South Africa’s Oldest Man
Centenarians are common in South Africa, and unless persons are considerably over a hundred their age is not regarded as extraordinary. A bushman named Jordan, considered on excellent authority to be between 120 to 130 years old, claims to be South Africa’s oldest inhabitant.
Mr Jordan is only 4ft. 9in. high and is still very active, has good sight, but is rather deaf. His simple wants are seen to by kindly-disposed people, so. that the old fellow has no need to draw on his old age pension, which he is banking, he says, for a rainy day.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 71, Issue 219, 15 September 1928, Page 14 (Supplement)
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101South Africa’s Oldest Man Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 71, Issue 219, 15 September 1928, Page 14 (Supplement)
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