Winnefred Bertrand became the world's oldest woman. See also List of the verified oldest people 100 oldest American people ever References External links CBS News – Memphis Woman Turns 116 The Associated Press – Memphis woman listed as world's oldest dies at 116 CNN – Oldest woman dies at age 116 Sun-Sentinel – Memphis woman listed as world's oldest dies at age 116 Blackamericaweb – Elizabeth Bolden, America's oldest woman and daughter of freed slaves, dies at 116 1890 births 2006 deaths People from Memphis, Tennessee American supercentenarians African-American centenarians Women supercentenarians African-American Christians People from Somerville, Tennessee