Lucy Hannah was born on July 16, 1875 in Linden, AL. One of the longest-living humans in history, she was 117 years and 248 days old when she passed away in 1993.
💰Lucy Hannah Net worth: 16 million
About
One of the longest-living humans in history, she was 117 years and 248 days old when she passed away in 1993.
Before Fame
An African-American woman, she left her hometown of Linden, Alabama to escape racial tensions in the South and resettled in Detroit, Michigan.
Trivia
Longevity ran in her family: her two sisters both lived to be 100, and her mother died at the age of 99.
Family Life
Her 1901 marriage to John Hannah produced eight children; only two of her children survived her.
Associated With
She was born in the same year as Jeanne Calment, the record holder (as of 2014) for world's oldest person. Calment outlived Hannah by four years.
