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Jackson Pollock (supercentenarian)

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Jackson John Pollock (1869? – 1995) was an American longevity claimant.

He was born on a farm near Hawkinsville, Georgia, the son of former slaves. He claimed his family lived near Finleyson, Georgia. He never married or had any children. He claimed to a reporter to have been born in 1866. Social Security records showed a date of birth of December 25, 1869, though Pollock likely wouldn't have had a birth certificate and Social Security might have been using a date provided by Pollock. He also claimed to have worked as a mail carrier to support his thirteen siblings, and that he served in the Army during both the Spanish–American War and World War I.

He began living at Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, Georgia in 1972. He had previously lived at Dublin, Georgia and was brought to Central State when neighbors feared that he could not live on his own. At one point, records had him listed as Jackson Pollard.

Pollock died in 1995 in Baldwin County, Georgia. He was buried next to his parents. His tombstone was provided by John Middleton Co. because he was a fan of their Prince Albert tobacco.

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