President Harry S Truman (1884–1972) • FamilySearch

President Harry S Truman

Brief Life History of Harry S

When President Harry S Truman was born on 8 May 1884, in Lamar, Barton, Missouri, United States, his father, John Anderson Truman, was 32 and his mother, Martha Ellen Young, was 31. He married Elizabeth Virginia Wallace on 28 June 1919. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Blue Township, Jackson, Missouri, United States for about 5 years and Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States in 1940. In 1945, his occupation is listed as president of the united states in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. He died on 26 December 1972, in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

President Harry S Truman
1884–1972
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace
1885–1982
Marriage: 28 June 1919
Mary Margaret Truman
1924–2008

Sources (80)

  • Harry S Tinnon in household of John A Tinnon, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Harry S Truman, "Missouri Births, 1817-1939"
  • Harry S Trueman, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"

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World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1886 · The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty that is in France is identical to the one that sits in New York. The Statue was sent over from France. It symbolizes the alliance between the two countries. The French have nicknamed it the Laboulaye Lady

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Trueman .

Jewish (from Latvia): habitational name for someone from a Latvian village, the Russian name of which is Trumany.

Possibly an Americanized form of German Trumann, a variant of Trautmann .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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