Oldest person of world dies at age 116 year
For women got the vote in 1920, was Besse Cooper suffrage movement.
Than 24, registered Georgia teacher women to vote and talked to others about the importance of having a voice in politics. Cooper voted in every election after 19 amendment was adopted, with the exception of two.
She died Tuesday at age 116, the only one of the eight persons recognized by Guinness World Records has survived so long.
Her son Sidney said his mother had her hair done Tuesday morning by a stylist at the assisted living center where she had lived for the past 11 years, but began to have trouble breathing.
She later died quietly in her room, he said.
When asked about her secret life, Cooper told Guinness website earlier this year: "I really my own business and I do not eat junk food.".
Sidney Cooper, 77, said his mother was a strong, determined woman who, like the teacher she was, could have been a schoolmaster. She was honest and sincere, he said, but "when she said something had to be done, you can do better."
Besse Cooper was born in Sullivan County, Tennessee, 26 august 1896th She began going to school at the age of 5 - yes, they ran a log cabin - to ensure that one of her brothers lived. They came to love going to class and eventually went to East Tennessee Normal School (now East Tennessee State University) in Johnson City for training study.
She also liked to watch the news on television, her son said.
"She was very intelligent," said Sidney Cooper. "She loved to read."
Her vision was impaired, though, and they do not read the Bible or any of the great works of fiction. Apart from a few heart problems, she was "amazing" health, her son said, adding that she never complained about pain, even in her last days.
Besse Cooper got the honor of being the oldest living man by Guinness World Records in January 2011.
She recently moved to second on the list when the record keepers a woman in Brazil was 48 days older found, but Maria Gomes Valentim died in June 2011, just weeks before her 115: e birthday.
The oldest person who ever lived, according to Guinness World Records, was Jeanne Louise Calment. She died in the south of France in 1997 at the age of 122nd
What her voice behavior, Besse Cooper not vote this year. Neither she nor her husband went in 1948. They believed that Thomas Dewey was a shoo-in.
Besse Cooper leaves behind four children, 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Than 24, registered Georgia teacher women to vote and talked to others about the importance of having a voice in politics. Cooper voted in every election after 19 amendment was adopted, with the exception of two.
She died Tuesday at age 116, the only one of the eight persons recognized by Guinness World Records has survived so long.
Her son Sidney said his mother had her hair done Tuesday morning by a stylist at the assisted living center where she had lived for the past 11 years, but began to have trouble breathing.
She later died quietly in her room, he said.
When asked about her secret life, Cooper told Guinness website earlier this year: "I really my own business and I do not eat junk food.".
Sidney Cooper, 77, said his mother was a strong, determined woman who, like the teacher she was, could have been a schoolmaster. She was honest and sincere, he said, but "when she said something had to be done, you can do better."
Besse Cooper was born in Sullivan County, Tennessee, 26 august 1896th She began going to school at the age of 5 - yes, they ran a log cabin - to ensure that one of her brothers lived. They came to love going to class and eventually went to East Tennessee Normal School (now East Tennessee State University) in Johnson City for training study.
She also liked to watch the news on television, her son said.
"She was very intelligent," said Sidney Cooper. "She loved to read."
Her vision was impaired, though, and they do not read the Bible or any of the great works of fiction. Apart from a few heart problems, she was "amazing" health, her son said, adding that she never complained about pain, even in her last days.
Besse Cooper got the honor of being the oldest living man by Guinness World Records in January 2011.
She recently moved to second on the list when the record keepers a woman in Brazil was 48 days older found, but Maria Gomes Valentim died in June 2011, just weeks before her 115: e birthday.
The oldest person who ever lived, according to Guinness World Records, was Jeanne Louise Calment. She died in the south of France in 1997 at the age of 122nd
What her voice behavior, Besse Cooper not vote this year. Neither she nor her husband went in 1948. They believed that Thomas Dewey was a shoo-in.
Besse Cooper leaves behind four children, 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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