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March 2, 2004; Clinton, MD ( AP) -- In the week since William Coates' death, his family has been arranging a funeral befitting a man purported to have lived for 114 years, which, if true, would have ranked him among the oldest people in the United States. But U.S. Census records indicate that Coates, who had been celebrated for his age in news stories and public proclamations, was no older than 92 when he died February 24th.
None of Coates' relatives claimed he was 114 when he died last week. Rather, they have said they knew few details of his life. And they reacted Monday to the Census records with the same exasperation they expressed over the attention given to him upon his death. "I'm leaving it as it is," said Ann Hazel, 67, a Niece. As for her Uncle's purported age of 114, Hazel said, "Everyone who was older than me said he was about that age."
It is unclear who initially asserted that Coates was born in 1889. Irving H. Smith, Director of a Prince George's Senior Citizens Center who hosts an annual celebration for centenarians, has asserted that Coates was the county's oldest citizen. He said he based this on conversations with Coates' relatives and on records at the Clinton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where Coates spent his last years. The home confirmed that its records list Coates' birth date as June 2, 1889. But it's not clear where that information came from. " To be honest," Smith said, " about the only fact we know for sure is that he's dead."
Originally posted by MarioOnTheFly
This will maybe sound stupid...but..didn't the man have an ID or something ? Or was he living the last 50 years of the 20th century without any papers or records or anything?
if there is any credence to this i'm scared to think about all the other connections going as far back as the late 1880's
Originally posted by MarioOnTheFly
reply to post by Whatifitdidhappen
if there is any credence to this i'm scared to think about all the other connections going as far back as the late 1880's
Can you please elaborate further what you meant by this remark?
Originally posted by sheepslayer247
I followed both links and I may have missed something.
What does the unknown age of this man have to do with Hitler connections? I've seen nothing that talks about anything of the sort.
Please point me in the right direction if I passed over the info.
Originally posted by bigfatfurrytexan
reply to post by sheepslayer247
This is, if nothing else, interesting.
I believe that Hitler escaped, and that most of the images we have of him are body doubles. I think that Hitler's health was not as bad as reported, and if it was the wolfpack he ran around with would have culled the herd of its sickly member.
The Nazi's, if nothing else, were propaganda specialists. The world we live in today was created by them. A world where there is no real truth, only subterfuge. A world of people wholly confused about how to proceed because they have no idea how they actually got there in the first place. A world of distorted and controlled reality.
Thanks for the reading material. If you find a pic of this Coates guy, bring it back here for us.
originally posted by: Whatifitdidhappen
I was searching through ATS and was actually surprised no one has brought this up only in passing. Aside from the Bush Connection does anyone know of any other sources for this claim?
I find it odd that
March 2, 2004; Clinton, MD ( AP) -- In the week since William Coates' death, his family has been arranging a funeral befitting a man purported to have lived for 114 years, which, if true, would have ranked him among the oldest people in the United States. But U.S. Census records indicate that Coates, who had been celebrated for his age in news stories and public proclamations, was no older than 92 when he died February 24th.
They would be wrong by 22 years and
None of Coates' relatives claimed he was 114 when he died last week. Rather, they have said they knew few details of his life. And they reacted Monday to the Census records with the same exasperation they expressed over the attention given to him upon his death. "I'm leaving it as it is," said Ann Hazel, 67, a Niece. As for her Uncle's purported age of 114, Hazel said, "Everyone who was older than me said he was about that age."
It is unclear who initially asserted that Coates was born in 1889. Irving H. Smith, Director of a Prince George's Senior Citizens Center who hosts an annual celebration for centenarians, has asserted that Coates was the county's oldest citizen. He said he based this on conversations with Coates' relatives and on records at the Clinton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where Coates spent his last years. The home confirmed that its records list Coates' birth date as June 2, 1889. But it's not clear where that information came from. " To be honest," Smith said, " about the only fact we know for sure is that he's dead."
William Coates
Also there doesnt seem to be any photos taken of him that i can find.
Just wanted to know your thoughts, if there is any credence to this i'm scared to think about all the other connections going as far back as the late 1880's