Roberta (Wright) McCain (1912 - 2020)

Born 7 Feb 1912 in Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma

Ancestors

Wife of John Sidney McCain Jr. — married 21 Jan 1933 in Caesar's Bar, Tijuana, Mexico

Descendants

Died 12 Oct 2020 at age 108 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Biography

Roberta McCain is the centenarian widow of Admiral John S. McCain, Jr. and mother of the Republican Arizona Senator and two-time Presidential candidate John S. McCain III. Roberta Wright and her identical twin sister Rowena (1912–2011) were born in Muskogee, Oklahoma on February 7, 1912. Her parents, Archibald Wright, a Los Angeles oil wildcatter, and Myrtle Fletcher, were married in Cleburne, Texas, on June 18, 1901.^[1]

Roberta McCain died on October 12, 2020, at the age of 108.^[2]

For a full Biography of Roberta, please see Wikipedia:Roberta_McCain

Sources

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K76J-BP9 : accessed 27 August 2018), John Mccain in household of John Mccain, Ward 3, Annapolis, Election District 6, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 2-38, sheet 17A, line 6, family 395, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1502.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCVZ-T6B : accessed 12 November 2016), Roberta Wright in household of Archie Wright, Los Angeles (Districts 0001-0250), Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 224, sheet 1B, line 78, family 141, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 141; FHL microfilm 2,339,876.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN1G-ZG9 : accessed 12 November 2016), Roberta Wright in household of Archie Wright, Muskogee Ward 4, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 92, sheet 14B, line 62, family 365, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1478; FHL microfilm 1,821,478.

1. ↑ Reitwiesner, William Addams. "Ancestry of Sen. John McCain". William Addams Reitwiesner Genealogical Services.
2. ↑ Roberta McCain, John McCain’s Mother, Dies at 108. Courthouse News. Retrieved October 12, 2020.

See Also

• Character is Destiny by Senator John McCain
• John McCain's mother turns 104
• John McCain's mother turns 100
• Roberta McCain in her own words-Interview