Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-10-14 | Page 7 | Lived One Hundred and Thirty-Two Years

s- -f-f s----f -f Hl tt X LIVED ONE t HUNDRED AND ; THIRTY-TWO YEARS. f 4- Chlfigo, Oct II A woman, who, s- accort'lng to her own report, was f Mvlngat the time of the Ilonton Kit 4 s- pirty nnd Ihe meeting of the Hist f Contll rut ll Congress, Is tlcsd ill -f the Home for Axed and Infirm Col 4-s- ored Piople. If tho reports of her 4- ogu should be correct slie wns the 4-4- oldest person In Illinois, Slid pos- 4- slbly III the United Htates. The 4 4 woman wns F.llen Stewart, a slave 4-4 4-4 before tho civil war. three times 4 4- married, nnd mother of four chll- 4 4- dren, Ihe last of whom died several 4- esrs ago of old age. According to 4 4- tier story, she whs born tn 1770, nnd 4 4 conr-cqucntlv was Ui ers old Tho 4 4 ofncllls of the Institution In which 4 4 sho died, after nn Investigation " 4 4- thorough ns could bo made, cred- 4-4- Itrd her strlement Until within 4 4- a few months of her drutli the 4- woman wns In complete rontrol of 4 4- her senses, and told many stories 4 4- of men and women distinguished In 4- the earlier rta) of Virginia and 4 4 Kentucky. She was born In Mr- 4 4 glola. 4