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Charlie Smith was noted for claiming to be the oldest person in the United States, although his claim has been cast into doubt. Smith stated that he had been born in Liberia in 1842 and came to the United States as a slave. Later research indicated that he had been born circa 1874.[1] In particular, his marriage certificate, issued January 8, 1910, listed him as being 35 years old at the time. [2] He died in Bartow, Florida in 1979, at the age of 104 (according to researchers) or 137 (according to his own claim).
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- ^ Malcolm, Andrew H. "Hitting the Big Eleven-O", Los Angeles Times, 2005-06-25, p. A1.
- ^ Young, Robert (2003-02-17). Reply from Mr. Robert Young of Atlanta, Georgia. Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved on March 13, 2007.
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