when she was aged 108 years and 12 days. At the...
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  • Charlie Smith and George Fruits while authenticating others such as Delina Filkins (1815–1928). He was an avid hiker, leading hikes for the Appalachian...
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    never the oldest living person due to the longevity of American woman Delina Filkins. She was congratulated by George V as "the oldest living British subject"...
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