Death Of Ancient Negress
NEW YORK, Sun. (10 a.m.).— One of the United States’ oldest citizens, “Aunt Martha” Payne, a negress died yesterday at Lunchburg, Virginia.
Her age was estimated between 125 and 127. She remembered until a few weeks ago events long before the American Civil Wars and was able to sew and perform other work without glasses.
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Northern Advocate, 24 November 1947, Page 5
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