1.Christian Mortensen
The Danish-American supercentenarian lived 115 years and 252 days when he was verified with the longest lifespan in the male history in 1998. He was born in Danmark, Skårup as son of a tailor. In 1903 immigrated to the US as a tailor where he travelled a lot while working but settled in Chicago. He was married for less than 10 years. His advice for living long life is : “Friends, a good cigar, drinking lots of good water, no alcohol, staying positive and lots of singing will keep you alive for a long time”.
2.Matthew Beard
Beard born in Norfolk,Virginia in 1870. He worked at a sawmill at the age of 12. In 1919 he met his wife and had twelve children. He built his house at the age of 103 with the help of his grandson. After 114 years and 222 days he died.
3.Walter Breuning
The third oldest verified American men Walter Breuning was born in Melrose, Minnesota in 1896. In the age of 14 Breuning was dropped out of school and started to work for $2.50 weekly. During the The World War 1. he was signed up for military service but never worked for the US army . When the 2. World War broke out he was too old to serve and moved to Montana worked continued working as a clerk. There he met Agnes Twokey who he married at 1922 and stayed together until his death. He stated: “Second marriages never work; even first marriages don’t work today.”.
4.Fred Hale
He was the oldest recorded person born in the state of Maine. He married Flora Mooers in 1910 and they had their first child at the same year. After Flora’s death he lived alone for 25 years. In his 95th year he wanted to visit his grandson at Japan but he stopped at Hawaii and tried surf for the first time. Twelve days before his 114th birthday he died in New York City.
5.Johnson Parks
Parks was born in Georgia,USA in 1884 and was verified with the 5th longest lifespan in the American male history who died 1 year and 342 days earlier than the oldest men in the US and lived 113 years and 275 days. He was survived by his daughter, Julia Forrest, son Willie Worrell and brother Erris Jackson.
6.John Ingram McMorran
John McMorran was the 6th oldest male of the American history when he died after 113 years and 250 days as the oldest child of George McMorran. He was born in Goodland Township, Michigan. In his childhood a fortuneteller he told that he will live 111 years . When he died at 2003 his son Bob McMorran was a grandfather of the five-year-old Logan Saxton.
7.Frederick Frazier
Frazier lived 113 years and 138 days as the 7th oldest male in American history. He was succeeded by John McMorran with 137 days. He was born is Alabama and also died in Alabama in 1993.
8.Walter Richardson
Walter Charles Richardson was born as son of Charles and Mary Richardson. In 1913 Walter married Ida Speckeen and they never had any children. Walter participated in The World War 1th and later he became the vice president of Holcomb Bank in Chicago until 1948. Walter passed away as a widow on 25 December 1998. He lived 113 years and 48 days.
9.Moses Hardy
He passed away after 112 years as the last surviving black veteran of the 1th World War. He was born in 1894 and lived a religious farming life until he was enrolled to the US army in 1918. He served as a scout but he was never seriously injured during the war. He did not take part in The World War 2 instead he drove school buses and farmed.
10.George Francis
Francis was born in New Orleans, Louisiana but in 1949 he moved to California. He attributed his longevity to the enjoyment of nature and his special diet of pork, eggs, milk and lard. At the age of 75 he gave up smoking cigars. His wife passed away in 1964 and he left the world behind at the age of 112 years and 204 days.
11.John Painter
John George Painter was born in 1888 in a farm of Tennessee. As a child he worked on their farm and attended school. He enlisted in the US Army at his age of 29. He was awarded twice during the World War 1 and also was one of the six Tennessee Distinguished Award deserved Tennessee veterans. After his discharge he became a blacksmith and married his childhood sweetheart Gillie Watson. John passed away at his home in 2001 after 112 years.
12.Alphaeus Philemon Cole
Alphaeus was born in Jersey City as a son of an engraver Timothy Cole. Cole studied art in Italy then in Paris. He begun to produce still lifes and portraits. His portrait of Dante was exhibited in the Paris salon. Later he moved to England and married. Cole’s works now reach $5,000 or more. After 112 years and 136 days he died.
13.George Johnson
He was born in Philadelphia and led an exciting and eventful life. George was the grandson of the 17th president and he was mixed Caucasian and African American according to his lineage. He was drafted into the US Army but he never saw any combat. George got married to his school sweetheart Ida Dulany but they never had any children due to his teenage injury. In August 30, 2006 he passed away after 112 years and 121 days.
14.Salustiano Sanchez
Sanchez was born in Spain. Later he immigrated to Cuba at the age of 17 with his older brother Pedro where he worked in sugar cane fields. In August 1920 he immigrated to the USA and started to work in coal mines of Lynch. He married Pearl Emilia Chiasera in 1934 and had two children. After the death of Chiasera in 1988 he with his daughter Irene and later he moved to a nursing home where he died 112 years and 92 days.
15.James Wiggins
He was the fifteenth longest living male in the history of the USA. Wiggins passed away after 112 years and 1 days. He was born in in a log cabin in Arkansas later he was enlisted in the US Army during both World War. At the age of 100 he was physically able to chop woods. In his last years he lived with her daughter Rosetta in Arkansas.
