| Mary Phil Cota | |
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| Birth: | 5 July 1870 Santa Barbara, California, USA |
| Death: | 22 July 1982 California, USA |
| Age: | 112 years, 17 days |
| Country: |  USA
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| Validated | |
Mary Phil Cota (née Romero; 5 July 1870 – 22 July 1982) was an American supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography
Mary Philomena Romero was born as Maria Filomena Romero, the daughter of Pedro Romero Rodriguez and Viviana Sanchez Hernandez in Santa Barbara, California, USA, on 5 July 1870. She married Edward Zielke on 9 February 1889 using a fake last name and place of birth. The couple moved to Washington and then Nebraska and had nine children within 15 years. Edward Zielke died in 1907 following an accident that occurred the year before. Mary and her children then moved in with Antonio Cota in California, whom Mary also married. They were divorced by WWI.
Mary Phil Cota then supposedly lived in Los Angeles for many years until she moved in with a daughter a few years before her death. Mary Phil Cota died in California, USA, on 22 July 1982 at the age of 112 years, 17 days.
Mary Cota's daughter Rosabell Fenstermaker (1893–2005) lived to be 111 years, 344 days old – the first verified known mother-daughter supercentenarian combination. This is important as it may point to genetics as a possible explanation for extreme longevity.
References
- Photo Gallery for Supercentenarians born in the year 1870 Gerontology Research Group
- Maria Filomena “Mary” Romero Cota Find a Grave
| California's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Fannie Thomas • Mary Phil Cota • Walter Wilcox • Gregory Pandazes • Mary McKinney • Bertha Blair • Unknown • Zoe Hiehle • Katherine Jones • Amy Harris • Miriam Carpelan • Christian Mortensen • Frances Johns • Clara Huhn • Adelina Domingues • Mary Christian • Emma Taylor • Elma Corning • Margaret Russell • Marion Higgins • Gertrude Baines • Soledad Mexia • Opal Thompson • Dominga Velasco • Florence Boggs • Clarence Matthews • Minnie Whicker • Lucy Mirigian • Mila Mangold • Edie Ceccarelli • Ilse Meingast |