In 1986, Cuyahoga Falls merged with Northampton Township, the first merger of a city and township in Ohio. Cuyahoga Falls had been founded as an industrial city, taking advantage of the river power. By the 1970s, though, it had become a residential community.
Guinness World Records says the oldest living person verified by original proof of birth is Misao Okawa, a 115-year-old Japanese woman. The oldest verified age was 122 years and 164 days: Jeanne Calment of France, who died in 1997.
If true, it makes her two-and-a-half months older than the Japanese woman who currently holds the world record. Misao Okawa, who was born on March 5, 1898, is the world's oldest person according to Guinness World Records and the California-based Gerontology Research Group. But its director warned MailOnline Mrs Mendoza's claims are highly unproven - and she could be the latest in a long line of inaccurate claims.