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July 1, 1900 OLDEST WOMAN IN GRAYSON. She is a Negress and the Census Taker Put Her Down at 112. Special to THE NEWS. Sherman, Tex., June 30. - The census enumerators found the oldest person in Grayson County at Pilot Grove in the local parsonage of the M. E. Church South. She is an aged Negress commonly known as Aggie Clark, having been a faithful servant in the family of Rev. Fletcher Clark for more than forty years. Rev. Mr. Clark was in the city today and, speaking of the case he said: "While I am fully satisfied that Aunt Aggie is at least 115 years old, and perhaps older, to be certain it was given at 112 years. She is, of course, very weak physically, but one of her eyes retains remarkable strength and mentally she seems to be all right. She is a native of Virginia, but she came to our house before the war in Georgia." News Index Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |