Virginia McLaurin (March 12, 1909 – November 14, 2022) was an American community volunteer and supercentenarian. A resident of Washington, D.C., she gained national attention after a video of her dancing with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama went viral, recorded during an invited visit to the White House to be awarded a service medal on February 18, 2016, during annual Black History Month.
Did Virginia McLaurin Have Kids?
She was widowed twice, and she got her surname from one of her husbands, Marshall McLaurin, Mr. Cardoso said. She had two children from a relationship with a man named Willie Johnson Sr., Idamae Streeter and Willie Jr. She began to raise Mr. Cardoso when he was 3 years old and later adopted him, and the two lived together in Olney, Mr. Cardoso said.
In addition to Mr. Cardoso, Ms. McLaurin is survived by Ms. Streeter and at least 50 other descendants, including a great-great-great-grandchild. Willie Johnson Jr. died decades ago, Mr. Cardoso said.