Gertrude Baines

Gertrude Baines (April 6, 1894 – September 11, 2009) was an American supercentenarian, who became the oldest recognized living person according to Guinness World Records (upon the death of Portuguese woman Maria de Jesus) on January 2, 2009, until her own death on September 11, 2009, at the age of 115 years 158 days.Baines lived in Los Angeles. Just before her 115th birthday, Baines was hospitalized and treated for dehydration, but she made a quick recovery. Aside from her arthritis and inability to walk, Baines was in good health until the age of 115. She was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery.

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Gertrude Baines
Birth dateApril 06, 1894
Birth place
Georgia (U.S. state) , Shellman Georgia , United States
Date of deathSeptember 11, 2009
Place of death
California , Los Angeles , United States

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