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130 years old!!! That's why that I put may be a hoax. ~~Awsome EBE123~~( talk | Contribs) 18:46, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
Nothing in Minimac's citation was "proof". They cited a fluff piece in Jet Magazine. The only verifiable date was Magee's death. There are no birth records, no Civil War records verifying service, no independent source that verifies Magee's age. 130 years old would have made Magee one of the oldest people ever to have lived. In order to be included in Wikipedia, there should be proof, not wishful thinking. I've seen many articles deleted for less. Scottca075 ( talk) 23:57, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
This article smacks of a very poorly written hoax and lacks credible sources. It is wrought with spelling errors(albeit in quotation marks) including 'nothing' spelled as 'nuthin'(sic) and then spelled 'nothing' within the same quote. Articles like this destroy any credibility wikipedia may have and serve no constructive purpose. Please delete 205.250.7.158 ( talk) 04:40, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
Census records through 1940 show that Sylvester Magee was born about 1892 in Covington County, Mississippi. 107.133.158.129 ( talk) 12:06, 21 September 2015 (UTC)
Actually a tintype picture of him was taken of him it 1880 as a young man. Likely verifying his 1861 birthdate. He was not 39 years old when the tintype was taken. Likely 19. He was 4 years old when the Civil war ended. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1015:A022:2D41:BF4:37BE:3C0E:47D ( talk) 13:14, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
The text of this paragraph does not establish that his claims were confirmed. It establishes that there is an inconsistency at every point in the documentary record.
In other words, even if his story should happen to be true, there is no documentary confirmation.Ttocserp 08:11, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
[1] Also note that it appears that an academic (Max Grivno) may publish something more substantial on him as mentioned in the ELs I added. Doug Weller talk 15:57, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
He actually could of been born a slave. His name is listed in a census of 1870 as age 8. But he was not a Adult but a child at the time of the civil war. He was probably the last living slave when he died in 1971. His age was a much more likely 110 and not 130. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.104.90.225 ( talk) 21:08, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
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130 years old!!! That's why that I put may be a hoax. ~~Awsome EBE123~~( talk | Contribs) 18:46, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
Nothing in Minimac's citation was "proof". They cited a fluff piece in Jet Magazine. The only verifiable date was Magee's death. There are no birth records, no Civil War records verifying service, no independent source that verifies Magee's age. 130 years old would have made Magee one of the oldest people ever to have lived. In order to be included in Wikipedia, there should be proof, not wishful thinking. I've seen many articles deleted for less. Scottca075 ( talk) 23:57, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
This article smacks of a very poorly written hoax and lacks credible sources. It is wrought with spelling errors(albeit in quotation marks) including 'nothing' spelled as 'nuthin'(sic) and then spelled 'nothing' within the same quote. Articles like this destroy any credibility wikipedia may have and serve no constructive purpose. Please delete 205.250.7.158 ( talk) 04:40, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
Census records through 1940 show that Sylvester Magee was born about 1892 in Covington County, Mississippi. 107.133.158.129 ( talk) 12:06, 21 September 2015 (UTC)
Actually a tintype picture of him was taken of him it 1880 as a young man. Likely verifying his 1861 birthdate. He was not 39 years old when the tintype was taken. Likely 19. He was 4 years old when the Civil war ended. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1015:A022:2D41:BF4:37BE:3C0E:47D ( talk) 13:14, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
The text of this paragraph does not establish that his claims were confirmed. It establishes that there is an inconsistency at every point in the documentary record.
In other words, even if his story should happen to be true, there is no documentary confirmation.Ttocserp 08:11, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
[1] Also note that it appears that an academic (Max Grivno) may publish something more substantial on him as mentioned in the ELs I added. Doug Weller talk 15:57, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
He actually could of been born a slave. His name is listed in a census of 1870 as age 8. But he was not a Adult but a child at the time of the civil war. He was probably the last living slave when he died in 1971. His age was a much more likely 110 and not 130. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.104.90.225 ( talk) 21:08, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
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