William Potts

male, 126 years old
inventor, traffic light, American, United States Census, 1900, 1900census
William Potts (May 1883?-fl. 1947), a Detroit police officer, is credited with inventing the modern, three-way traffic light in Detroit in 1920....
Susie Gibson

Susie Gibson

female, deceased (2006)
1920 Census, 1900census, battle of shiloh, NBC News, rms titanic, titanic…United States Census, 1900, United States Census, 1920
Susie (Potts) Gibson (October 31, 1890 or 1889, according to herself - February 16, 2006) was the third oldest person in the world at the time of...
Maggie Barnes

Maggie Barnes

female, deceased (1998)
African American, gangrene, American, bible, Guinness World Records, supercentenarian…United States Census, 1900, 1900census
Maggie Barnes (Kenly, North Carolina, March 6, 1882 [according to her family Bible] - January 19, 1998) was an American supercentenarian. In 1997,...