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Martha Ellen Young Truman
(1852–1947)
BIRTH
November 25, 1852
PLACE
Jackson County, Missouri
NAME
Martha Ellen Young
DEATH
July 26, 1947
PLACE
Grandview, Missouri
FAMILY
MOTHER
Harry S. Truman
(1884-1972)
HUSBAND
John Anderson Truman
(1851–1914)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Martha Ellen Young Truman was Harry S. Truman’s mother. She and John Anderson Truman farmed in Missouri, and she lived to see Harry become U.S. president.
EARLY LIFE
The Truman Presidential Library describes her as a teacher and musician who encouraged Harry’s interest in reading and piano.
CAREER
DEATH
A contemporary Associated Press report said she died of heart failure after a prolonged illness. She was buried beside her husband at Forest Hill Cemetery in Kansas City.
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