Six sisters with a combined age of 570 believe they are the oldest set of siblings in the world.
The Overall sisters from Farmington, Missouri, have submitted a video to Guinness World Records, hoping to win the title of six longest living siblings.
Five of the six sisters live in Missouri, while the oldest of the bunch, Norma Jacob, 101, lives in Ohio.
The second oldest is Lorene Kollmeyer, 98, the third is Maxine Cole, 97, then Doris Hawkins, 93, followed by Margaret Norton, 90, and the youngest, Elma Jennings, 88.
“God has been good to us to give us the lives we’ve had,” Margaret shared KMOV.
Norma Jacobs, 101, the oldest of the six sisters (left). Lorene Kollmeyer, 98, the second oldest (right)
Maxine Cole, 97, the third oldest sister (left). Doris Hawkins, 93, the fourth oldest (right)
Margaret Norton, 90, the fifth eldest sister (left). Elma Jennings, 88, the youngest of the six sisters (right)
The group of sisters also has a brother, Stanley Overall, who died while cycling aged 81. He would have been 102 today.
“We only wish our only brother, Stanley Jr., was still with us,” Alma said.
According to his granddaughter, Shanna Kelley, after Stanley’s tragic death, a bike path in the city was named after him.
Stanley’s daughter, Gail Overall Agers, told KMOV that her father would have been ‘very proud’ of his sisters ‘because they meant the world to him.’
Norma’s son Dean said it was his idea to see if the sister set a new record with a combined age of 570 years and 43 days.
The sisters are pictured in their numbered shirts in July 2021 during a birthday celebration for them
“Now that we have one that’s over 100 and the rest are in their 90s, except for our baby aunt, it’s like, you know, we might be on to something,” Dean said.
Although the sisters hope they have made history, they said they are blessed to have lived their long lives.
“We’ve had a lot of experiences,” Lorene said.
“I feel very blessed,” Cole said.
During the interview and at previous birthday celebrations, the sister wore numbered t-shirts to distinguish the older sibling from the younger.
In an earlier photo of the family, Stanley was seen smiling front center with his own ‘Only Brother’ t-shirt.
An outpouring of family support flooded social media when Jay Jennings, one of Elma’s sons, posted photos of his mother, aunts and cousins on Facebook from the interview.
The sister has a brother, Stanley, who died when he was 81 in a bicycle accident. He is seen in a family photo with his sisters wearing an ‘Only Brother’ t-shirt
Although the sisters hope they have made history, they said they are blessed to have lived their long lives
“My mom is Doris #4. What an amazing group of girls,” Brooke Hawkins, one of Doris’ daughters, commented under her post.
“Love Mrs. Elma,” said another.
Another commented: ‘Loved seeing this, thanks for sharing. God bless all these lucky ladies.’
In 2023, 13 Dutch siblings break Guinness World Record with a total age of 1,116.
Beer’s siblings from the Netherlands, with six girls and nine boys, surpassed the previous family, which had a combined age of 1,075.