I have put a ? for Mr. Zouein: January 1 is probably a placeholder (start-year marker) for cases with unknown date of birth.

Mr. August Barberi, the 6th oldest known living man in the USA, sadly passed away on 27 August 2022 at the age of 109 years, 336 days. 

https://wgntv.com/news/south-chicago-heights-man-passed-1-month-before-109th-birthday/

Rest in peace.

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in the USA (as of 8th September 2022)
Today's update (Mr. Cropsey turned 111; RIP Mr. Barberi)

1. Ezra Hill (Catonsville, Baltimore C., Maryland) (b. 19 December 1910), 111 y.o.
2. Francis Zouein (California) (b. 1 January 1911? in Lebanon), 111? y.o. 
3. Giles Cropsey (Oakland, Alameda C., California) (b. 4 September 1911), 111 y.o.
4. Joe Baker (Compton, Los Angeles C., California) (b. 29 January 1912), 110 y.o. 
5. Raymond Monroy (St. Helena, Napa C., California) (b. 11 May 1912), 110 y.o. 
6. Herbert Wolding (Portage, Columbia C., Wisconsin) (b. 15 October 1912), 109 y.o. 
7. Rudy Thompson (California) (b. 28 October 1912), 109 y.o. 
8. Willie Clark (Florida) (b. 12 December 1912), 109 y.o. 
9. Moon Fun Chin (Millbrae, San Mateo C., California) (b. 20 March 1913 in China), 109 y.o. 
10. Alphonso Wilkerson (California) (b. 2 April 1913), 109? y.o.

Limbo cases

Moon Fun Chin has been confirmed alive at 109:

https://twitter.com/panamhistory/status/1514071899776905216

Posted by: @ale76

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in the USA (as of 8th September 2022)
Today's update (Mr. Cropsey turned 111; RIP Mr. Barberi)

1. Ezra Hill (Catonsville, Baltimore C., Maryland) (b. 19 December 1910), 111 y.o.
2. Francis Zouein (California) (b. 1 January 1911? in Lebanon), 111? y.o. 
3. Giles Cropsey (Oakland, Alameda C., California) (b. 4 September 1911), 111 y.o.
4. Joe Baker (Compton, Los Angeles C., California) (b. 29 January 1912), 110 y.o. 
5. Raymond Monroy (St. Helena, Napa C., California) (b. 11 May 1912), 110 y.o. 
6. Herbert Wolding (Portage, Columbia C., Wisconsin) (b. 15 October 1912), 109 y.o. 
7. Rudy Thompson (California) (b. 28 October 1912), 109 y.o. 
8. Willie Clark (Florida) (b. 12 December 1912), 109 y.o. 
9. Moon Fun Chin (Millbrae, San Mateo C., California) (b. 20 March 1913? in China), 109? y.o. 
10. Alphonso Wilkerson (California) (b. 2 April 1913), 109? y.o.

Please don't put question marks over Moon Fun Chin's age - his father was an American citizen, meaning Moon was an American citizen by birth. He first arrived in the United States on 9 July 1913 as an infant, after a month-long voyage. 

His 1936 marriage record also supports his claimed age.

Posted by: @ale76

 

Limbo cases

			State / Country of
Name	Birth	Age (if alive)	birth	residence	Last update
Henry Mumford	4 May 1908	114?	?	Illinois	May 2016
George Rother	16 Feb 1911	111?	TZA	New Jersey	May 2018
Joseph Lloyd	18 Feb 1912	110 ?	JAM	New York	Feb 2019
Masanobu Miyasaki	13 July 1912	110?	California	California	July 2018
John Howard Bailey	7 July 1913	109?	?	Mississippi	July 2020
Mr. Kennedy	13 Dec 1913	108?	?	California	Aug 2020

John Howard Bailey's birthday was confirmed in July:

However, he's probably a few years younger:
The recorded date of Bailey’s birth is July 7, 1918. However, his daughter Lillie Nash said, “According to the courthouse, this is the year that records were recorded so they automatically added five years to anyone’s birth who was recorded that year. This brings his age to 105.”

Ezra Hill confirmed alive on 6 September 2022, with a new photo:

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in the USA (as of 23rd September 2022)
Today's update (RIP Mr. Cropsey)

1. Ezra Hill (Catonsville, Baltimore C., Maryland) (b. 19 December 1910), 111 y.o.
2. Francis Zouein (California) (b. 1 January 1911? in Lebanon), 111? y.o. 
3. Joe Baker (Compton, Los Angeles C., California) (b. 29 January 1912), 110 y.o. 
4. Raymond Monroy (St. Helena, Napa C., California) (b. 11 May 1912), 110 y.o. 
5. Herbert Wolding (Portage, Columbia C., Wisconsin) (b. 15 October 1912), 109 y.o. 
6. Rudy Thompson (California) (b. 28 October 1912), 109 y.o. 
7. Willie Clark (Florida) (b. 12 December 1912), 109 y.o. 
8. Moon Fun Chin (Millbrae, San Mateo C., California) (b. 20 March 1913 in China), 109 y.o. 
9. Alphonso Wilkerson (California) (b. 2 April 1913), 109? y.o.
10. Otis Randall (California) (b. 28 June 1913), 109 y.o.

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in the USA (as of 11th October 2022)
Today's update (RIP Mr. Hill)

1. Francis Zouein (California) (b. 1 January 1911? in Lebanon), 111? y.o. (unverified)
2. Joe Baker (Compton, Los Angeles C., California) (b. 29 January 1912), 110 y.o. 
3. Raymond Monroy (St. Helena, Napa C., California) (b. 11 May 1912), 110 y.o. 
4. Herbert Wolding (Portage, Columbia C., Wisconsin) (b. 15 October 1912), 109 y.o. 
5. Rudy Thompson (California) (b. 28 October 1912), 109 y.o. 
6. Willie Clark (Florida) (b. 12 December 1912), 109 y.o. 
7. Moon Fun Chin (Millbrae, San Mateo C., California) (b. 20 March 1913 in China), 109 y.o. 
8. Alphonso Wilkerson (California) (b. 2 April 1913), 109? y.o.
9. Otis Randall (California) (b. 28 June 1913), 109 y.o.
10. John Howard Bailey (Moorhead, Mississipi) (b. 7 July 1913), 109 y.o.

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in the USA (as of 25th October 2022)
Today's update (Mr. Wolding turned 110)

1. Francis Zouein (California) (b. 1 January 1911? in Lebanon), 111? y.o. (unverified)
2. Joe Baker (Compton, Los Angeles C., California) (b. 29 January 1912), 110 y.o. 
3. Raymond Monroy (St. Helena, Napa C., California) (b. 11 May 1912), 110 y.o. 
4. Herbert Wolding (Portage, Columbia C., Wisconsin) (b. 15 October 1912), 110 y.o. 
5. Rudy Thompson (California) (b. 28 October 1912), 109 y.o. 
6. Willie Clark (Florida) (b. 12 December 1912), 109 y.o. 
7. Moon Fun Chin (Millbrae, San Mateo C., California) (b. 20 March 1913 in China), 109 y.o. 
8. Alphonso Wilkerson (California) (b. 2 April 1913), 109? y.o.
9. Otis Randall (California) (b. 28 June 1913), 109 y.o.
10. John Howard Bailey (Moorhead, Mississipi) (b. 7 July 1913), 109 y.o.

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in the USA (as of 13th December 2022)
Today's update (Mr. Thompson and Mr. Clark turned 110; Mr. Bailey limbo)

1. Francis Zouein (California) (b. 1 January 1911? in Lebanon), 111? y.o. (unverified)
2. Joe Baker (Compton, Los Angeles C., California) (b. 29 January 1912), 110 y.o. 
3. Raymond Monroy (St. Helena, Napa C., California) (b. 11 May 1912), 110 y.o. 
4. Herbert Wolding (Portage, Columbia C., Wisconsin) (b. 15 October 1912), 110 y.o. 
5. Rudy Thompson (California) (b. 28 October 1912), 110 y.o. 
6. Willie Clark (Florida) (b. 12 December 1912), 110 y.o. 
7. Moon Fun Chin (Millbrae, San Mateo C., California) (b. 20 March 1913 in China), 109 y.o. 
8. Alphonso Wilkerson (California) (b. 2 April 1913), 109? y.o.
9. Otis Randall (California) (b. 28 June 1913), 109 y.o.
10. Johnnie Collier (Tunica, Mississippi) (b. 2 September 1913?), 109 y.o.

Mr. Clark's 110 birthday:

Mr. Thompson's 110th birthday:

Could Francis Zouein have been born in the 1940s?

Source: https://www.geocities.ws/od5pll/personalinfo.html

@aquanaut_chalk This isn't a match as the page doesn't list Emeal among his children.

However, I'm 99.9% sure Zouein isn't 111. 1 January 1911 = 1/1/11 is a fabricated birthday.

Posted by: @024tomi

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@aquanaut_chalk This isn't a match as the page doesn't list Emeal among his children.

However, I'm 99.9% sure Zouein isn't 111. 1 January 1911 = 1/1/11 is a fabricated birthday.

It's still possible he could've been born in 1911, but on a completely different day. For example, there have been quite a few cases from Colombia with a placeholder DOB (which in their case would be 31 December) who end up being correct about their year of birth. 

If 1911 can end up being a logical placeholder year for immigrants, then we should find a higher number of people in the United States claiming to be born on 1/1/11. After searching through the Social Security Death Index, I found 7,587 people born on this day, which is basically the exact same as people born on 1/1/12 (7,859) and 1/1/13 (7,771). January 1st birthdays are, unsurprisingly, significantly higher than every other DOB, but it isn't any higher in 1911. The start of decades (e.g. 1890, 1900, 1910) seem to be relatively common years of birth for immigrant SC claims from developing countries, but Zouein is the only one claiming 1/1/11.

Has anyone been able to find early-life documentation on Joe Baker or Willie Clark? I've not been able to find any info on any siblings or parents of either of them, making such research difficult, but I was wondering if anyone else has had better luck.

Alfredo Fregosi born 9/11/1913 from California and Horacer Baummer born 12/17/1913 from Pennsylvania do not qualify?

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in the USA (as of 18th January 2023)
Today's update (RIP Mr. Monroy)

1. Joe Baker (Compton, Los Angeles C., California) (b. 29 January 1912), 110 y.o. 
2. Herbert Wolding (Portage, Columbia C., Wisconsin) (b. 15 October 1912), 110 y.o. 
3. Rudy Thompson (California) (b. 28 October 1912), 110 y.o. 
4. Willie Clark (Florida) (b. 12 December 1912), 110 y.o. 
5. Moon Fun Chin (Millbrae, San Mateo C., California) (b. 20 March 1913 in China), 109 y.o. 
6. Alphonso Wilkerson (California) (b. 2 April 1913), 109? y.o.
7. Otis Randall (California) (b. 28 June 1913), 109 y.o.
8. Johnnie Collier (Tunica, Mississippi) (b. 2 September 1913?), 109 y.o.
9. Alfredo Fregosi (California) (b. 11 September 1913), 109 y.o.
10. Horace Baumer (Pennsylvania) (b. 17 December 1913), 109 y.o.

[Francis Zouein (California) (b. 1 January 1911? in Lebanon), 112? y.o. (unverified)]

Photo of Moon Fun Chin on his 109th birthday:

Hopefully he can reach 110 in around 2 months, since he would be the first fully verified Chinese-born supercentenarian. 

Posted by: @mendocino

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Photo of Moon Fun Chin on his 109th birthday:

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Hopefully he can reach 110 in around 2 months, since he would be the first fully verified Chinese-born supercentenarian. 

Very good, we hope so! 🙂 Has he been verified by which gerontology organization?

Posted by: @wellabove110

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Posted by: @mendocino

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Photo of Moon Fun Chin on his 109th birthday:

-- attachment is not available --

Hopefully he can reach 110 in around 2 months, since he would be the first fully verified Chinese-born supercentenarian. 

Very good, we hope so! 🙂 Has he been verified by which gerontology organization?

 

I personally verified him, since I found documents such as his 1913 and 1924 immigration records, 1936 marriage record, 1940 WW2 draft card, and 1973 ID card. His case will be validated by LQ after he turns 110.

Posted by: @mendocino

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Posted by: @wellabove110

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Posted by: @mendocino

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Photo of Moon Fun Chin on his 109th birthday:

-- attachment is not available --

Hopefully he can reach 110 in around 2 months, since he would be the first fully verified Chinese-born supercentenarian. 

Very good, we hope so! 🙂 Has he been verified by which gerontology organization?

 

I personally verified him, since I found documents such as his 1913 and 1924 immigration records, 1936 marriage record, 1940 WW2 draft card, and 1973 ID card. His case will be validated by LQ after he turns 110.

 

Thanks Mendocino!

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in the USA (as of 30th January 2023)
Today's update (Mr. Baker turned 111; RIP Mr. Clark; added Mr. Van Denburgh):

1. Joe Baker (Compton, Los Angeles C., California) (b. 29 January 1912), 111 y.o. 
2. Herbert Wolding (Portage, Columbia C., Wisconsin) (b. 15 October 1912), 110 y.o. 
3. Rudy Thompson (California) (b. 28 October 1912), 110 y.o. 
4. Moon Fun Chin (Millbrae, San Mateo C., California) (b. 20 March 1913 in China), 109 y.o. 
5. Alphonso Wilkerson (California) (b. 2 April 1913), 109? y.o.
6. Otis Randall (California) (b. 28 June 1913), 109 y.o.
7. Johnnie Collier (Tunica, Mississippi) (b. 2 September 1913?), 109 y.o.
8. Alfredo Fregosi (California) (b. 11 September 1913), 109 y.o.
9. Horace Baumer (Pennsylvania) (b. 17 December 1913), 109 y.o.
10. Henry Van Denburgh (New York, New York) (b. 19 December 1913), 109 y.o.

[Francis Zouein (California) (b. 1 January 1911? in Lebanon), 112? y.o. (unverified)]
Thanks, Mendocino.

Henry Van Denburgh (b. 19 Dec 1913) of New York turned 109:

Video made by his son for his 105th birthday in 2018:

Posted by: @mendocino

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Posted by: @mendocino

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Photo of Moon Fun Chin on his 109th birthday:

-- attachment is not available --

Hopefully he can reach 110 in around 2 months, since he would be the first fully verified Chinese-born supercentenarian. 

Very good, we hope so! 🙂 Has he been verified by which gerontology organization?

 

I personally verified him, since I found documents such as his 1913 and 1924 immigration records, 1936 marriage record, 1940 WW2 draft card, and 1973 ID card. His case will be validated by LQ after he turns 110.

 

Would be very cool to see a verified Chinese-born SC, especially a male one! 🙂

Mr. Henry Van Denburgh of Keeseville, New York sadly passed away on 1 April 2023 at the age of 109 years, 103 days. He was born in Climax, New York on 19 December 1913.

https://obituaries.pressrepublican.com/obituary/henry-van-denburgh-1087408966

RIP.

Morrie Markoff born Jan. 11, 1914 in New York, living in Los Angeles, enters the top 10 now then, considering Francis is not yet documented?

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in the USA (as of 11th April 2023)
Today's update (Mr. Fun Chin turned 110; RIP Mr. Van Denburgh) 

1. Joe Baker (Compton, Los Angeles C., California) (b. 29 January 1912), 111 y.o. 
2. Herbert Wolding (Portage, Columbia C., Wisconsin) (b. 15 October 1912), 110 y.o. 
3. Rudy Thompson (California) (b. 28 October 1912), 110 y.o. 
4. Moon Fun Chin (Millbrae, San Mateo C., California) (b. 20 March 1913 in China), 110 y.o. 
5. Alphonso Wilkerson (California) (b. 2 April 1913), 110? y.o.
6. Otis Randall (California) (b. 28 June 1913), 109 y.o.
7. Johnnie Collier (Tunica, Mississippi) (b. 2 September 1913?), 109 y.o.
8. Alfredo Fregosi (California) (b. 11 September 1913), 109 y.o.
9. Horace Baumer (Pennsylvania) (b. 17 December 1913), 109 y.o.
10. Morrie Markoff (Los Angeles, California,) (b. 11 January 1914), 109 y.o.

[Francis Zouein (California) (b. 1 January 1911? in Lebanon), 112? y.o. (unverified)]

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in the USA (as of 15th May 2023)
Today's update (RIP Mr. Fun Chi; Mr. Wilkerson limbo case) 

1. Joe Baker (Compton, Los Angeles C., California) (b. 29 January 1912?), 111? y.o. 
2. Herbert Wolding (Portage, Columbia C., Wisconsin) (b. 15 October 1912), 110 y.o. 
3. Rudy Thompson (California) (b. 28 October 1912), 110 y.o. 
4. Otis Randle (California) (b. 28 June 1913?), 109? y.o.
5. Johnnie Collier (Tunica, Mississippi) (b. 2 September 1913?), 109 y.o.
6. Alfredo Fregosi (California) (b. 11 September 1913), 109 y.o.
7. Horace Baumer (Pennsylvania) (b. 17 December 1913), 109 y.o.
8. Morrie Markoff (Los Angeles, California) (b. 11 January 1914), 109 y.o.
9. Vincent Dransfield (Little Falls,New Jersey) (b. 28 March 1914), 109 y.o.
10. Fortino Rocha (Texas) (b. 13 August 1914 in Mexico), 109 y.o.

[Francis Zouein (California) (b. 1 January 1911? in Lebanon), 112? y.o. (unverified)]
[Limbo: Alphonso Wilkerson (California) (b. 2 April 1913), 110? y.o.]