Oldest Living People in the United States (110+), Part 1

 Good Morning! Today, I am starting a mini-series, writing about the genealogy of men and women who are the oldest living members of the United States. 

#69- Carmen Slough 

Female, born 05 April 1914 in Douglas, Arizona- 110 years old

Photo of Carmen on April 5, 2014, 100 years old
Photo Courtesy of Facebook.com

Carmen Slough was born Carmen Blanco on 05 April 1914 in Douglas, Arizona to Spanish immigrants. It was somewhat difficult to located Carmen's family, for some reason even though all the children were born with the surname Blanco, I had trouble located them in census records because in the 1920 U.S. census record, they went by the name Rodrigez for some reason. 

Carmen's parents were Julio Blanco and Encarnacion Leon. Julio Blanco was born about 1884 in Orense, Spain and Encarnacion was born about 1889 in Madrid, Spain.  They married on 03 Oct 1907 in Douglas, Arizona, even though in the 1920 census record, they state that they immigrated in 1912. Together, Julio and Encarnacion had 9 children together: 

1. Francisco "Frank" Blanco (1909-1994)

2. Concha (?) b. 1910

3. Maria Urbana "Mary" Blanco (1911-1984)

4. Gregorio L."Greg" Blanco (1912-1968)

5. Laura Blanco (1915-2015)

6 .George Julio Blanco (1917-2006)

7. Eduardo "Edward" Blanco (1918-2009)

8. a son, unknown name, still alive as of 2022

 In 1933, Carmen graduated from Globe High School (Pictured Right). Globe high school is a historic high school, built in 1914 and located at 437 S. High St. in Globe, Arizona. It is the oldest operating high school in Arizona.

Globe High School, 1927
Carmen's 7th Grade Class

Globe High School, 1930
Carmen's 10th Grade Class

On 08 Oct 1934, Carmen married Alfred Pearl Slough in Gila, Arizona. 

Marriage Record for Carmen and Alfred

Alfred was born on 31 Jul 1893 in Coal City, Indiana to Adam G. Slough (1847-1908) and Elizabeth Wall (1854-1915). He died on 28 Oct 1948 in Globe, Arizona at the age of 55, cause of death being a hemorrhage due to carcinoma of the right atrium. 

Carmen and Alfred only had one child, a son named Robert Lee "Bob" Slough, born 08 Aug 1935 in Globe, Arizona. (Birth record pictured below). As of today, it appears he is still alive.

470 E. Mesquite 
Photo Courtesy of Google Maps

In 1950, a widow now for 2 years, Carmen was living at 470 E. Mesquite in Globe, Arizona with her son Robert who was 14 at the time. 

Carmen was a not working and this was a brand new home. According to the 1950 U.S. census record, it is unknown if Carmen owned or rented the home.

According to online news reports, Carmen owned several businesses in her lifetime, including a clothing store in downtown Globe for 49 years. It doesn't look like she ever remarried. She lived through 2 world wars (WWI & WWII) and 2 pandemics (Spanish Flu, 1918; Covid-19, 2020). I wish her many more years ahead of her!