 Our Family Tree |
Branch: Descendants of James Taylor I (died VA 1698)  |
Parents
| John Anderson Truman | 5 DEC 1851 -- 2 NOV 1914 | |
| Martha Ellen Young | 25 NOV 1853 -- 26 JUL 1947 | |
| David Willcock Wallace | 15 JUN 1860 -- 18 JUN 1903 |  |
| Margaret Elizabeth Gates | 4 AUG 1862 -- 5 DEC 1952 | |
| Marriage | 28 JUN 1919 |
Events
Pres. Harry S. Truman
| Birth | 8 MAY 1884 | |||
| Military | USA Army / Colonel / World War I |  | ||
| Occup | 1935-1945 |  | ||
| Election | 1944 | USA Presidential Election | | |
| Occup | 1945-1953 | | ||
| Occup | 1945-1945 | | ||
| Election | 1948 | USA Presidential Election | | |
| Death | 26 DEC 1972 | Cause: pneumonia 219 N. Delaware St./attended by Corpsman William R. Wagner (U.S.N.) | ||
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Which of these presidents publicly professed a belief in God?Answer: All three on numerous occasions.
What was the formal religious group to which these men identified?Answer: Truman, Baptist; Eisenhower, Presbyterian; Kennedy, Roman Catholic
The lives of these presidents were complemented with religious associations. Truman and Eisenhower were from midwestern Protestant heritages, while Kennedy was reared in the formalism of the Roman Catholic tradition. Each of their parents played a major role in teaching them Christian precepts, by word and by example.
Faith in God as revealed through Jesus Christ was considered a personal matter. Truman has stated that he read the Bible through twice before beginning his formal schooling. Eisenhower... Read More
Elizabeth "Bess" Virginia Wallace
| Birth | 12 FEB 1885 | |||
| Occup | 1945-1953 | USA First Lady | | |
| Death | 18 OCT 1982 | probably 219 N. Delaware St. | ||
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| Children | First Name | Birth Dt | Death Dt | Birth Place | Spouses | |
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| 1+ | Mary Margaret | 17 FEB 1924 | 29 JAN 2008 | MO, Jackson Co, Independence | Elbert Clifton Daniel Jr. | |
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| Name | Relation | ||
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| William Robert Wagner | attending medical USN Corpsman | ||
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 | Thomas Edmund Dewey | political opponent | |
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 | Edith Benham | Social Secretary | |
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