Bessie Hendricks, the oldest person in the United States, is now 115 years old

Iowa resident Bessie Hendricks has become the oldest living person in the United States after turning 115 on November 7th.

Hendricks was born in 1907, and has been alive for 21 Presidencies, the sinking of Titanic, the 1929 depression and two world wars.

Hendricks has three children, who she shared her recent birthday with. The three celebrated with her at Shady Oaks Care Center, according to KCCI.

“I don’t know how you put it into words,” said Joan Schaffer, Hendricks’ daughter. Schaffer turned 90 the day before her mother’s 115th birthday. “It’s marvelous that we still have her.”

CNN reported that Hendricks’ children described her as a “hard-working, caring mother.” Hendricks’ own mother died when she was just 13 years old, KCCI reported.

According to the Gerontology Research Group, Hendricks is believed to be the oldest person in the United States and the 4th oldest person in the world.

The oldest living person in the world is a French nun named Lucile Randon, who is 118 years old.

The oldest person ever recorded was also French; Jeanne Louise Calment, who lived to be over 122 years old, according to the Guinness World Records. Calment died in 1997.

The Gerontology Research Group specializes in Super Centenarians (those who are 110 years old or older).