Gertrude Baines

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name = Gertrude Baines
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birth_date = birth date and age|1894|4|6
birth_place = Shellman, Georgia, United States
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known_for = Supercentenarian
occupation = Homemaker

Gertrude Baines (born April 6, 1894) is an American supercentenarian who is currently, at age 114, the third-oldest living person in the world, since the March 22, 2008 death of fellow American woman Arbella Ewing, the second-oldest living person in the United States and the oldest living African American (not to be confused with the oldest African American to ever live, Lucy Hannah). She is also the oldest person living in the U.S. state of California. She lives in Los Angeles. Aside from her arthritis and her not being able to walk, Baines is very healthy and has never had a seriously sick day in her life. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=A supercentenarian looks back over 112 years. |url=http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/blogs/paging.dr.gupta/2006/12/supercentenarian-looks-back-over-112.html |quote=To look at her, you'd never know that Gertrude Baines was a day older than 80. That may sound odd, but consider this: Mrs. Baines is actually 112. That's right, 112 years old. She was born in 1894 when Grover Cleveland was president. |publisher=CNN |date= |accessdate=2007-12-12 ] [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Supercentarians. |url=http://www.cfnews13.com/Health/YourHealth/2007/1/22/supercentarians.html |quote="I didn't smoke,” Supercentenarian Gertrude Baines said. “I didn't drink, worked, go home." Those are words to live by and she should know. Gertrude Baines is 112 years old. "I take care of myself, that's all," Baines said. |publisher=Central Florida News 13 |date= |accessdate=2007-12-12 ] [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=110 soon, and lots to remember. |url= |quote=Gertrude Baines, 112, lives at a Los Angeles Convalescent Hospital. Does Lucille have a secret that keeps her going? "I think if I had, I wouldn't tell you" ... |publisher=San Jose Mercury News |date= |accessdate=2007-12-12 ]

Born in Shellman, Georgia, she recalls that her first memory was that of being in a car ride to Canada. She later married Sam Conly at a "very young age" and had a daughter, Annabelle, who died of typhoid fever at age 18. Baines currently lives at the Western Convalescent Home in Jefferson Park, Los Angeles. [ [http://www.lasentinel.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=352&Itemid=148 Gertrude Baines: Black Community Treasure at 113 - The Los Angeles Sentinel ] ] She lived on her own until she was 105.

When asked what she credited to her longevity, she answered, "God. Ask him... I took good care of myself, the way he wanted me to." [ [http://cbs2.com/local/Birthday.Oldest.Citizen.2.522512.html cbs2.com - California's Oldest Citizen Rings In Birthday 112 ] ]

As of October 2008, aged 114, Baines is one of the 40 longest lived people ever.

ee also

*List of living supercentenarians
*List of the verified oldest people
*Oldest people

References

External links

* [http://www.grg.org/Adams/E.HTM Validated Living Supercentenarians]
* [http://www.recordholders.org/en/list/oldest.html The Oldest Human Beings]
* [http://edition.cnn.com/HEALTH/blogs/paging.dr.gupta/2006/12/supercentenarian-looks-back-over-112.html A supercentenarian looks back over 112 years (video included)]