An odd fact on those alive when T-206's were released
 

There are currently only 60 people still alive in the United States today who were alive when T-206's were released (1910-11)

The oldest American was born in 1906
There are three left from 1907
Four from 1908
Nine from 1909
Nineteen from 1910
The rest from 1911

Not sure what any of that means, but it's odd to realize that there are people who were alive when they came out, though too you to know anything.

I wonder if any of them collect T-206's? :D

But it will be many years before the last person who remembers seeing Babe Ruth play is gone!

The last member alive to sign the Declaration of Independence lived until 1832. There could theoretically have been someone who met one of them - and - met someone still alive in America today.

Our country’s history really doesn’t go back that far, does it?

President John Tyler has a living grandson.

Not great-grandson....a grandson.

I hope someday I can make the claim to be one of the last people alive when something happened or that I witnessed

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My earliest TV memory is Queen Elizabeth's coronation in 1953. I get a kick out of seeing her being queen still.

And another grandson just died. This is the same John Tyler who was born in 1790 and became the 10th (let that sink in!) President in 1840 that has a grandson alive, and I think he's still in his 80s. I've been delighting in blowing minds with that one since I found out about ten years ago.

Henry Allingham (British World War I veteran who lived to be 113) lived under Victoria, Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, George VI, and Elizabeth II, all before he was in his mid 50s. The rest of his life was all under the reign of Elizabeth II.

I was actually alive when phones had long, twirling cords and hung on walls. Let that one sink in.

Exactly! We are only 60 people away from T206s being irrelevant because nobody alive remembers/witnessed those players/cards first-hand, but luckily Ruth has another decade before nobody cares about him.

Sell your T206s now because they will be irrelevant and lose all their value soon! Picachu is the new Ruth

His grandson was born in 1928, so he is 93. He currently lives in Richmond, Va and was apparently quite the businessman back in the day. The William & Mary department of histoy is named after him.

Fun facts

There are hypotheticals in law school property courses concerning the "fertile octogenarian." Not so hypothetical with the Tyler family.

Claim....
 

Jeff,

You'll tell your grandkids "I was alive when I actually got my PSA standard order back in the mail!"

I for one am jealous! :)

John Tyler was born in 1790, so we can cover 232 years with 3 people. That's insane.

When Betty White passed, It was posted somewhere that the Yankees only ever won World Series in her lifetime.

One thing I love about our hobby is that it brings people of all ages together. I've had some great talks with gentlemen older than myself, about things we're collecting and what we are looking for.

As a child, going to card shows, it was always nice to not be talked down to by some of the older collectors. I've spoken about this in a prior post, but George Moylan (spelling might not be correct on the last name) is one of those people. He took about twenty minutes to speak to me at the age of 12 about the differences between the 33 and 34 Goudey sets.

My paternal grandfather was born in 1856. There were 31 states and Buchanan defeated Fillmore for the presidency. He'd turn 166 this year if he'd taken better care of himself.

By decade :
20s : 3
30s : 5
40s : 4
50s : 6
60s : 2
70s : 2
80s : none
90s : 3
00s : 2
10s : none
20s : none so far

I for one enjoy the general trend downward...

The one in my parent's kitchen still does... I just talked to my mom who called my dad into the kitchen to say hi

But did any of them meet Kevin Bacon?

Bacon is a stage name. Actually born Kevin Tyler, great-grandson to the President. :D

How about this?

There are lots of living great-grandparents these days, what with people living somewhat longer.

I'm 66; my maternal grandfather was born in 1888. So far, not so impressive.

But HIS father was 71 when he was born. I guess it was common back in the "old country" for a widower to marry a much younger woman if he was a man of means. Which in this case probably meant he owned more than two goats.:D

Do the math. My great-grandfather (about whom I know nothing whatsoever) was born in 1817. DURING THE NAPOLEANIC WARS!!! The President of the United States was James MADISON, one of the Founding Fathers (not that my great-grandfather ever heard of the United States!).

Yikes!:eek:

Alan

My great-grandfather was born just days before Pirates second baseman Dots Miller in the same town, one block away from each other in the German section of town. I think it would be safe to say they knew each other...that's not even factoring in that Miller's niece married into my family.

Pretty wild to think about.

I always thought this meme was cool. I would love the have that type one photo.

The last Civil War pension payment was made in 2020 to a disabled woman born in 1930. Her father was 83 at the time of her birth.

It would appear that President Tyler was a randy old rascal.
And where is Albert Einstein's brain?

1776-2022 is 246 years. Betty White lived roughly 100 years.

Betty White was alive for 40.6% of America's existence.

60 is an even fact

Babe Ruth hit 552 home runs AFTER Betty White was born.

That's awesome!
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Very slight correction to my post.

The President when my great-grandfather was born in 1817 was James MONROE, not James MADISON.

Not a big difference. Just trying to be accurate.

Alan

That might be the wildest yet! Somebody at the Treasury Dept. was in charge of Civil War pensions until a few months ago--imagine that. "What do you do?" "I handle Civil War pensions, how about you?" I was a teenager and remember well in the early 1960s when the last Civil War veterans were passing away. One of the last Tuskegee Airmen died a couple days ago. These "time travel" anomalies are so cool. Mine is more apropos to the Forum: I vividly recall meeting Clark Griffith not long before he passed away in 1955. I was nine, and he took me by the hand and we rode together in this tiny elevator that went up one story to his office at Griffith Stadium. Griffith was born in 1869, and I'm telling this story 152 years later.

That's amazing! What a wonderful memory, thanks for sharing. Oh, and since every thread needs a card...

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Boston fans may pick up on this and dub this the Betty White curse if this trend continues.

I love this thread!