Susannah Jones has just celebrated her 116th birthday!
She is the last living American born in the 19th Century as well being the oldest Woman in the World.
Susannah celebrated her 116th birthday surrounded by family and well-wishers at the Vandalia Senior Center in Brooklyn, New York
“You are a true American hero and a living legend right here in Brooklyn,” Hakeem Jeffries, who represents the borough in Congress, told Jones, eliciting cheers.
“In 1899, when [Jones] was born, William McKinley was president. By the grace of God, 116 years later, Barack Obama is president!”
State Assemblyman Charles Barron at one point leaned over and kissed Jones. “I kissed the oldest woman in the world and guess what?” he joked. “I’m leaving my wife and marrying Miss Susie.”
The secret to Jones’s long life? “She eats a lot of bacon,” the supercentenarian’s nephew, Callie Mushatt Jones, told Newsweek. (Jones’s massive birthday cake was decorated with strips of bacon and chicken drumsticks, her favorite foods.)
Happy Birthday Susannah!…x
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Her favorite food is bacon. I knew it !!! ☺ She’s beautiful.
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116 years filled with richness of life and joy! Unbelievable!! I hope to attain that in life!!
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Reblogged this on ONLYtheGOODnews and commented:
Just too sweet not to share….
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My word. Born before the automobile, the airplane, US women’s right to vote, two World Wars, a depression and during the Jim Crow era before seeing Civil Rights take shape and seeing our first black president. What a span of history.
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Certain kind of bacon? 😉 She looks wonderful! I guess I have to stop bugging my husband for eating too much bacons.
Thank you for the story.
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Bacon Rules! Such a wonderful woman and a great celebration.
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God bless her…..and bring on the bacon!
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Reblogged this on Luxcare Senior Care.
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Reblogged this on We Hold These Truths To Be Self-Evident and commented:
Bless her heart.
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Wow! They both seem radiant to me~
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Reblogged this on Rapieta and commented:
Un bilhet dau ‘vendres per un anniversarí… d’enquera.
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God Bless her.
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Happy Birthday, Suzanne~!!! 🙂
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Reblogged this on enjoymumhood and commented:
I hope to live be that happy.
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Same, Cheryl! 🙂
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That is AWESOME! It is great that you are surrounded by so many people who care about you!! 🙂
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Nice story The baconator way to live..
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