Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1899 — One Hundred and Ten Years. Winamac Republican. [ARTICLE]

One Hundred and Ten Years.

Winamac Republican.

Probably the oldest person in northern Indiana is now an inmate of the Pulaski county poor asylum. Her name is Catharina Stiles and she will be one hundred and ten years old in December. She-was born in Virginia and came to Indiana when she was only nine years old. She came to this county with her son about a year or eighteen months ago. and has, been living on the Benson farm west of town up till a few days ago. Eleven decades of history have passed in panoramic view before this woman’s eyes. Washington,s administration was only eight months old when she was born. She was twenty-three years old when the battle of New Orleans was fought and she was twenty-seven years old when Indiana was admitted as a state and had been a resident of the territory of Indiana for eighteen years. No doubt many are the interesting stories she can tell of those pioneer times. Her voice is quite strong bat her eye sight has almost failed her. Her general health is fair.