The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-04-06
Long Lived People.
Remarkable Instances of Those who
Have Long Survived the Allotted
Three Score and Ten.


Betsey Trauthum, of Tennessee, died n
1884, aged la years. The following part,
culars of this individual are given in the Nd
tiondt Gazette, from an account dated Muir
freesborough, Feb. god, 1884: She was born
in Germany, and emigrated to the British
colonies in America at the time when the first
settlement was made in North Carolina in the
year ITO. At the age of 100 years her eye
sight became almost extinct, but during the
last twenty years of her life she possessed the
| power division as perfectly as at the age of
~ years. For many 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 other body from
falling so low as not to sustain animal life
At the time of Der death she had entirely lost
the sense of taste and hearing. For twenty
years before her death she was unable to dis
tinguish the difference between the taste
of sugar and vinegar. AT the age of G5 she
bore her only child, who is now living, and
promises to reach an uncommonly advanced
| age.
Solemn Nabit, ofLaurens county, s. G., died
| in 1920 aged 143 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 50 years before his death, when he re-
moved to South Carolina, where he passed tie
rest of his life. He never lost his teeth or his
sight, and Il few days before his death he
joined hunting party and actually killed
q deer.
Henry Francisco, of Whitehall, N. Y, died
in 1920, aged 1874 years Francisco il stated
to have been born in France, in 1856 but at
the age offs years left that country in com
pany with his father, who fled from religious
n Holland nd
afterwards to England. He was present at
the coronation OF Queen Anne, and was at
that time 1Gycars old He fought in the
wars of that Queen, under the Duke of MARI
borough. In the carly part of the last cen
tury he came to New York with his father.
He was wounded in Braddock's defeat, and
carried to Quebec during the Revolutionary
War; and suffered much from his wounds.
Wonder Booker, a negro of Prince Ed.
ward county. Va, died in 1915 aged 1876
years. This individual was a slave belonging
to George Booker of Prince Edward county,
Va. He received his name from the circum-
stance that his mother was in her fifty.eighth
year at the time of his birth lie was of
great strength of body, and his natural pow
cIs, which were far superior to those of pco-
pie of color in general, he retained in Il sur
prsing degree. lie was II constant laborcr
in his masters garden till within eight or ten
years ofhis death.
The most extraordinary instance of longc
witty in modern times, with regard 10 salts
factory evidence that can be found, is that of
Peter Toiten of Zorton, a native of KafrOck,
in Hungary. He died January 9TH, 1924, at
the age of lS5, A few days before his death
he walked, with the assistance ola staff, some
miles to ask charity of the travellers. lie had
little sight, and his hair and beard were n
greenish white color, like mouldy bread, and
few of his teeth remained His food consist
ed of pulse and bread with little brandy.
John Rovin and his wife, also natives of
Hungary, died in 17l4-thc former in the 112d
and the latter in the 1G4th year of her age,
having been married lat years.
The most extraordinary instance of longe
witty in Great Britain was exhibited in the per.
son of Henry jenkins. He was II native of
Yorkshire, lived to the amazing age of $50
years, and died on the 9Th of December, 1870.
Next To jenkins we have the famous Thomas
Parr, who was Il native of Shropshire aged
l59, and died in January, 11GS James Bowels
aged l52, lived in kilmgsworh, and died
died on the 10Th day of August 1876 Col.
Thomas Winslow, Il native of Ireland, aged
l4G died on the Goth of August 1866 The
COUNTLESS of Desmond, in Ireland. SAW her
l40th year. William Evans, aged 145 lived
in Caernavon, and in the year 1872 still exist
ed, and Dumiter Radadoy, aged $40, lived in
Harmenstcad, and died ON the 18th day of
August 1856