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Submitted: 6/24/20 • Approved: 6/24/20 • Last Updated: 6/27/20 • R328148-G0-S3
James A Pearkirson
BIRTH 22 Oct 1793 Tennessee, USA
DEATH 17 Nov 1911 (aged 118)
"Century Club"
He is believed to have been the oldest person in the U.S. at the time of his death. - The obituary was found in a book called Pioneer Sketches
Contributed on 6/24/20
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Record #: 328148