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gertrude weaver at age 113 gertrude weaver charles and ophelia gaines gweaver113.jpg gertrude weaver
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gertrude weaver

gertrude weaver -lrb- née gaines ; july 4 , 1898 -- april 6 , 2015 -rrb- was an american supercentenarian .
she was born in lafayette county , arkansas , near the border with texas .
she became the oldest living person in the united states upon the death of dina manfredini on december 17 , 2012 .
she became the oldest living person in the world on march 31 , 2015 -lrb- us central time -rrb- following the death of misao okawa in osaka , japan early on april 1 , 2015 -lrb- gmt +9 -rrb- ; she remained so until her own death five days later .
at the time of her death she was the seventh-oldest person ever verified and the third oldest person ever verified from the united states , after sarah knauss and lucy hannah .
