. "Jeralean Kurtz"@en . "1899Z"^^ . . . "American supercentenarian" . . "2015-06-17Z"^^ . "2015Z"^^ . . . . "1899-05-23Z"^^ . "Talley, Jeralean Kurtz"@en . . "Jeralean Talley"@en . . "Jeralean Talley (n\u00E9e Kurtz; May 23, 1899 \u2013 June 17, 2015) was an American supercentenarian who was, at the age of 116 years, 25 days, the world's verified oldest living person. She was previously thought to be the oldest living American, from the death of Elsie Thompson on March 21, 2013 until Gertrude Weaver was verified to be older in July 2014. Upon Weaver's death on April 6, 2015, Talley was recognized as the oldest living person in the world. Talley received letters from U.S."@en . .