i just had one at 37. his name is Hiji. farming, research, and parenting.

now i just got one at age 33.

wtg sunshower on getting one so "young". so far in this thread, yours is the youngest.

by natural means, that is

That is simply amazing.. an elder at 33... I haven't gotten anywhere near you guys. Mine are usually 45 or older...

Though, I could've had some young elders with this current generation, if I hadn't run out of building projects.

oddly enough, i had one at 32 also. the 33 and 32 year olds were kids who were born with skills. so if they were born with farming skill, they took to farming easily and became masters at a young age. as soon as they became masters in their given skill, i paired them with a 50+ year old female and got them to be master parents within a few minutes. i then put them on research and let them do that until they became masters. so it didn't take long for them to become elders. and for the record, most of my elders happened in their 40's and 50's.

i actually had one who became an elder at 14, but that was a fluke. he had been in his 40's, but ringing the gong caused him to turn 5 years old again. he was already very close to being an elder at the time, so once he turned 14 and was able to work, it didn't take long for him to get just a little more experience and become an elder.

Yeah, my second and third generation of villagers have progressed way faster than the first. They are such quick learners now, and they all develop their skill aptitude at 2 or 4 years old. Some are almost trainees before they can work. Yet, I haven't been able to elder them as easily. Probably because 1) They've gotten lazy, and 2) I've got less for them to work on.

my youngest elder was 30 cause i got him to be a master doctor when he was around 12

Nice job on getting a Master Doctor at 12. Must've made lots of sick stews. Did you start when he was "born"?

I had the event where two villagers swapped places and the older one was about 50 and almost an elder. The other was a 12-year old girl. When she got to 14 she started work and made elder within a year. It was a bit of a nuisance retraining the 50-year old, though!