Walter Wilcox | |
Birth: | 1 November 1872 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
Death: | 11 August 1983 Anaheim, California, USA |
Age: | 110 years, 283 days |
Country: | USA |
Validated |
Walter Meade Wilcox (1 November 1872 – 11 August 1983) was a validated American supercentenarian who was the world's oldest living man at the time of his death.
Biography
Walter Meade Wilcox was born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA on 1 November 1872.
He became the oldest known living man in the United States and the world, following the death of 110-year-old James Nash on 4 March 1983.
Walter Meade Wilcox died Anaheim, Orange County, California, USA on 11 August 1983 at the age of 110 years, 283 days.
References
- Santa Ana Orange County Register, May 28, 1981
- Santa Ana Orange County Register, August 12, 1983
- Walter Meade Wilcox (1872 - 1983) FamilySearch
United States' Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
Charlie Nelson • Charlie Phillips • Zachariah Blackistone • James Nash • Walter Wilcox • Gregory Pandazes • Joe Thomas • Alphaeus Philemon Cole • Alton Gilbert • Oscar Dubois • James Wiggins • Frederick Frazier • Christian Mortensen • Johnson Parks • Walter Richardson • John Painter • John McMorran • Fred Hale • Earl Brush • Moses Hardy • Thomas Nelson • Antonio Pierro • George Francis • Walter Breuning • Shelby Harris • Salustiano Sanchez • Alexander Imich • Conrad Johnson • Wash Wesley • Felix Simoneaux • Frank Levingston • Clarence Matthews • Richard Overton • Henry Tseng • CP Crawford • Irving Piken • Lawrence Brooks • Ezra Hill • Francis Zouein • Morrie Markoff |
California's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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 |