Following his departure from the presidency in 1953, Harry S. Truman and his wife Bess returned to Independence, Mo., where they lived at the house owned by Bess’s mother. He penned a two-volume memoir that were a commercial and critical success. Truman remained active in politics and campaigned for Democratic senatorial candidates on a regular basis. In December 1972, Truman was admitted to a hospital in Kansas City, Mo., after suffering from pneumonia. He died weeks later on Dec. 26, 1972, from multiple organ failure after being in a coma. He buried the following day at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum in Independence, Mo. Grave of the…
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Harry S. Truman Birthplace in Lamar, Mo.
On May 8, 1884, in Lamar, Mo., John and Martha Ellen Young Truman welcomed their first born child into the world. Harry S. Truman was named after his mother’s brother Harry Young, and received a middle initial “S” to honor his paternal grandfather Anderson Shipp Truman and maternal grandfather Solomon Young. However the letter “S” did not specifically stand for either Shipp or Solomon. The Truman family moved to Harrisonville, Mo., ten months after Harry’s birth. The Trumans never resided in the house again, but Harry returned in 1959 when the State of Missouri dedicated it as part of Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site. Marker dedicated to Harry’s…