American Supercentenarians - American Supercentenarians Over 112-years-old

American Supercentenarians Over 112-years-old

There have been 203 verified supercentenarians from the United States that have reached the age of 112 or more. Those entries listed as "verified" have been validated by the GRG. Those indicated as 'pending' are backed by at least one document reviewed by the GRG supporting the reported age, but not, the three necessary for validation by that institution. Those shown as 'disputed' are not backed by documentation supporting the reported age to the standards of the GRG. As of January 10, 2013, of the 29 verified living supercentenarians who have reached the age of 112+ in the world, 10 are residing in the United States.

Deceased (verified) Living (verified) Pending

Rank Name Sex Race Reported birth date Reported death date Reported age Place of birth Place of death
1 Sarah Knauss F W September 24, 1880 December 30, 1999 119 years, 97 days Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
2 Lucy Hannah F B July 16, 1875 March 21, 1993 117 years, 248 days Alabama Michigan
3 Elizabeth Bolden F B August 15, 1890 December 11, 2006 116 years, 118 days Tennessee Tennessee
4 Besse Cooper F W August 26, 1896 December 4, 2012 116 years, 100 days Tennessee Georgia
5 Maggie Barnes F B March 6, 1882 January 19, 1998 115 years, 319 days North Carolina North Carolina
6 Dina Manfredini F W April 4, 1897 December 17, 2012 115 years, 257 days Italy Iowa
7 Christian Mortensen M W August 16, 1882 April 25, 1998 115 years, 252 days Denmark California
8 Edna Parker F W April 20, 1893 November 26, 2008 115 years, 220 days Indiana Indiana
9 Margaret Skeete F W October 27, 1878 May 7, 1994 115 years, 192 days Texas Virginia
10 Gertrude Baines F B April 6, 1894 September 11, 2009 115 years, 158 days Georgia California
11 Bettie Wilson F B September 13, 1890 February 13, 2006 115 years, 153 days Mississippi Mississippi
12 Susie Gibson F W October 31, 1890 February 16, 2006 115 years, 108 days Mississippi Alabama
13 Augusta Holtz F W August 3, 1871 October 21, 1986 115 years, 79 days Prussia Missouri
14 Maude Farris-Luse F W January 21, 1887 March 18, 2002 115 years, 56 days Michigan Michigan
15 Mary Bidwell F W May 19, 1881 April 25, 1996 114 years, 342 days Connecticut Connecticut
16 Mary Josephine Ray F W May 17, 1895 March 7, 2010 114 years, 294 days Canada New Hampshire
17 Neva Morris F W August 3, 1895 April 6, 2010 114 years, 246 days Iowa Iowa
18 Carrie Lazenby F B February 9, 1882 September 14, 1996 114 years, 218 days Georgia Illinois
19 Myrtle Dorsey F W November 22, 1885 June 25, 2000 114 years, 216 days Ohio Ohio
20 Walter Breuning M W September 21, 1896 April 14, 2011 114 years, 205 days Minnesota Montana
21 Eunice Sanborn F W July 20, 1896 January 31, 2011 114 years, 195 days Louisiana Texas
22 Grace Clawson F W November 15, 1887 May 28, 2002 114 years, 194 days United Kingdom New York
23 Adelina Domingues F W February 19, 1888 August 21, 2002 114 years, 183 days Cape Verde California
Wilhelmina Kott F W March 7, 1880 September 6, 1994 114 years, 183 days Illinois Illinois
25 Charlotte Benkner F W November 26, 1889 May 14, 2004 114 years, 180 days Germany Ohio
26 Ettie Mae Greene F W September 8, 1877 February 26, 1992 114 years, 171 days West Virginia West Virginia
27 Irene Frank F W October 1, 1881 February 28, 1996 114 years, 150 days Texas Missouri
28 Olivia Patricia Thomas F W June 29, 1895 November 16, 2009 114 years, 140 days Iowa New York
29 Emma Verona Johnston F W August 6, 1890 December 1, 2004 114 years, 117 days Iowa Ohio
Mamie Rearden F B September 7, 1898 January 2, 2013 114 years, 117 days South Carolina South Carolina
31 Bettie Chatmon F B April 30, 1884 August 16, 1998 114 years, 108 days Louisiana Texas
32 Odie Matthews F W December 28, 1878 April 14, 1993 114 years, 107 days Texas Arizona
33 Florence Knapp F W October 10, 1873 January 11, 1988 114 years, 93 days Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
Elena Slough F W July 4, 1889 October 5, 2003 114 years, 93 days Pennsylvania New Jersey
35 Mary Anna Boone F W February 10, 1887 May 13, 2001 114 years, 92 days Kentucky Kentucky
36 Delma Kollar F W October 31, 1897 January 24, 2012 114 years, 85 days Kansas Oregon
37 Maggie Renfro F B November 14, 1895 January 22, 2010 114 years, 69 days Louisiana Louisiana
38 Emma Tillman F B November 22, 1892 January 28, 2007 114 years, 67 days North Carolina Connecticut
39 Leila Denmark F W February 1, 1898 April 1, 2012 114 years, 60 days Georgia Georgia
40 Grace Thaxton F W June 18, 1891 July 6, 2005 114 years, 18 days New York Kentucky
41 Minnie Ward F B November 19, 1885 December 2, 1999 114 years, 13 days Tennessee Massachusetts
42 Arbella Ewing F B March 13, 1894 March 22, 2008 114 years, 9 days Texas Texas
43 Catherine Hagel F W November 28, 1894 December 6, 2008 114 years, 8 days Minnesota Minnesota
44 Fred Hale M W December 1, 1890 November 19, 2004 113 years, 354 days Maine New York
45 Miriam Carpelan F W July 8, 1882 June 22, 1996 113 years, 350 days United Kingdom California
46 Bertha Fry F W December 1, 1893 November 14, 2007 113 years, 348 days Indiana Indiana
47 Mae Harrington F W January 20, 1889 December 29, 2002 113 years, 343 days New York New York
48 Daisey Bailey F B March 30, 1896 March 7, 2010 113 years, 342 days Tennessee Michigan
49 Agatha Mitchell F B March 26, 1887 February 25, 2001 113 years, 336 days Virginia Virginia
50 Clara Huhn F W January 28, 1887 December 20, 2000 113 years, 327 days Nebraska California
51 Corinne Dixon Taylor F B April 2, 1893 February 14, 2007 113 years, 318 days District of Columbia District of Columbia
52 Mary Christian F W June 12, 1889 April 20, 2003 113 years, 312 days Massachusetts California
53 Mississippi Winn F B March 31, 1897 January 14, 2011 113 years, 289 days Louisiana Louisiana
Ida Williams F B June 10, 1891 March 25, 2005 113 years, 288 days Louisiana Louisiana
54 Fannie Thomas F W April 14, 1867 January 22, 1981 113 years, 283 days Illinois California
55 Elsie Thompson F W April 5, 1899 Living 7002113000000000000113 years, 7002280000000000000280 days Pennsylvania Living in Florida
56 Johnson Parks M B October 15, 1884 July 17, 1998 113 years, 275 days Georgia Florida
57 Mary Parr F W January 29, 1889 October 29, 2002 113 years, 273 days Indiana Florida
Louisiana Hines F B April 13, 1899 Living 7002113000000000000113 years, 7002272000000000000272 days Alabama Living in Michigan
58 Beatrice Farve F B April 30, 1895 January 19, 2009 113 years, 264 days Georgia Georgia
59 Amalia Barone F W October 6, 1884 June 26, 1998 113 years, 263 days Italy Connecticut
60 Zora Wriggle F W February 24, 1880 November 7, 1993 113 years, 256 days Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
Rosa Allen F B May 17, 1887 January 26, 2001 113 years, 254 days Georgia Georgia
61 John Ingram McMorran M W June 19, 1889 February 24, 2003 113 years, 250 days Michigan Florida
62 Mary McKinney F W May 30, 1873 February 2, 1987 113 years, 248 days California California
63 Ella Schuler F W September 5, 1897 May 7, 2011 113 years, 244 days Nebraska Kansas
64 Gladys Swetland F W April 18, 1892 December 14, 2005 113 years, 240 days Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
65 Jeralean Talley F B May 23, 1899 Living 7002113000000000000113 years, 7002232000000000000232 days Georgia Living in Michigan
66 Mary Randall F B April 1, 1887 November 12, 2000 113 years, 225 days Arkansas Texas
67 Delina Filkins F W May 4, 1815 December 4, 1928 113 years, 214 days New York New York
68 Mary Kelly F W June 7, 1851 December 30, 1964 113 years, 206 days Michigan California
69 Nelle Hunt F W July 28, 1887 February 8, 2001 113 years, 195 days Missouri Missouri
Helen Stetter F W November 18, 1893 June 1, 2007 113 years, 195 days Nebraska Nebraska
71 Carrie Hardrick F B November 6, 1887 May 14, 2001 113 years, 189 days Texas Texas
72 Susannah Mushatt Jones F B July 6, 1899 Living 7002113000000000000113 years, 7002188000000000000188 days Alabama Living in New York
73 Mamie Eva Keith F W March 22, 1873 September 20, 1986 113 years, 182 days Illinois Illinois
74 Bernice Madigan F W July 24, 1899 Living 7002113000000000000113 years, 7002170000000000000170 days Massachusetts Living in Massachusetts
75 Beryl Kapaun F W June 4, 1899 November 7, 2012 113 years, 156 days South Dakota South Dakota
76 Emma Wilson F W May 12, 1870 October 13, 1983 113 years, 154 days Missouri Missouri
77 Jane Markle F W October 10, 1883 March 12, 1997 113 years, 153 days Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
78 Soledad Mexia F H August 13, 1899 Living 7002113000000000000113 years, 7002150000000000000150 days Mexico Living in California
79 Evelyn Kozak F W August 14, 1899 Living 7002113000000000000113 years, 7002149000000000000149 days New York Living in New York
Frances Street F B March 28, 1897 August 24, 2010 113 years, 149 days South Carolina North Carolina
80 Frederick Frazier M W January 27, 1880 June 14, 1993 113 years, 138 days Alabama Alabama
81 Gertrude Croker F W July 12, 1881 November 26, 1994 113 years, 137 days Iowa Vermont
82 Cleo Craig F W February 12, 1890 June 28, 2003 113 years, 136 days Illinois Illinois
Naomi Conner F B August 30, 1899 Living 7002113000000000000113 years, 7002133000000000000133 days Texas Living in Texas
83 Frances Johns F B February 3, 1886 May 24, 1999 113 years, 110 days Arkansas California
84 Aurelia Marotta F W June 27, 1890 October 4, 2003 113 years, 99 days Massachusetts Massachusetts
85 Adelheid Kirschbaum F W September 29, 1883 December 21, 1996 113 years, 83 days Germany New York
86 Nellie Spencer F W August 24, 1869 November 13, 1982 113 years, 81 days New Hampshire New Jersey
87 Mary Crombie F W July 6, 1890 September 22, 2003 113 years, 78 days Illinois Illinois
88 Delvina Dahlheimer F W December 31, 1888 March 13, 2002 113 years, 72 days Minnesota Minnesota
89 Leila Backman Shull F W October 16, 1894 December 22, 2007 113 years, 67 days South Carolina South Carolina
90 Betsy Baker F W August 20, 1842 October 24, 1955 113 years, 65 days United Kingdom Nebraska
91 Cora Humphrey F B September 4, 1879 November 1, 1992 113 years, 58 days Illinois New York
92 Hazel Luther F W December 11, 1889 January 31, 2003 113 years, 51 days Massachusetts Florida
93 Ollie Bay F W November 11, 1872 December 31, 1985? 113 years, ca. 50 days Illinois Illinois
94 Walter Richardson M W November 7, 1885 December 25, 1998 113 years, 48 days Illinois Illinois
95 Hagar Young F B October 11, 1898 November 25, 2011 113 years, 45 days Alabama Alabama
96 Flossie Eckard F W July 25, 1888 August 25, 2001 113 years, 31 days Iowa California
97 Ito Konno Kinase F O December 31, 1889 January 24, 2003 113 years, 24 days Japan Hawaii
Nettie Whittington F B October 31, 1899 November 24, 2012 113 years, 24 days Mississippi Mississippi
99 Daisy Sanders F B November 28, 1881 December 10, 1994 113 years, 12 days Mississippi Florida
100 Birdie May Vogt F W August 3, 1876 July 23, 1989 112 years, 354 days Ohio Florida
101 Olive Alleshouse F W June 7, 1882 May 13, 1995 112 years, 340 days Texas Illinois
Elsie Johnson Maney F W March 28, 1894 March 3, 2007 112 years, 340 days North Carolina North Carolina
103 Ruby Drakeford F W January 25, 1892 December 29, 2004 112 years, 339 days North Carolina North Carolina
104 Maggie Murdock F B August 19, 1887 July 22, 2000 112 years, 338 days North Carolina North Carolina
105 Moses Hardy M B January 6, 1894 December 7, 2006 112 years, 335 days Mississippi Mississippi
106 Ella Gantt F W November 30, 1888 October 28, 2001 112 years, 332 days Georgia Georgia
Elizabeth Stefan F W May 13, 1895 April 9, 2008 112 years, 332 days Hungary Connecticut
108 Grace Jones F W June 4, 1893 April 24, 2006 112 years, 324 days Virginia Virginia
Ruby Kimball F W March 23, 1892 February 9, 2005 112 years, 323 days Georgia New York
109 C. Letitia Lawson F W April 10, 1896 February 22, 2009 112 years, 318 days Iowa Iowa
110 Anna Henderson F B March 5, 1900 Living 7002112000000000000112 years, 7002311000000000000311 days Georgia Living in Pennsylvania
Florence Barnes F B May 11, 1894 March 5, 2007 112 years, 298 days Tennessee Tennessee
111 Lillie Neff F W May 9, 1888 February 27, 2001 112 years, 294 days Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
112 Irma Schmidt F W October 7, 1898 July 25, 2011 112 years, 291 days Indiana Connecticut
113 Sadie B. Meyer F W November 7, 1879 August 7, 1992 112 years, 274 days New Hampshire New Hampshire
114 Yettie Wilson F B August 28, 1892 May 27, 2005 112 years, 272 days South Carolina New York
115 Florence Homan F W November 18, 1893 August 13, 2006 112 years, 268 days Ohio Ohio
116 Berna Dupertuis F W September 21, 1888 June 6, 2001 112 years, 258 days South Dakota California
117 Flossie Page F W June 12, 1893 February 22, 2006 112 years, 255 days Kansas Kansas
118 Marion Higgins F W June 26, 1893 March 2, 2006 112 years, 249 days New York California
119 Katherine Jones F B August 30, 1879 April 27, 1992 112 years, 241 days Kansas California
120 Jennie Houck F W August 30, 1888 April 24, 2001 112 years, 237 days Texas Oklahoma
121 Bertha Flathers F W March 30, 1885 November 21, 1997 112 years, 236 days Minnesota Minnesota
Antonia Gerena Rivera F H May 19, 1900 Living 7002112000000000000112 years, 7002236000000000000236 days Puerto Rico Living in Florida
123 Luisa Sanchez F H/B/I February 14, 1884 October 5, 1996 112 years, 234 days New York New York
124 Orpha Nusbaum F W August 13, 1875 March 30, 1988 112 years, 230 days Indiana Indiana
125 Mary Margaret Smith F W October 7, 1893 May 23, 2006 112 years, 228 days Pennsylvania Ohio
126 Emelie Weil F W November 20, 1899 July 2, 2012 112 years, 225 days Kentucky Indiana
127 Lydia Newton F W March 23, 1893 October 30, 2005 112 years, 221 days Illinois Arizona
128 Anne Christopher F W March 4, 1895 October 10, 2007 112 years, 220 days South Carolina Georgia
129 Anna Balsiger F W February 11, 1889 September 14, 2001 112 years, 215 days Wisconsin Wisconsin
130 Edna Taylor F B July 12, 1890 February 10, 2003 112 years, 213 days New York New York
131 Margaret Russell F W October 31, 1892 May 29, 2005 112 years, 210 days Oklahoma California
Inez Parker Jeffus F W March 20, 1894 October 16, 2006 112 years, 210 days Texas Texas
133 Florence Poe F W August 24, 1897 March 21, 2010 112 years, 209 days Missouri Missouri
134 Victoria Evinger F W February 1, 1883 August 26, 1995 112 years, 206 days Indiana Indiana
135 Mary Stout F W June 4, 1883 December 25, 1995 112 years, 204 days Kansas Illinois
Susana Lynn F B December 9, 1888 July 1, 2001 112 years, 204 days Texas Kansas
George Francis M B June 6, 1896 December 27, 2008 112 years, 204 days Louisiana California
138 Elizabeth Fisher F W January 15, 1884 August 3, 1996 112 years, 201 days Minnesota Washington
Louisa Delfino F W December 10, 1886 June 29, 1999 112 years, 201 days Italy Ohio
140 Amelia England F W May 15, 1900 November 30, 2012 112 years, 199 days United Kingdom Massachusetts
141 Mary Arp F W July 4, 1885 January 18, 1998 112 years, 198 days Iowa South Dakota
142 Sammie Howe F W March 7, 1887 September 12, 1999 112 years, 189 days Alabama Florida
143 Ruth Bruce F B October 8, 1898 April 8, 2011 112 years, 182 days South Carolina North Carolina
144 Delcia Sockwell F B March 7, 1888 September 4, 2000 112 years, 181 days Arkansas Arkansas
Ruth Stamps F B May 22, 1896 November 8, 2008 112 years, 170 days North Carolina Ohio
Louise Stern F W April 18, 1894 October 4, 2006 112 years, 169 days New York New York
Melinda Harris F B May 4, 1898 October 20, 2010 112 years, 169 days North Carolina North Carolina
145 Martha Williams F B September 12, 1889 February 24, 2002 112 years, 165 days Arkansas Arkansas
146 Hattie Lafayette F B March 30, 1897 September 10, 2009 112 years, 164 days Alabama Mississippi
147 John Painter M W September 20, 1888 March 1, 2001 112 years, 162 days Tennessee Tennessee
Susie Waller F W May 26, 1890 November 4, 2002 112 years, 162 days Iowa California
149 Florence Busch F W August 13, 1896 January 21, 2009 112 years, 161 days Wisconsin Wisconsin
150 Nellie Cross F W October 28, 1889 April 3, 2002 112 years, 157 days Iowa Iowa
151 Meta Ilten F W September 7, 1899 February 9, 2012 112 years, 155 days Iowa Iowa
152 Nellie Richards F W August 14, 1885 January 13, 1998 112 years, 152 days New York New Hampshire
Martele Murphy F W January 5, 1886 June 6, 1998 112 years, 152 days Maine Massachusetts
Jessie Champion M B August 15, 1887 January 12, 2000 112 years, 150 days Georgia Georgia
154 Hattie Stone F W August 17, 1867 January 13, 1980 112 years, 149 days California California
Ruth Anderson F W July 24, 1899 December 20, 2011 112 years, 149 days Minnesota Minnesota
156 Maude Ross F W January 13, 1880 June 9, 1992 112 years, 148 days Ohio Missouri
157 Elzona Moxey F W November 30, 1875 April 25, 1988 112 years, 147 days Kentucky Oklahoma
158 Berta Rosenberg F W September 5, 1896 January 28, 2009 112 years, 145 days Germany New York
159 Elma Corning F W February 22, 1892 July 12, 2004 112 years, 141 days Iowa California
160 Mary Bittlebrun F W March 19, 1864 August 6, 1976 112 years, 140 days Illinois Arkansas
161 Alphaeus Philemon Cole M W July 12, 1876 November 25, 1988 112 years, 136 days New Jersey New York
162 Fannie Adler Greenberg F W May 24, 1895 October 5, 2007 112 years, 134 days Canada New York
163 Emma Yager F W November 12, 1889 March 16, 2002 112 years, 124 days New York New York
164 Mary Penamon F B October 18, 1881 February 18, 1994 112 years, 123 days Mississippi Tennessee
165 George Johnson M B/W May 1, 1894 August 30, 2006 112 years, 121 days Pennsylvania California
166 Onie Ponder F W September 3, 1898 December 31, 2010 112 years, 119 days Florida Florida
167 Jessie Mae Kettering F W January 17, 1888 May 11, 2000 112 years, 115 days Iowa Iowa
168 Ada Killian F ? August 1, 1873 November 17, 1985 112 years, 108 days Indiana Missouri
169 Mary Phelps F W August 5, 1900 November 19, 2012 7002112000000000000112 years, 7002106000000000000106 days Pennsylvania Ohio
170 Velma Curvey F W September 15, 1898 December 24, 2010 112 years, 100 days Illinois Illinois
171 Anna Brown F B September 29, 1884 January 5, 1997 112 years, 98 days Alabama Florida
172 Rosaria Caleca F W February 5, 1895 May 6, 2007 112 years, 90 days Italy New York
Beatrice Cooper F W February 3, 1897 May 4, 2009 112 years, 90 days Michigan Michigan
174 Anna Stoehr F W October 15, 1900 Living 7002112000000000000112 years, 700187000000000000087 days Iowa Living in Minnesota
Mary Will F W October 15, 1900 Living 7002112000000000000112 years, 700187000000000000087 days North Carolina Living in North Carolina
175 Brigida Dearroyo F H October 7, 1888 December 31, 2000 112 years, 85 days Puerto Rico New Jersey
176 Maggie James F B March 10, 1900 June 1, 2012 112 years, 83 days Virginia Virginia
177 Amy Harris F W November 6, 1881 January 26, 1994 112 years, 81 days Arkansas California
Grace Styck F W December 15, 1893 March 6, 2006 112 years, 81 days Illinois Illinois
179 Melvina Richardson F B January 11, 1889 March 31, 2001 112 years, 79 days Indiana Indiana
180 Charlotte Flowers F B February 20, 1900 May 4, 2012 112 years, 74 days Florida Florida
181 Goldie Steinberg F W October 30, 1900 Living 7002112000000000000112 years, 700172000000000000072 days Moldova Living in New York
Roberta Brittain F B May 31, 1896 August 10, 2008 112 years, 71 days Alabama Illinois
182 Agnes Ferron F W November 13, 1893 January 18, 2006 112 years, 66 days Kansas Nebraska
183 Nyleptha Roberts F W March 12, 1898 May 5, 2010 112 years, 54 days Tennessee Tennessee
184 Emma Carroll F W May 18, 1895 July 10, 2007 112 years, 53 days Iowa Iowa
185 Minerva Bedford F B September 13, 1886 November 4, 1998 112 years, 52 days Kentucky Kentucky
186 Kathryn Gemme F W November 9, 1894 December 29, 2006 112 years, 50 days Massachusetts Massachusetts
187 Mamie Lou McGoogan F W January 12, 1892 March 1, 2004 112 years, 49 days Louisiana Arkansas
Martha Wiley F W August 28, 1894 October 16, 2006 112 years, 49 days Georgia Texas
189 J. Reeta Jones F W October 17, 1898 December 1, 2010 112 years, 45 days Tennessee North Carolina
190 Jessie Penn F W May 18, 1889 June 30, 2001 112 years, 43 days Alabama Alabama
Geneva McNicholl F W December 10, 1889 January 2, 2002 112 years, 43 days Oregon Oregon
192 Bertha Blair F W December 30, 1875 February 9, 1988 112 years, 41 days Iowa California
Antoinette Huber F W January 22, 1880 March 1, 1992 112 years, 39 days Ohio Ohio
193 Claire Dunning F W August 20, 1878 September 27, 1990 112 years, 38 days New York Florida
194 Mary Gentry F W September 4, 1897 October 6, 2009 112 years, 32 days Alabama Alabama
195 Ethel Robison F W June 2, 1894 July 3, 2006 112 years, 31 days Missouri Missouri
196 Emma Castilla Bowen F W March 2, 1889 March 29, 2001 112 years, 27 days Illinois Illinois
Marcella Humphrey F W October 25, 1892 November 21, 2004 112 years, 27 days Wisconsin Michigan
198 Lydia Carvalho F W January 21, 1892 February 15, 2004 112 years, 25 days Rhode Island Connecticut
199 Anna Lou Shively F W May 14, 1880 June 7, 1992 112 years, 24 days Indiana Pennsylvania
Ora Holland F W December 24, 1900 Living 7002112000000000000112 years, 700117000000000000017 days Missouri Living in Oklahoma
200 Mary Phil Cota F W July 5, 1870 July 22, 1982 112 years, 17 days California California
201 Lake Dickson F W January 19, 1897 January 30, 2009 112 years, 11 days North Carolina North Carolina
202 Emma Vanderkarr F W November 29, 1869 December 5, 1981 112 years, 6 days New York Virginia
203 James Wiggins M B October 15, 1879 October 16, 1991 112 years, 1 day Arkansas Arkansas

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