Salas was the last person to become the oldest living person before becoming a supercentenarian, as she became the world's oldest person at age 109 years 181 days.
Eckler's hobbies are genealogy and supercentenarian research.
She continued to be in good health even when she attained supercentenarian status, able to walk up steps and alert and able to engage in conversations.
His supercentenarian age was never independently confirmed.
Lucas was the only verified male supercentenarian who died in 2010.
At age 110 he still rode an exercise bike for 20 minutes a day in the backyard of his apartment -- an unusual feat for a supercentenarian.
The supercentenarian-to-be lived with her parents until she was 47 years old.
Where no documents have been found and/or submitted to validate a person's age, that person's supercentenarian case is considered unverified.
