Who is the earliest born person you've known? (influence, 90s, years)

[seain dublin]

My grandfather who was born in 1892 and died in 1980, a true Irish gentleman.

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by dub dub II

My great grandmother lived to be a hundred, and she died when I was five, meaning she was born around 1895.

So much has happened since then, it's cool to think about. Both World Wars...colonization of Africa, decolonization of Africa.

She was African...I wonder what she thought of her grandson marrying a white person lol

LOL. My grandfather, who was born in 1905 and was kind of like Archie Bunker, flipped out when my sister became engaged to an Italian. He didn't like Italians and did not consider them to be white. (We are of Dutch descent.)

He died before she married him, but I wonder what his reaction would have been like when in another five years another sister married my black brother-in-law!

[Easybreezy]

My grandfather was born in 1891, died 1970. He had many interesting tales, and I wish I had paid more attention. I do recall him talking about life on the Erie Canal, with canal boats, mules, oxen.

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by Easybreezy

My grandfather was born in 1891, died 1970. He had many interesting tales, and I wish I had paid more attention. I do recall him talking about life on the Erie Canal, with canal boats, mules, oxen.

That is pretty interesting!

[jtur88]

My grandparents were born in 1873, and I talked to very few people older than that. In fact, I never talked to my grandmother, who couldn't speak English. They lived to be about my present age. People worked themselves to an early death in those days, while today people (in economics forums) brag about how hard they worked for what they have.

I believe Mrs. Hamilton, my first grade teacher, was probably born about 1870, around the same time my school was built. My 6th grade teacher was also born in the 1870s.

[cdcdguy]

We had a music teacher when I was in school. She was older then, when I was in High school, probably just about at retirement. She was born in 1907. I saw her in church last year and she is still going! I think she is 105. She had not been going to that church long and just became a new member. My mom says she can still remember many of the students names and still lives on her own. That is incredible!

[germaine2626]

The earliest born person who I remember clearly was my aunt's third husband. He was born about 1880 and died about 1972. I lived with them for several summers when I was a teenager and he told me many, many stories about the past.

My favorite story was the time he took a young woman on a date and when they returned to her rooming house the landlady/chaperone had already gone to bed. They were alone in the front parlor without a chaperone. He was so disgusted at the woman's "loose morals" that he never spoke to her again. I questioned him for details. Apparently, the fact that she didn't insist to the landlady that the landlady had to be awake when they returned was the problem. The girl didn't do or say anything else inappropriate.

He was quite interesting.

[ecaridad]

I guess the oldest person I knew was my grandfather. he never told us how old he was but he once mentioned that he was working for the revolutionary council gathering bullets when the maine blew up. He didn't actually see the ship blow up but after the explosion he rushed to el malecon where he saw the sailors abandoning the ship and swimming toward the shore. He was given a "talking to" by the local head of the revolutionary council for not keeping to his task -collecting bullets

[Montana Griz]

My paternal grandfather was born Aug 10, 1867 in Prague, Capital of BOHEMIA.

He entered the USA (through ELLIS ISLAND) in approx 1895 with his wife Anna.
He was wearing a small diamond "stick-pin" in his tie......I have worn that small diamond in a ring since 1950 (graduation from high school present) and am wearing it as I type.

My father, a 100% Bohemian, was born here in the U.S. on 7/19/1900.

My mother was 100% Irish and was born here in the U.S. on Dec 27, 1900.

Soooooo, I am a 50/50 "IRISH-BOHUNK", in my 81st year & "still-kickin'!

[picklejuice]

Hmmm...I'd have to say my paternal grandfather. I'm guessing on his birthdate, but I believe he was born in 1903 and died in 1980 or 1981.

I heard Florence Henderson's dad was in his 70's when she was born in 1934. Supposedly, he was born around 1860! WOW!!