When was it published?

July 13, 1818 in Daily National Intelligencer

Filler July 13, 1818

Daily National Intelligencer

Q: What keywords are associated?

Longevity, 111 Years, Negro Man, Blount County, Tennessee, Melon Patch

Washington, District Of Columbia

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What is this article about?

A negro man aged 111 died at A. H. Henley's residence in Blount County, Tennessee, on the 10th inst. He worked his melon patch days before death, supported himself by labor for years, and retained mental powers until the end. Source: Knoxville Register.

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Longevity.—Died at A. H. Henley's, Esq. in Blount county, Tennessee, on the 10th inst. a negro man, aged one hundred and eleven years. But a few days before he died, he was busily employed in working his melon patch; and for some years previous to his death he supported himself by the products of his own labor. He retained his mental powers till his last.

Knoxville Register.

What sub-type of article is it?

Death Or Longevity

What keywords are associated?

Longevity 111 Years Negro Man Blount County Tennessee Melon Patch

What entities or persons were involved?

A. H. Henley, Esq.

Where did it happen?

Blount County, Tennessee

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Topic

Negro Man Aged 111 Years

Location

Blount County, Tennessee

Key Persons

A. H. Henley, Esq.

Event Details

Died at A. H. Henley's, Esq. in Blount county, Tennessee, on the 10th inst. a negro man, aged one hundred and eleven years. But a few days before he died, he was busily employed in working his melon patch; and for some years previous to his death he supported himself by the products of his own labor. He retained his mental powers till his last.