Emiliano Mercado del Toro

Emiliano Mercado del Toro - 115 years, 156 days, Puerto Rico
The birth date of Emiliano Mercado del Toro in 1891 is reliably recorded on an original birth certificate and a baptismal record from 1892 as reported by the validator. He lived his entire life in the same area except during US military service. In his brief validation report it is said that many of the documents used are confidential [36,48]. This is a significant hindrance to independent checking. However, some of the most important records are public. In the 1930 census his age is underreported by 6 years.

Identity switch needs to be ruled out. DNA tests could have been used to eliminate potential swaps other than an unlikely early sibling switch.