Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-05-31
LONG-LTVED PEOPLE.

BetSey kaufman, or tennessee, died
in 1884, aged 154 years The following
particulars of this individual are given in
the National Gazette, from an account
dated Murfreesborough, Tenn, February
! %. 1884: She WAS born in Germany.
and emigrated to the British colonies in
America at the time when the fir settle
ment was made in North Carolina in the
year 1710. At the age of 120 years her
eyesight became almost extinct, but dur
ing the last twenty years of her life she
possessed the power of vision as perfectly
as at the age of 20 years. For m ny
years previous to her death she was unable
to work, and it is said great attention
was required by her friends to prevent
the temperature Of her body from falling
so low as not to sustain animal life At
the time of her death she had entirely
lost the sense of taste and hearing. For
twenty years before her death she was
unable to distinguish the difference be
tween the taste Of sugar and vinegar. At
the age of IS she bore her only child,
who is now living and promises to reach
an uncommonly advanced age
Solomon Nabit, of Laurens county, S.
c., died in 1920, aged 1913 years. Nabit
was native Of England, where he lived
until he was 10 years Of age. He then
came to this country, and resided in the
state of Maryland till about twenty-five
years before his death, when he removed
to South Carolina, where be passed the
rest of his life. He never lost his teeth
or his sight. and, few days before his
death he joined a hunting party and ac-
tually killed deer.
Henry Francisco, Of Whitehall n Y !,
died in 1920, aged 1874 years Francisco
is stated to have been born in France, in
1886, but at the age OFFS years left that
country in company with his father, who
fed from religious persecution, and went
first to Holland, and afterward to Eng
land. He was present at the coronation
of Queen Anne, and was at thar time Is
years old. He fought in the war of that
Queen, under the Duke of Marlborough
In the early part Of the last century he
came to New York with his father. He
was woun0ed in Braddock's defeat, and
carried to Quebec during the Revolution
airy War, and suffered much from his
wounds.
Wonder Booker negro, of Prince
Edward county, Va, died in 1919, aged
1875 wears. This individual was a slave
belonging to George Booker, of Prince
Edward county, Va. He received his
name from the circumstance that his
mother was in the 5Sth year at the time
of his birth He was of great strength of
body and his natural powers, which
werr Ear uperior to those of people of col
or in general, he retained in a surprising
degree. He was constant laborer in his
masters garden till within eight or ten
years of his death.
The most extraordinary instance of
longevity in modern times, with regard to
satisfactory evidence that car be found,
is that of Peter Torten, of Zorten ma
tive of KafrocE in Hungary He died
January 5, 1924. at the age of 1875. A
few days before his death he walked
with the assistance of staff, some miles
to ask charity of the travellers. He had
little sight, and his hair and beard were
a greensh white color, like moldy bread,
and few of his teeth remained His food
consisted of pulse and besd with a little
brandy.
JO0n HONlH anu his wife, dFO natives
Hungary died in 1744-the former in the
172d and the latter in the 164th year of
her age, having been married 147 years
The most extraordinary instance of
longevity in Great Britain was exhibited
in the person of Henry Jenkins He
was native of Yorkshire, lived to the
amazing age of 169 years, and died on
the eighth of December, 1870 Next to
jenkins we have the famous Thomas
Parr, who was a native of Shropshire,
aged 159, and died in January, 1868.
James Bowels, aged 152, lived in Killing
worth, and died on the 25th day of Au-
gust, 1856 Colonel Thomas Winslow, q
native of Ireland, aged 146, died on the
10th of August, 1856. The Countess OF
Desmond, in Ireland. saw her 10th
year William Evans, aged AS, lived in
Caernavon, and in the year 1872 sti II es
listed, and Dumiter Radadoy, aged $40,
lived in Harmenstead, and died on the
18th day of August, 1866.