Jeralean Talley is one of the few that existed in the 19th century. She was born on 23 May 1899 and is the world's second-oldest person, according to a list maintained by the Gerontology Research Group.
According to them, The oldest is Misao Okawa in Japan, who is 116.
When asked how she has lived for so long, Ms Talley told the Detroit Free Press: "It's all in the good Lord's hands. There's nothing I can do about it." She's planning to celebrate with family and friends at a local church in Michigan on Sunday.
She was Born in Montrose, Georgia, moved to Michigan in 1935 and had one child with her husband, Alfred, who died in 1988.
Her daughter Thelma Holloway, 76, lives with her mother in Inkster in Wayne County, and three more generations of her family live nearby. Awwwww...
Ms Holloway helps with her mother's care, although a fishing trip last year is evidence of Ms Talley's continued good health, and she can still walk with the aid of a walking frame.
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