World’s Oldest Woman, Daughter of Freed Slaves, Dies at 116

Elizabeth Jones Bolden was born on August 15, 1890 to freed slaves. She died yesterday at the age of 116. She was documented as the world’s oldest woman at the time. Her family reports that she had

• 4 children
• 40 grandchildren
• 75 great-grandchildren
• 150 great-great-grandchildren
• 220 great-great-great grandchildren
• 75 great-great-great-great grandchildren

for a grand total of 564 descendants in her lifetime.