Minnesota Woman known to be Oldest Facebook user, Dies aged 114

A woman believed to be the world's oldest Facebook user has died at the age of 114, her family said.

Anna Stoehr born in 1900 at time of the death of Queen Victoria when technology was not heralded  gained national attention in October 2014, when she said she'd had to lie about her age to sign up for the social network. Facebook responded by celebrating her impressive longevity on her birthday.

 

"She turned 114 in October of this year and received a huge bouquet of 114 flowers from Facebook after they learned that she was not able to sign up without putting in a fake age of 90 or 95," Harlan Stoehr, her 84-year-old eldest son, told CNN on Tuesday.

 

Because Facebook is only set up to accommodate dates of birth going back to 1905. The network's sign-up page prevented her. CNN reports that Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg had attempted to reach Anna Stoehr after his company sent an apology about the age restriction, according to her daughter-in-law Marlene Stoehr.

 

"She was not available when he had his assistant call to get hold of her because of a medical appointment, and then Mark Zuckerberg was out of the country so it never happened," she said. "But it was an exciting time for everyone with all the attention."

 

Stoehr of Plainview, Minnesota died on Sunday leaving behind  5 children, 27 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

 

Credit: CNN