Elena Slough ( eng. Elena Slough ; July 8, 1889 Horsham , Pennsylvania - October 5, 2003 Trenton , New Jersey ) is an American long-lived. She was the oldest living person in the United States and second in the world at the time of death.
| Elena Slough | |
|---|---|
| English Elena Slough | |
| Date of Birth | July 8, 1889 |
| Place of Birth | Horsham , PA , USA |
| Date of death | October 5, 2003 (114 years) |
| Place of death | Trenton , New Jersey , United States |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Occupation | long-liver |
Biography
She was born in July 1889 (or 1888; scientists disagree about her year of birth). She lost her first husband in 1918 and became a widow for the second time in 1936. Her daughter Wanda Allen cared for her to 102 years. Later, Elena moved to a nursing home.
In the spring of 2003, at 113, she became America’s oldest living man after the death of Mary Christian . Wanda died in a nursing home in which she lived with her mother, on October 1, 2003, at the age of 90. And 4 days later Helena herself died.
See also
- List of the oldest people in the world
- List of the oldest women
- List of the oldest residents of the United States
- Long-liver