Truman, Martha Ellen, 1852-1947

Three generations of the Trumans pose for photographers while standing before an automobile, prior to leaving for the airport to travel to Washington, D. C. From left to right, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, Martha Ellen Truman (President Truman's mother), Margaret Truman, and President Harry S. Truman.

Martha Ellen Truman and Mary Jane Truman (mother and sister of Harry S. Truman) sitting in the swing on the porch of the Truman farmhouse in Grandview, Missouri. From: Copied from photos lent to the Truman Library by Martha Ann Swoyer, a daughter of Vivian Truman.

A herd of sheep grazing in front of the Truman farmhouse while Martha Ellen Truman, mother of Harry s. Truman, watches from the porch. The arbor is visible to the side. From: Copied from photos lent to the Truman Library by Martha Ann Swoyer, a daughter of Vivian Truman.

Martha Ellen Truman (left) and Mary Jane Truman in back of the Grandview farmhouse with two dogs. One of the dogs is a greyhound. From: Copied from photos lent to the Truman Library by Martha Ann Swoyer, a daughter of Vivian Truman.

Martha Ellen Truman, mother of Harry Truman, at the pump in back of the Grandview farmhouse. From: Copied from photos lent to the Truman Library by Martha Ann Swoyer, a daughter of Vivian Truman.

Snapshot of former President Harry S. Truman's mother, Martha Ellen Truman (left), and sister, Mary Jane Truman, standing in front of their Grandview, Missouri bungalow. From: Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. McMillan.

Snapshot of former President Harry S. Truman's mother, Martha Ellen Truman (left), and sister, Mary Jane Truman, standing in front of the Grandview, Missouri bungalow, taken on the occasion of "Aunt Matt's" 91st birthday. From: Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. McMillan.

Snapshot of former President Harry S. Truman's mother, Martha Ellen Truman, sitting in a chair in front of her Grandview, Missouri bungalow. From: Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. McMillan.

Head-and-shoulders snapshot of former President Harry S. Truman's mother, Martha Ellen Truman, standing in front of her Grandview, Missouri home and wearing a fox fur around her neck. From: Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. McMillan.

Snapshot of former President Harry S. Truman's mother, Martha Ellen Truman, wearing a fox fur and standing in front of her Grandview, Missouri bungalow. From: Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. McMillan.