The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-01-19
CENYENARIANS OF 1901.
REMARKABLE PERSONS OF GREAT
AGE TOLD or LAST YEAR.
Men and women stin spry on Their IOOth
Birthday-Others said 20 He Far
Past Ihat Mark memories That Go
r Ear Back some Very Big Families.

Htrtn0uy- So'o !" Dt EaF
Past mat Mark Memories That Go
r Ear Back some Very Big Families.
The c~entenarisns were In evidence during
the wear Just closed. They made a good
showing for the first page Of the new cen
,urv's history. Some drank and smoked
and lived TO be near or past 100; others let
tobacco and whiskey severely lone and
were equally successful in longevity.
In the annual crop of old people were
found. az usual, interesting great-great-
erandmothers who had danced with the
MARQUIS de Lafayette and recalled with
evident pride their part In h lively
eventa OF 1912. There were reports. also,
Of erizzled veterans who fought with Andy
Jackson at New Orleans or shouldered a
nusket In the Black Hawk War.
There were patriarchs who said they
had seen every President except Wash
inston. There were ancient and honored
DANES whose fathers fought in the Revolu-
lion. Some OF these exceptionally aged
persons passed away during the first year
OF the twentieth century; others are yet
living. active. hale and hearty.
on her Tooth birthday. which was cole
brated in November. Mrs. Finnehout Of
Little Falls. n. Y, gav a reception, grace
fully opening the dance herself with a
Young man as a partner. Mrs. Fnnehout
was born at Little Falls. and In all
her long life has never been ten miles away
from the town. She remembers all about
the War Of 1912. In her girlhood a calico
dress was as highly priced as a silk gown
IL at the present day.
Mr.. Ellen Coleman Of Hudson, near
mn DarrA Do alalxaAI Ia InS.L
birthday on Sunday. Nov, 3. by walking
mile and a half to the Sacred Heart Church
and then home again. In the afternoon
she rested in a big rocking chair and smoked
her beloved clay pipe, from which she has
drawn solace for fifty years or more. She
said that her long life and excellent health
were largely due to her rigid enforcement
Of the don't worry principle.
II was the p~ipe-smoking habit, how
ever, that in the end proved fatal to Mrs.
Mary Wood, a Philadelphia lady, aged
I03. who died last year. She had smoked
tobacco nearly all her life. but one un-
lucky night In February while trying to
light her pipe her clothing caught fire and
she was burned to death.
Last fall-on Sept. S. 20 b. eIact-Mrs.
Sarah Ruinley, mother Of the late Walter
Y. Gresham. Secretary Of State under
President Cleveland. completed her ninety
ISL W. ~ ~ 'AANh
tanned in celebration of the anniversary
and. proud to demonstrate her youthful
feelings and spryness. Mrs. Rumley, alone
and unaided. prepared the dinner. She
H. the mother of eight children and has
outlived all but Woo William Gresham
of 81 Paul and Miss Meade Gresham of
chicago.
Mrs. Annie Catherine Braun. iOi years
old, who a. a young woman IN Philadelphia
danced with Lafayette, died in October
81 the home Of her daughter. Q West 129th
street, New York.
Mrs. Mary b. Smith. who died last year
IN Los Angeles, Cal. at the age Of 100, had
lived in three centuries. She was born
sept. %, 1895, in Berlin, Rensselaer, county.
y Y. which at that time was still q part
Of Massachusetts. At the close Of the
War Of 1912. as Mary Bentley. she married
Capt Nathan Smith Of New York, who
had taken part in the operations against
Great Britain.
Mrs. Anna Bentley Lewis. Of Saginaw.
Mich. who was bon In 1871, was still living
~ lac, accounts. In spite ~ her los years,
che was said 20 he enjoying remarkably
good health
Another Of the few old ladies who enjoy
the distinction of having lived in three
centuries is Mrs. Eliza Blunt Df Bethany.
Mo. She was born In fayet's county. Nv,
June ~, i5sa and ~ last reports was still
living and IN excellent health. She and
her husband. Elisha Blunt. had remarkable
Iioneer experiences IN Iowa and Kansas.
They lived together s.yenty-hve year,,
the husband dying IN 1894 AZ the age ~ %
Mrs Blunt has 90 grandchildren. 1871 great
grandchildren and, A. she believes. more
great great grandchildren than any other
living person fort y-five ~ al Thus she
hHs Pa living ds-pudauts. the greatest
nuInls.r on renoTi. ~ far 40 known. She
Ieads without glazsss. and her memoly
g. clear and strong Her father. named
1urn-f, Wa a revolutionary rpldief, she
had ar uurln in rho VA u isi2 d -pu in the
81 AA- 800 ~ LH. -. a
laN iu The ,sil VA
Aunt Polly Roll. said o. have teen
tus hTri vilt" 'iild tarU iu tho clfY 81
Dayton. Ohio th' dat. ~ h"r hiTth i-iug
Of - i~o Wa r.7-u'ly imported ~ 10
boz god h.aifh ~ th' huu" ~ h"r daughter.
Me > & Htys. 90 Minneapolis ty"u az
h-f great AZ % wH- Nld 10" I'D hot give
lrf dlrf haH ih" ait"uIHn uuaf many Jsf
tfis murl yuu.. SO h'sm n'sf-,aIy Plain
Ted ald Ia.fT s'rr sl uur POO htf
a., .Idrri HU.rn m..|tT AMI daughter
IH tho sHrld s'fu r.fa,rIi"i ht loafl. Boo
irtTlart .Hri airU Hlu' Peggy IHfrt-
. sYltfHi seaman ~ ht"H' ~ Ia--ri
s~s' s .s 'pu'ri as" ~ "a hrf sur
tats i-' f.uuI"d UHf 81 su'IfF ~ Hfr
AutfIu tllHsi Woman. sH.s rlmsrri
l1.r 500 900 fHuIaIhHI HHH NJ lu.f
N.HI. Ht 'F H.. l II.f a' hHhwHH
90 Na.. r. .... Dob IrH'I HH ltri
> iHI ." 900. .r sa a auf n
ttH ia.I fa.. .. o. tHH.HlI Dol EGO.
sf., f,r rev lf..ItHF siaiIsIu
lu.. '. rf'. aral 10 auaHF |.r urn
utssH . iIa.sr 81 d.ai a.
.H IfH N M A.. sfulaf
Fa .H rsfln".Uy n hhs
'aI"H IH HF HrufIH Hf 40
- -, 40
600 IrHa aH inln
IH |.f 80 iIn.rf 80