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Elizabeth Virginia Truman (née Wallace; February 13, 1885 – October 18, 1982) was the wife of President Harry S. Truman and the First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953. She also served as the second lady of the United States from January to April 1945.
Elizabeth Virginia “Bess” Truman was the wife of Harry S. Truman and First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953. She served as her husband’s secretary and was...
Born in Independence, Missouri, on February 13, 1885, Elizabeth Virginia Wallace, who as the wife of the thirty-third president of the United States was accustomed to sign her name as Bess W. Truman, graduated from Independence High School in 1901, in the same class as her future husband.
Bess Truman was born Elizabeth Virginia Wallace on February 13, 1885 in Independence, Missouri. She was born to the prestigious Wallace family and grew up in luxury in a Victorian house on Delaware Street.
Elizabeth "Bess" Wallace was born in 1885 and grew up with Truman in Independence, Missouri, the privileged daughter of a well-to-do merchant. She was outgoing and athletic, easily the best tennis player in Independence, and not a bad third baseman.
Elizabeth Truman. Elizabeth Wallace, better known as Bess, was born to David and Madge Wallace on February 13, 1885, in Independence, Missouri. 1 Bess was a bright young woman who excelled in sports. After graduating from Independence High School, she attended finishing school at the Barstow School in Kansas City.
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Unlike Elizabeth Monroe, however, Elizabeth Wallace Truman came to earn the American public's acceptance and respect, steering her own course as the nation's First Lady. Born in Independence, Missouri, in 1885 to David and Margaret “Madge” Wallace -- members of the small town’s upper social echelon -- Bess grew into a bright, athletic ...
