Hester Ford, the oldest living American, died at the age of 116 surrounded by her loved ones in her Charlotte home of over 58 years. According to NBC affiliate WXII North Carolina, Ford was born on August 15, 1904, in Lancaster, South Carolina. Ford lived through countless historical events, including the 1918 flu pandemic. She worked on a farm where she not only planted and picked cotton but also plowed the field and cut wood. In a statement to WCNC, her family added that she moved to Charlotte in 1953 and worked as a nanny for more than 20 years. […]
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