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Mexican woman becomes world's 'oldest person' - but lost her only proof 40 years ago
The Telegraph ^ | 31 Aug 14 | Alastair Beach

Posted on 08/31/2014 3:52:19 PM PDT by SkyPilot

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To: Sacajaweau
How do you lose your proof? And who the hell kept records in Mexico way back then. She has/had 5 children. Where are their birth certificates?
I think she has too much fat on her body to be over 100.

She's delusional.
OR, she hasn't a clue and someone is using her.

It's my guess as there is some dinero changing hands there.

21 posted on 08/31/2014 4:20:53 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: SkyPilot

Actually I think she is 137. You know how women lie about their age.


22 posted on 08/31/2014 4:24:50 PM PDT by Starstruck (If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
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To: SkyPilot

She doesn’t look a day older than 150.


23 posted on 08/31/2014 4:27:06 PM PDT by Flycatcher (God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
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To: SkyPilot

especially since she was never married,....so they are all bastards.


24 posted on 08/31/2014 4:27:22 PM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: sagar
She looks like 80. Ugly as sin, yes, but not 127 years old.

I've seen MUCH uglier people MUCH younger.
At least she still has her eyes. She has her nose, ears, mouth, hair with no obvious deformities . I'd say that she doesn't look so bad for 80 years old even.
I bet that someone is using her and making some dinero off the poor old woman.

How does SHE know to call into the newspaper and spout off about her age? I bet she can hardly hear, see or talk. She is being used.

MOST old people lose their looks, if they ever had any. We Americans worship youth; we say old = ugly and we hate wrinkles.

Lol. Too bad we are living so long since MOST of us are destined to be as "ugly" as she is.

25 posted on 08/31/2014 4:28:54 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: SkyPilot

“Chee doan need no steenkin’ peppers!”


26 posted on 08/31/2014 4:29:35 PM PDT by clintonh8r (It's possible to love your country and hate your government. I'm proof of it.)
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To: Enlightened1
Her granddaughter is 43...b. 1971. Even say the mother (her daughter) had her at age 40, that would mean the daughter was b. 1931. 1931-1887 Would mean she had that daughter at age 44.

The chances that these heirs all had their children in the late childbearing years is rather absurd for the times.

I'd say....take 10 years off each step

The granddaughter was born in 1971...say her mom (her daughter) was 30 so she was born in 1941 and this 127 year old was 30 so she was born in 1911.....The lady is more likely closer to 103.

27 posted on 08/31/2014 4:30:07 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: SkyPilot

Contrary to some I’m going to say I believe her. It doesn’t hurt a thing to believe her, and she looks old enough to be dead, so Yeah, I believe her.


28 posted on 08/31/2014 4:31:58 PM PDT by rockinqsranch ((Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will. They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.))
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To: SkyPilot

The Catholic Church used to keep good records of baptismal certificates assuming she was Catholic.


29 posted on 08/31/2014 4:35:00 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
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To: SkyPilot

I’d like to hear her stories of the Revolution. I worked with an old guy nicknamed Mighty Mouse who was from Parrel and had a photo of himself at age 16 with Villa and other soldiers. He decided to get out before the Columbus raid and went to work at the mine. His stories, however got better with each beer after work.


30 posted on 08/31/2014 4:42:09 PM PDT by JimSEA
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To: yarddog

Zapotan is in Jalisco state. I just checked on FamilySearch.org and they have baptismal records for the parish of Zapotan dating back to 1637 online...so it should not be hard to verify her date of birth (assuming her parents had her baptized).


31 posted on 08/31/2014 5:21:46 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Verginius Rufus

I worked as a claims rep for Social Security back in the early 70s.

Baptismal Records were one of the common tools we used to establish age. I was also surprised at just how good Mississippi Black School records were for just after 1900.


32 posted on 08/31/2014 5:30:43 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
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To: yarddog

Just looked at some of the 1887 baptismal records for Zapopan. Very longwinded entries and the handwriting is not that easy to read so I am not inclined to search through them (when it is not likely this lady was actually born in 1887). I’ve looked at other 19th-century Catholic church records on FamilySearch (in a European country) which were more clearly presented and much easier to search through.


33 posted on 08/31/2014 6:15:19 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Verginius Rufus

I suppose that would be tough going for even a native Spanish speaker.


34 posted on 08/31/2014 6:26:15 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
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To: LostInBayport

...and they all are illegal aliens in the US getting welfare.


35 posted on 08/31/2014 6:45:48 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: SkyPilot

The Dems will nominate her to succeed Obama...


36 posted on 08/31/2014 6:47:26 PM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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To: GeronL; Slings and Arrows

She should try contact the people who presented Obama’s birf certificate...


37 posted on 08/31/2014 7:09:08 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (ISIS has started up a slave trade in Iraq. Mission accomplshed, Barack, Mission accomplished.)
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