Life: Mollie Wood, 111, bonded with great, great, great granddaughter Braylin at her birthday party in April
Mollie Wood has celebrated scores of Mothers' Days but today marks her first great, great, great grandmothers' day.
The 111-year-old matriarch's Virginia family now has an astounding six generations of daughters still living, since the birth of little Braylin just seven weeks ago.
'Mumma took care of herself,' Ms Wood's 88-year-old daughter Louise Minter said, revealing the secret to her long life.
'She never smoked, never drank and she ate right. She cut back to 135 pounds, but I just keep going up and up,' she joked.
Ms Wood was born in Charlottesville in 1901, the year the first automobile was spotted in the town. The super centenarian has more than doubled her life expectancy, which was 54 for women at the turn of the 20th century, and just 50 for men.
Strong: The six generations of daughters, pictured, are very close
Aside from longevity, Ms Wood has also passed on a strong work ethic to her brood.
'She was such a hard worker,' said Ms Minter, who continues to clean houses despite nearing 90 herself. 'We never had much money but always had plenty to eat because she would work the garden. We had peaches and apples. Everything she cooked was delicious.'
She would also wash the family's clothes by hand.
But life got tougher for Ms Wood when, with two toddlers and a baby on the way, her husband was struck down with polio and couldn't work for three years.
source : dailymail
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