World Oldest Person Dies at 116

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World Oldest Person Dies at 116

The world’s oldest person, Susannah Mushatt Jones, has died aged 116.

The Alabama native died at an elderly people’s public housing facility in New York City on Thursday, according to the Gerontology Research Group. She had lived there for over three decades and had been ill for the past 10 days.

One of 11 children, Ms Jones was born in Alabama in 1899. According to the research group, she was the very last American who was born in the 1800s.

Ms Jones became the oldest woman alive following the death of 117-year-old Misao Okawa in Tokyo last year.

Ms Jones is survived by over 100 nieces and nephews.

The oldest person alive now is thought to be Emma Morano, a 116-year-old Italian woman who is just a few months younger than Ms Jones.