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Charlotte Amanda <I>Enterlein</I> Benkner

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Charlotte Amanda Enterlein Benkner

Birth
Leipzig, Stadtkreis Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Death
14 May 2004 (aged 114)
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Cortlandt Manor, Westchester County, New York, USA Add to Map
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American Folk Figure. She was recognized in November 2003 by the Guinness Book of World Records, as the World's oldest person. She inherited the title three days before her 114th birthday when a Japanese woman 6 months older then her died. (She later lost the title when a Puerto Rican woman was discovered to be 76 days older then her). She was born in Germany and at the age of 6 moved to the United States with her parents. They settled in Peekskill, New York. Charlotte met and married Karl Benkner and eventually settled in Youngstown, Ohio. She will be buried next to her husband in Peeksill, New York.

Father: Albert Enterlein (1863-1955)
Mother: Amanda Schoenknecht (1867-1967)

Margaret Enterlein (1896-?), married name ?
Brother: George Enterlein (1901-1998)
Sister: Martha Enterlein (1902-?), married name ?
Brother: Henry Enterlein (1898-?)
Sister: Matilda O Hare (1904-2004)
Contributor: Inge (48209951)
American Folk Figure. She was recognized in November 2003 by the Guinness Book of World Records, as the World's oldest person. She inherited the title three days before her 114th birthday when a Japanese woman 6 months older then her died. (She later lost the title when a Puerto Rican woman was discovered to be 76 days older then her). She was born in Germany and at the age of 6 moved to the United States with her parents. They settled in Peekskill, New York. Charlotte met and married Karl Benkner and eventually settled in Youngstown, Ohio. She will be buried next to her husband in Peeksill, New York.

Father: Albert Enterlein (1863-1955)
Mother: Amanda Schoenknecht (1867-1967)

Margaret Enterlein (1896-?), married name ?
Brother: George Enterlein (1901-1998)
Sister: Martha Enterlein (1902-?), married name ?
Brother: Henry Enterlein (1898-?)
Sister: Matilda O Hare (1904-2004)
Contributor: Inge (48209951)

Bio by: Joyce



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  • Created by: Joyce
  • Added: May 17, 2004
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8782157/charlotte_amanda-benkner: accessed ), memorial page for Charlotte Amanda Enterlein Benkner (16 Nov 1889–14 May 2004), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8782157, citing Hillside Cemetery, Cortlandt Manor, Westchester County, New York, USA; Maintained by Joyce (contributor 831).