They lived in Angola, Indiana initially, later moving to Coldwater, Michigan in 1923.
She worked as a factory clerk, a hotel maid, a baker and a restaurant cook, retiring in her 70s.
[3] She had only 1 living child Lucille who died the next year, Maude also had 26 grandchildren, 85 great-grandchildren and 65 great-great-grandchildren.
She was pictured at age 100 in a rare five-generation family photograph with each generation separated by exactly 25 years.
"If you stop and think about it, she's seen the invention of the radio, the television, the space shuttle, she's seen everything," said Granddaughter Susie Crandall, 53.
"I hold her hand and give her kisses and tell her that I love her, but she doesn't appear to understand what's going on," she said.
She still drank her milk every day and ate all her meals in the dining hall.
In later years, Maude became known for her big garden, for making pot holders by the dozen, and for her extreme generosity.
When police caught some kids who broke into her house and stole money, Maude refused to press charges.
Great-granddaughter Cindy Coliver of Jackson remembered being taken aback to see Maude scaling bluegills in her living room.
[5] In the absence of any birth certificate, they authenticated her age using U.S. Census Bureau records and her 1903 marriage license.