Top 10 Oldest Living Men in the USA (as of 22nd July 2024)
Today's update (Mr. Polichetti, Mr. Meros and Mr. Golden turned 109; RIP Mr. McWeeney)

1. Eugene Baltes (River Forest, Illinois) (b. 29 October 1914), 109 y.o.
2. Edwin Martin (Leigh Acres, Florida) (b. 15 February 1915), 109 y.o.
3. Robert Taitt (New York, New York) (b. 4 June 1915), 109 y.o.
4. Henry Polichetti (Rhode Island) (b. 3 July 1915), 109 y.o.
5. Chester Meros (Maryland) (b. 14 July 1915), 109 y.o.
6. David Golden (Long Beach, New York) (b. 21 July 1915), 109 y.o.
7. Major McDonald (Mississippi) (b. 1 November 1915), 108 y.o.
8. Austin Herr (Parma Heights, Ohio) (b. 5 November 1915), 108 y.o.
9. John Curran (Palm Desert, California) (b. 11 November 1915), 108 y.o.
10. Clayton Flowers (New Mexico) (b. 25 December 1915), 108 y.o.

[Limbo: Alphonso Wilkerson (California) (b. 2 April 1913)]

David Golden (b. 21 July 1915) of Long Beach, New York, celebrated his 109th birthday yesterday:

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The US currently have 13 verifiable living men aged 108+. 14 in a week if everything goes well. Based on annual mortality rates at those ages, I would expect, say, 3-5 of these men to live to age 110+.

@futurist George Thiessen hasn't been confirmed alive in over a year and I haven't been able to identify any documents for John Curran and Joe Harris.

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@futurist George Thiessen hasn't been confirmed alive in over a year and I haven't been able to identify any documents for John Curran and Joe Harris.

OK, but can David Golden (above) be verified? Because that would somewhat compensate for this.

@futurist probably but I haven't had time to look

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3. Chester Meros (Maryland) (b. 14 July 1915), 109 y.o.

Was Chester Meros confirmed alive on his 109th birthday? I couldn't find any articles about this.

Eugene Baltes' Pre-birthday celebration

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Top 10 Oldest Living Men in the USA (as of 30th October 2024)
Today's update (Mr. Baltes turned 110)

1. Eugene Baltes (River Forest, Illinois) (b. 29 October 1914), 110 y.o.
2. Edwin Martin (Leigh Acres, Florida) (b. 15 February 1915), 109 y.o.
3. Robert Taitt (New York, New York) (b. 4 June 1915), 109 y.o.
4. Henry Polichetti (Rhode Island) (b. 3 July 1915), 109 y.o.
5. Chester Meros (Maryland) (b. 14 July 1915), 109 y.o.
6. David Golden (Long Beach, New York) (b. 21 July 1915), 109 y.o.
7. Major McDonald (Mississippi) (b. 1 November 1915), 108 y.o.
8. Austin Herr (Parma Heights, Ohio) (b. 5 November 1915), 108 y.o.
9. John Curran (Palm Desert, California) (b. 11 November 1915), 108 y.o.
10. Clayton Flowers (New Mexico) (b. 25 December 1915), 108 y.o.

[Limbo: Alphonso Wilkerson (California) (b. 2 April 1913)]

Major Jewel McDonald turned 109 on November 1st:

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Mr. Austin Herr of Parma Heights, Ohio turned 109 on 5 November 

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Top 10 Oldest Living Men in the USA (as of 11th November 2024)
Today's update (Mr. McDonald and Mr. Herr turned 109)

1. Eugene Baltes (River Forest, Illinois) (b. 29 October 1914), 110 y.o.
2. Edwin Martin (Leigh Acres, Florida) (b. 15 February 1915), 109 y.o.
3. Robert Taitt (New York, New York) (b. 4 June 1915), 109 y.o.
4. Henry Polichetti (Rhode Island) (b. 3 July 1915), 109 y.o.
5. Chester Meros (Maryland) (b. 14 July 1915), 109 y.o.
6. David Golden (Long Beach, New York) (b. 21 July 1915), 109 y.o.
7. Major McDonald (Mississippi) (b. 1 November 1915), 109 y.o.
8. Austin Herr (Parma Heights, Ohio) (b. 5 November 1915), 109 y.o.
9. John Curran (Palm Desert, California) (b. 11 November 1915), 108 y.o.
10. Clayton Flowers (New Mexico) (b. 25 December 1915), 108 y.o.

[Limbo: Alphonso Wilkerson (California) (b. 2 April 1913)]
[Unverified: Atilio Zepeda Navarrete (b. 25 November 1913? in SLV)]
[Unverified: Luis Cano (b. 11 December 1914? in COL)]

The male supercentenarian numbers remain very thin for the USA.

Without other validations, a second 110 year old would not occur until mid next year (health permitting).

https://longeviquest.com/2024/11/atilio-zepeda-navarrete-potentially-the-oldest-man-in-the-usa-celebrates-his-111th-birthday/

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in the USA (as of 2nd January 2025)
Today's update (RIP Mr. Baltes; Mr. Flowers turned 109)

1. Edwin Martin (Lehigh Acres, Florida) (b. 15 February 1915), 109 y.o.
2. Robert Taitt (New York, New York) (b. 4 June 1915), 109 y.o.
3. Henry Polichetti (Rhode Island) (b. 3 July 1915), 109 y.o.
4. Chester Meros (Maryland) (b. 14 July 1915), 109 y.o.
5. David Golden (Long Beach, New York) (b. 21 July 1915), 109 y.o.
6. Major McDonald (Mississippi) (b. 1 November 1915), 109 y.o.
7. Austin Herr (Parma Heights, Ohio) (b. 5 November 1915), 109 y.o.
8. John Curran (Palm Desert, California) (b. 11 November 1915), 109? y.o.
9. Clayton Flowers (New Mexico) (b. 25 December 1915), 109 y.o.
10. Del Marlow (Pennsylvania) (b. 12 February 1916), 108 y.o.

[Limbo: Alphonso Wilkerson (California) (b. 2 April 1913)]
[Unverified: Atilio Zepeda Navarrete (b. 25 November 1913? in SLV)]
[Unverified: Luis Cano (b. 11 December 1914? in COL)]

If this information is confirmed, the US will once again have no one 110+ on the list, just as on 28 Oct 2024, Eugene Baltes turned 110 on 29 Oct 2024 and from that date the US had a living male supercentenarian, Vincent Dransfield died on 26 June 2024, and was the last man aged 110 in the US. With that, New York has 2 representatives on the list again, the state lost a representative when Joe Schein died on 24 May 2024. Eugene Baltes was the oldest member of this list, he was on the list since 19 Jun 2023, Rudy Thompson had died on the 3rd and there were doubts about Joe Baker's date of birth, and he entered the list. Now Illinois has no one on this table, this had already happened when August Barberi died, on 27 Aug 2022 (#6 at the time) and it happens again now. The oldest person on the list now, Henry Polichetti, entered exactly 1 year ago, Jan 3, 2024, after 4 news reports of deaths among the list members in a short space of time.

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in the USA (as of 20th January 2025)
Today's update (RIP Mr. Herr)

1. Edwin Martin (Lehigh Acres, Florida) (b. 15 February 1915), 109 y.o.
2. Robert Taitt (New York, New York) (b. 4 June 1915), 109 y.o.
3. Henry Polichetti (Rhode Island) (b. 3 July 1915), 109 y.o.
4. Chester Meros (Maryland) (b. 14 July 1915), 109 y.o.
5. David Golden (Long Beach, New York) (b. 21 July 1915), 109 y.o.
6. Major McDonald (Mississippi) (b. 1 November 1915), 109 y.o.
7. John Curran (Palm Desert, California) (b. 11 November 1915), 109? y.o.
8. Clayton Flowers (New Mexico) (b. 25 December 1915), 109 y.o.
9. Del Marlow (Pennsylvania) (b. 12 February 1916), 108 y.o.
10. Phillip Thomas (Maine) (b. 5 March 1916), 108 y.o.

[Limbo: Alphonso Wilkerson (California) (b. 2 April 1913)]
[Unverified: Atilio Zepeda Navarrete (b. 25 November 1913? in SLV)]
[Unverified: Luis Cano (b. 11 December 1914? in COL)]

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7. Clayton Flowers (New Mexico) (b. 25 December 1915), 109? y.o.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1592306858055493&id=602971093655746

On 11 Nov 2024 there were 7 109+, and it was the last list to have that many 109+ men
Austin Herr entered the list on 6 May 2024, D. Boyd Shank died on 5 March 2024 and Austin Herr entered the list
Austin Herr was the first representative from Ohio to appear on the list
Rhode Island has 2 people here for the first time

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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?

 

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.

 

Interesting that LQ still hasn't verified his age, almost two years after his death:

https://longeviquest.com/supercentenarian/moon-fun-chin/

Hopefully they'll get around to him eventually.

This man was the second-oldest living man in the US when he died; apparently we didn't know about him prior to his death:

https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/deaths109-2025/robert-taitt-usa-1915-2025/#post-25400

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in the USA (as of 13th February 2025)
Today's update (RIP Mr. Taitt and Mr. Marlow)

1. Edwin Martin (Lehigh Acres, Florida) (b. 15 February 1915), 109 y.o.
2. Henry Polichetti (Rhode Island) (b. 3 July 1915), 109 y.o.
3. Chester Meros (Maryland) (b. 14 July 1915), 109 y.o.
4. David Golden (Long Beach, New York) (b. 21 July 1915), 109 y.o.
5. Major McDonald (Mississippi) (b. 1 November 1915), 109 y.o.
6. John Curran (Palm Desert, California) (b. 11 November 1915), 109? y.o.
7. Clayton Flowers (New Mexico) (b. 25 December 1915), 109 y.o.
8. Phillip Thomas (Maine) (b. 5 March 1916), 108 y.o.
9. Samuel Bender (Rhode Island) (b. 10 March 1916), 108 y.o.
10. Donald Johnson (Iowa) (b. 27 March 1916), 108 y.o.

UR. Mike Tieg (Harlowton, Montana) (b. 17 May 1916), 108 y.o.

[Limbo: Alphonso Wilkerson (California) (b. 2 April 1913)]
[Unverified: Atilio Zepeda Navarrete (b. 25 November 1913? in SLV)]
[Unverified: Luis Cano (b. 11 December 1914? in COL)]

When did Del Marlow pass?

@billy-robinson https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/deaths108-2025/del-marlow-usa-1916-2025/#post-25408

Del Marlow morreu com a mesma idade que:
Ryotaro Ogawa 28 de fevereiro de 1900 13 de fevereiro de 2009 JPN
Lucio Bustos 17 de dezembro de 1901 3 de dezembro de 2010EUA
Elvin Howell 17 de janeiro de 1914 3 de janeiro de 2023 EUA
Anônimo 6 de janeiro de 1907 ≈23 de dezembro de 2015 JPN
Ele entrou no ranking em 2 de janeiro de 2025
Iowa faz sua estreia nesses rankings

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Top 10 Oldest Living Men in the USA (as of 13th February 2025)
Today's update (RIP Mr. Taitt and Mr. Marlow)

1. Edwin Martin (Lehigh Acres, Florida) (b. 15 February 1915), 109 y.o.
2. Henry Polichetti (Rhode Island) (b. 3 July 1915), 109 y.o.
3. Chester Meros (Maryland) (b. 14 July 1915), 109 y.o.
4. David Golden (Long Beach, New York) (b. 21 July 1915), 109 y.o.
5. Major McDonald (Mississippi) (b. 1 November 1915), 109 y.o.
6. John Curran (Palm Desert, California) (b. 11 November 1915), 109? y.o.
7. Clayton Flowers (New Mexico) (b. 25 December 1915), 109 y.o.
8. Phillip Thomas (Maine) (b. 5 March 1916), 108 y.o.
9. Samuel Bender (Rhode Island) (b. 10 March 1916), 108 y.o.
10. Donald Johnson (Iowa) (b. 27 March 1916), 108 y.o.

UR. Mike Tieg (Harlowton, Montana) (b. 17 May 1916), 108 y.o.

[Limbo: Alphonso Wilkerson (California) (b. 2 April 1913)]
[Unverified: Atilio Zepeda Navarrete (b. 25 November 1913? in SLV)]
[Unverified: Luis Cano (b. 11 December 1914? in COL)] 

Edwin Martin has now turned 110! 🙂