Betsy Baker

Betsy Russell Baker (20 August 1842 – 24 October 1955) was the first listed supercentenarian in the Guinness Book of World Records as possibly the world's then oldest person (although this was not confirmed by researchers until 2002). She held the title for the period beginning October 24, 1955 and ending on June 25, 1959.
==Biography==
Born at Great Brington, England, she was a British immigrant to the United States (Nebraska). She died at Tecumseh, Nebraska, aged 113 years and 65 days, after living in Johnson County for 65 years. She was the second person in the world validated to reach the age of 113 (after Delina Filkins). At the time of her death, Baker was the oldest living person in the world.
==References==
^ a b NEHCA list of Nebraska supercentenarians
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Category:Female supercentenarians