Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 1901 — Dies at Age of 120 Years. [ARTICLE]

Dies at Age of 120 Years.

Utica, N. Y., dispatch: Abram Ephraim Elmer, believed to have been the oldest man in the United States, is dead at his home in this city. His relatives say he was nearly 120 years old. His son in Wisconsin has the family Bible, and a copy of the record it contains is in the possession of bis son in this city. It states that Mr. Elmer was born in the Town of Warren, Herkimer County, on Jan 26 1782.