she looks like a sweetheart - luv her smile
I think that having a positive outlook goes a long way towards a long and happy life
she's old, for sure, but they were not always too accurate way back when about birth records.

She must not have finished what she set out to do in her current incarnation, or else - she simply loves it here so much she refuses to leave!

Can't say I blame her, I'd do the same were my health in such fine condition at her golden age.

What a marvelous lady!

Originally posted by alyosha1981
Thoughts on this? do you think this is her real age?

I would doubt if that is really her exact age. 128 years ago most babies (especially in Uzbekistan) were NOT born in hospitals. They were born at home and then eventually someone recorded their birth with the government and often guessed at the approximate day/year.

If they knew when the birth certificate was created (was she 30 or 40 at the time?) then we could guess how accurate it is.

[edit on 30-1-2009 by Sonya610]

Originally posted by marg6043When he was born in my Island of Puerto Rico the only certificated of birth was back then the day they were baptized.

Yeah my mother was born in Switzerland at home. She is not sure of her exact birthdate, but knows within a couple of days.

Back then the church was the main record keeper. Her family lineage is traced back to the 1200's through church records. Pretty cool actually.

That is how was done in countries with very strong Catholic hold. My father didn't grew up with his mother, as she die very young, my father was raised by various members of the family until one decided that it was time to have him baptized by the church.

By that time year and day of birth was forgotten, I feel sorry for my dad because even when he grew up around his father on and off it wasn't until my father was ready for social security that he found out that his father never gave him his last name officially.

He had not record of birth no last name and the social security office gave him a hard time.

Thankfully my grandfather was still alive and he was able to recognize my father at the ripe age of 62 my grandfather was 85 at he time.

Originally posted by alyosha1981
Besides the modest living I wonder what her secret is? Thoughts on this? do you think this is her real age?

I bet she drank a lot of flouride and asparthame. It probably would have helped if she ate a couple of big macs with fries on a daily basis followed by some dessert.

Thanks for the thoughts all! this is the kind of "news" that falls into my " let's imagine" section. I think that this kind of thought provoking material is good for the mind and for me, The imagination factor in this is cool because even though we can't pinpoint her age to the exact we can still come up with all the "whys and hows". Deffinatly a well to do over all the doom and gloom of late! I wonder all she has seen and been through, can you imagine?