the State Historical Society of Missouri
Steven Wagner is professor emeritus of history at Missouri Southern State University. He lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Harry S. Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri on May 8, 1884, the oldest child of John Anderson Truman, a farmer and…
Steven Wagner is professor emeritus of history at Missouri Southern State University. He lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.
![Harry S. Truman with Missouri mules. [State Historical Society of Missouri, Gerald R. Massie Photographs, P0016]](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2026-09/1.-truman-with-mules-shsmo-gerald-r.-massie-photographs-p0016.jpg?itok=o3seR1pQ "Harry S. Truman with Missouri mules. [State Historical Society of Missouri, Gerald R. Massie Photographs, P0016]")
Harry S. Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri on May 8, 1884, the oldest child of John Anderson Truman, a farmer and…