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The world's oldest person, Emma Faust Tillman, has died in the US aged 114.The world's oldest person, Emma Faust Tillman, has died in the US aged 114.
Mrs Tillman, the daughter of former slaves, died "peacefully" on Sunday night, said an official at a nursing home in Hartford, Connecticut.Mrs Tillman, the daughter of former slaves, died "peacefully" on Sunday night, said an official at a nursing home in Hartford, Connecticut.
Mrs Tillman had lived independently until she was 110 and had never smoked or drunk, her family and friends said. Mrs Tillman had lived independently until she was 110 and had never smoked or drank, her family and friends said.
She only became the world's oldest person last week, after the death of a 115-year-old man in Puerto Rico, the Guinness Book of World Records said.She only became the world's oldest person last week, after the death of a 115-year-old man in Puerto Rico, the Guinness Book of World Records said.
"She was a wonderful woman," said Karen Chadderton, administrator of Riverside health and Rehabilitation Center in Hartford."She was a wonderful woman," said Karen Chadderton, administrator of Riverside health and Rehabilitation Center in Hartford.
Mrs Tillman had been very religious and had always attributed her longevity to God's will, according to her family and friends.Mrs Tillman had been very religious and had always attributed her longevity to God's will, according to her family and friends.
She was born on 22 November 1892 on a plantation near Gibsonville in North Carolina.She was born on 22 November 1892 on a plantation near Gibsonville in North Carolina.
In an interview with a local historical society in 1994, Mrs Tillman said her parents had been slaves.In an interview with a local historical society in 1994, Mrs Tillman said her parents had been slaves.
Longevity appears to be common in Mrs Tillman's family - three of her sisters and a brother lived past 100.Longevity appears to be common in Mrs Tillman's family - three of her sisters and a brother lived past 100.
Japan's Yone Minagawa, who was born in 1883, is now believed to be the world's oldest person. Japan's Yone Minagawa, who was born in 1893, is now believed to be the world's oldest person.