Mary Ramsey Wood, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Mary Ramsey Wood

American pioneer

Date of Birth: 20-May-1787

Place of Birth: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1908

Profession: pioneer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Mary Ramsey Wood

  • Mary Ramsey Wood aka Mary Ramsey Lemons Wood (May 20, 1787/circa 1810 (disputed) – January 1, 1908) was an American pioneer known as the "Mother Queen of Oregon".
  • She was reported to be the oldest living person in the United States when she died, supposedly at the age of 120.
  • It is said she traveled to the Oregon Territory across the Oregon Trail at the age of 66.
  • There is evidence this age claim was inaccurate or exaggerated, however, and she may have been between 96 and 98 when she died.

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