Appalachia's Oldest Man

[@davidcash859]

My grandmother lived to be 104. Born May 28th, 1895 and died November 1999. She was within about a month of living in 3 centuries and 2 millenia.

[@ricklove8588]

Just had a great uncle pass at 99. Part of the original Indian tribe of the coast of NC. 1 of the last survivors of WW2. Great man and was in great shape untill his last 6 months when they found cancer but said he wad to old for surgery

[@1Tikvah77]

Great story!

[@StoriesofAppalachia]

Thank you!

[@twisted-tenn1992]

Awesome Story

[@mikeshell4214]

Very good video!!! I am a decendent of this man. Some of the things in your video I was aware of and I learned some things I didn't know. I'm getting old myself now, and I seem to recall a story about a gunfight John was in over a woman when he was well up in years. I do recall we were told he was 131 years old in 1919. He was indeed quite a character!!! I only know what was told to me, as for if it is the absolute truth or not, I don't know. I'm glad I stumbled across this video and have shared it with my children and grandchildren. I hope they watch it. I was surprised to see this video pop up on my feed.

[@StoriesofAppalachia]

Thank you! We’re happy you enjoyed the story.

[@ricklove8588]

Absolutely amazing

[@StoriesofAppalachia]

Thank you

[@larryhatfield7372]

I appreciate the Appalachian stories you tell without the graveling voice that other people are using

[@StoriesofAppalachia]

Thanks. We both can do a gravelly old Appalachian voice but we’d rather just be ourselves.

[@larryhatfield7372]

@@StoriesofAppalachia I'm from Eastern KY and I don't know anyone with a graveling voice

[@MarthaOprisko]

My maternal grandmother was born in 1898 & lived to 102-1/2 dying in December 2000. If she hadn't broken her right clavicle who knows how long she would have lived. She had never had to contend with constant pain; but, she learned what that was like because she would not stop using her right arm, which was her dominant arm. Upon hearing the pain would continue if she kept using her arm & it couldn't heal, she simply stated, "If life is going to be like this, I don't want to live like this." And she quit eating. She knew exactly what she was doing; but, why she insisted upon using her right arm, I'll never know. So, as she had always dones, she did it her way. When she passed, she still had a streak of dark hair in the midst of her head of white hair.

[@pughoneycutt1986]

A man who lived in the community I grew up in officially lived to 116 years old.

[@sandyhawks5240]

I had a cousin who lived to be 106.

[@Lìven-good]

In Preston County WV on snake hill across Cheat River from coppers rock look out a church group cut a tree holding a large bolder it rolled to the Cheat River knocking hole in bottom into a cave for days the River drained into the cave and dried up North towards Morgantown eventually the cave filled and the Cheat River flowed again???

[@debbiedotodue]

The Bible says 120 tops

[@hondaxl250k0]

Where?? Not saying it don’t. But I’ve never seen that passage .. where can I find it?

[@Paulftate]

somebody lying 🤘

[@StoriesofAppalachia]

That is why we referred to him as a “storyteller.”

[@Paulftate]

@@StoriesofAppalachia not referring to the Storyteller .....