Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1893 — Stories of Old People. [ARTICLE]

Stories of Old People.

Washington Dale, a negro, has just died in Kansas City at the age of 109 years. David McCoy of California, said to be 103 years of age, is the oldest war veteran in the country. Henderson Smith, a negro, died a few days ago at Quincy, 111., and at the given age of 119 years. George O. Sharp, the oldest postmaster in the United States, is dead. He had been postmaster at Kickapco, Kan., for thirty consecutive years. Mr. Wanamaker exchanged photographs with the old gentleman some time ago.