John Anderson Truman (1851 - 1914)

Born 5 Dec 1851 in Jackson, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Ellen (Young) Truman — married 28 Dec 1881 in Grandview, Jackson County, Missouri

Descendants

Died 3 Nov 1914 at age 62 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States

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Biography

John Anderson Truman (1851–1914) and Martha Ellen (Young) Truman (1852–1947) were the parents of Harry S. Truman. They chose the name Harry after his mother's brother, Harrison "Harry" Young (1846–1916). They chose "S" as his middle initial to please both of his grandfathers, Anderson Shipp Truman and Solomon Young. The "S" did not stand for anything, a common practice among the Scots-Irish. A brother, John Vivian (1886–1965), was born soon after Harry, followed by one sister, Mary Jane (1889–1978).

John was a hard-working farmer. He was also a livestock dealer and a road overseer (supervisor).

Sources

• McCullough, David (1992). Truman. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-671-86920-5.
• Truman Library Genealogy
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZG-D1W : 14 December 2017), John Truman in entry for A Truman, 1860.

Acknowledgements

• This person was created on 01 July 2010 through the import of mcdougle 2010-06-30.ged.