She was born in 1900, the last year of the 19th century.
She lived most of her live in the 20th.
She died in the 21st.
I find that interesting.
Isn’t that weird? I’m fascinated by people who live for a long time, especially people who were born around 100 years ago. They must have seen some incredible things in their lifetime like the first cars, early movies, two world wars and men landing on the moon.
Since I wasn’t born until 1984 I may have a shot at living in three centuries. If I don’t, at least I will be able to annoy my future kids when I say, “y’know back before the turn of the century…”
On a slightly tangential note, I was wondering recently how many lifetimes it would take to span the time from 1 A.D. to today, if you took the person alive in 1 A.D. who lived the longest after that, then the person alive when person #1 was alive who lived the longest after that , and so on up to the present day. Really old people tend to live to 105-110 in small but consistent numbers, so you’re probably only talking 19 or 20 lifetimes. I think that’s pretty neato.
Yeah, me too! What really blows me away is thinking about people who were born around 1890, regarding flight. During their early childhood many thought heavier-than-air flight was impossible, when they were about 13 or so they got to hear about the Wright brothers, and when they were about 82 they got to see TV footage of Neil Armstrong on the moon.
Amazing!
Huh, my step-great-grandmother was born in November 1900, so I guess she’s lived during three centuries too. And there are probably a few toddlers today who will be able to say the same in a hundred years’ time.
I don’t think I’ll make it to 124, but then again I don’t particularly want to.
More impressively, Willie McCovey played professional baseball in 4 different decades. 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s. I saw his last game in SF. We made a big sign, and got to march around the outfield of Candlestick Park with hundreds of other fans.
Yay, Big Mac!
Bordering on the absurd (actually, going way beyond it…), female pro wrestler Mae Young has wrestled in EIGHT different decades. Started in 1939 at the age of 17 , .(Here’s another pic of her in 1944, 3rd from left) – and was still getting thrown over the top rope and powerbombed through tables at the age of 78 as of Jan. 2000.
My great grandmother lived to be 102…born before cars, died in 1997, after the space shuttle. I always thought that was cool. Her mother was still alive when I was born. I have a photo of her holding ME as a baby! My great GREAT grandmother! Neat, huh?
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Our state’s oldest resident just passed away. She was 112.
That reminds me of a TV interview with someone who was either the oldest person in the world, or the country, or state, or whatever… she was real old, in any case. The idiot interviewing asked “What do you see in your future?” She said “Not a hell of a lot…” or something to that effect. Cracked me up.
From that article: *“According to the State Department of Elder Affairs, the title of oldest Iowan now goes to Florence Cisne of Parnell at 111, who was born Sept. 13, 1890.” *
Why do I picture Florence laughing a very evil laugh today? “MY TIME HAS FINALLY COME – MUWAWAHAHAHAHAH!!”
OK, I need to go to bed.
I always thought the ‘queen mum’ was a vampire that fed on blood to keep her alive. I guess I was proven wrong, I think.
My great grandmother was born in 1863, died in 1960. I remember her clearly from my childhood, and here was someone who was alive (though as a baby) when the Civil War was under way and Lincoln was still alive.
On another side of my family (and when you get to great-grandparents, you’ve got 8 sides to your family) I have a photograph of a triple-great grandfather who died in the 1890s but was born in 1803 when Napoleon and George Washington were still alive.
Boggles the mind indeed
Oh, yeah? Well, this is my 88th century alive!
What? You don’t believe me? Yeah, well that’s just what I want you to think. Er. Um. Heh.
That boggles my mind.
When Max was born, everybody thought agriculture was impossible, and now we have Mad Cow Disease. 
And, btw, Queen Mum also lived during two millennia.
[sub]OK, we all did this, so fuggedaboutit.[/sub]
My grandfather was born in 1884, I was fortunate to have been able to spend a lot of time with him while I was growing up and was fascinated by the stories he could tell of what life used to be like when he was young. He never saw an automobile until he was twenty and saw immense changes in technology, governments, and the world.
Knowing that he had some unique experiences he decided that he should write all these things down for later generations.
He lived a long and healthy life and was able to live in his own home and tend his spacious garden until he was in his early nineties.