I grew up having three nineteenth century born relatives (two of them lived into the 1980s and I nearly had a fourth with my 1881 born great grandfather living until 1968, two and a half years before I was born). And many of my other relatives who lived in nineteenth century times lived well into the following one (one great great grandmother lived from 1849 to 1947). So genes and lifestyle do play a good bit in all of this.
We’re all going to die early because of political stress. Hillary may die of it today (one can always hope).
I lived with my great grand aunt, my grandmother and grand father, and a cast from the 1880s and 1890s.
I love the fact that the people I loved we affected and touch by people in the early 19th century and my influence carries that effect through to the 21rst century through my kids.