Patricia Borgdon (17 October 1874 - 29 November 1985) was an American supercentenarian whose age has not been verified. She was the second oldest sister of Schultzy Bootz and Elizabeth Gromdy, possibly making the three of them the oldest siblings ever as well as the only siblings ever to all three reach supercentenarian status. She was the fourth child and second daughter of the Starbroke-Gotz family as well as the eighth to last surviving member of the original family.
Biography[]
Patricia Borgdon was born as Patricia Marie Starbroke-Gotz on 17 October 1874 in Niota, Tennessee, USA as the fourth child of eighteen children born to Johonne Clement (1850-1941) and Mary Pepe Griswold Starbroke-Gotz (1852-1962). She had two older brother and an older sister as well as seven younger brothers and seven younger sisters. They were all raised on a farm in a very large house
List of Patricia's siblings (males in bold)
- Henry Styler Starbroke-Gotz (1868-1968)
- Johnson Starbroke-Gotz (1870-1971)
- Dotty Siler (1872-1980)
- Patricia Marie Borgdon (1874-1985)
- London Artwerk Starbroke-Gotz (1876-1947)
- Gretta Sente Arbuch (1878-1943)
- Harrison Lee-Rainer Starbroke-Gotz (1880-1958)
- Sampson Hauser Starbroke-Gotz (1882-1972)
- Oo Monroe Cox-Martin (1884-1979)
- Gertrude Townsen Housecoat (1886-1990)
- Linville Colton Starbroke-Gotz (1888-1954)
- Samantha Rebba Colfax (1890-1968)
- Gordan Vann Starbroke-Gotz (1892-1989)
- Schultzy Greta Bootz (1894-2024)
- Cynthia VandenOsdell (1896-1999)
- Quinn Tyler Starbroke-Gotz (1898-2007)
- Clifton Banks Starbroke-Gotz (1900-1987)
- Elizabeth Faregirl Gromdy (1902-present)
In 1892, Borgdon married Charles Lewis Borgdon and had five children. They moved into a house down the street from where Borgdon grew up and owned a house there. Since her sister Elizabeth Gromdy is the last surviving member of the original family, Gromdy owns the deed to the house which sits vacant.
Borgdon became a widow in 1950 when her husband died at the age of 77. She continued to take care of her own house until she moved into assisted living at the age of 98 in 1973. Her children and grandchildren took care of her during this time and hired a live-in nurse for her within the nursing home. Borgdon's health declined in the 1980s and she became weakened, unable to walk without assistance.
By 1984, Borgdon was nearly blind, deaf and could only walk short distances. She was visited regularly by her seven surviving siblings as well as children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren and great-great-great grandchildren. By the time of her death, Borgdon was the oldest surviving sibling of the original family.
In her later years, Borgdon often marveled at her extreme age. In her last months, Borgdon lost the ability to talk and walk. She was bedridden and unresponsive. Her family gave her a big 111th birthday party, knowing it would be her last. Borgdon was incoherent and not lucid for her 111th birthday. She died just 43 days later in a nursing home in Niota, Tennessee, USA at the age of 111 years, 43 days. Her age is not likely to be verified (even though it is correct) because she is not the type of supercentenarian that gets validated by the GRG, GWR, WSRL etc.
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