caption death_date death_place children birth_place birth_date residence image article_title occupation death_cause
mexia in 2010 august days -rrb- 30 , 2013 -lrb- 114 years , 17 chula vista , california , usa 7 2 great-great grandchildren -rrb- children -lrb- 24 grandchildren ; 45 great-grandchildren ; la noria , sinaloa , mexico august 13 , 1899 san diego , california soledad mexia.jpg soledad mexia
 supercentenarian respiratory failure
soledad mexia

soledad mexia -lrb- august 13 , 1899 -- august 30 , 2013 -rrb- was a mexican-born american supercentenarian who at the time of her death was the world 's sixth-oldest living person and the oldest living resident of california .
she was also the oldest verified mexican-born person ever , until being surpassed by dominga velasco on may 30 , 2015 .
