Harry S. Truman Grave

Harry S. Truman was born on May 8, 1884, in Lamar, Missouri, and died on December 26, 1972. He married on June 28, 1919, and his daughter was born on February 17, 1924. He served as judge of the Eastern District of Jackson County from Jan. 1, 1923, to Jan. 1, 1925; presiding judge of Jackson County from Jan. 1, 1927, to Jan. 1, 1935; United States Senator from Missouri from Jan. 3, 1935, to Jan. 18, 1945; Vice President of the United States from Jan. 20, 1945, to Apr. 12, 1945; and President of the United States from Apr. 12, 1945, to Jan. 20, 1953.

Independence, Missouri · United States