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Family tradition holds that one day in 1910, Harry Truman was reunited with a young lady he had been in love with for twenty years, Miss Bess Wallace. On that day in 1910, Harry Truman was returning some type of dessert plate from his aunt and uncle's house across the street. The courtship of Bess Wallace was on.
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Wedding photo, June 28, 1919. A wedding of unusual beauty and interest was that of Miss Bess Wallace and Capt. Harry Truman at 4 o'clock today at the Trinity Episcopal Church. Miss Wallace has lived in Independence all her life and has a large circle of friends. Independence also claims Capt. Truman although he has spent much time away.
Strong family ties in the southern tradition had always been important around Independence, Missouri, where a baby girl was born to Margaret (“Madge”) Gates and David Wallace on February 13, 1885. Christened Elizabeth Virginia, she grew up as “Bess.”. Harry Truman, whose family moved to town in 1890, always kept his first impression of ...
19 de oct. de 1982 · Bess Wallace answered the door, and he stayed on for hours. Soon afterward, he started courting her, but they did not become formally engaged until 1917, when Truman was going off to war.
The Bess Wallace Truman Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce that we have selected Annabell Griffin as the 2023-24 scholarship recipient. She is the daughter of Deborah and Anthony Griffin and is a 2023 graduation of Truman High School. Annabelle was ranked first in her graduating class and plans to attend UMKC and major in Biology.
2 de jul. de 2019 · After her father died, Bess, her mother and three brothers moved into the house of her maternal grandfather, George Porterfield Gates, a co-founder of the successful Independence flour mill, the Waggoner-Gates Milling Company. The Gates' house, located at 219 North Delaware Street, continued to be Bess Wallace's home for the remainder of her life.
