Family Members - Wallace
No Image Available Carnes, Bill and Mary Interview 
Christine and David Wallace Jr. Wallace, Christine and David F. Christine Wallace, sister-in-law of Bess W. Truman, and her son David F. Wallace, Jr., reveal in detail the inner workings of the extended Wallace family during the 1930s to early 1940s. Interview 8-25-91 (pdf - 461KB) 
May Wallace Wallace, May May Wallace, wife of George Wallace and sister-in-law of Harry and Bess Truman, discusses the Wallace and Truman family members. Wallace discusses the Gates family move to Independence, Madge Gates Wallace's relationship with her family, domestic help and cooking, and Christmas traditions. Interview |
Did You Know?
While Harry Truman fought in France, the influenza epidemic of 1918 caused perhaps ten times as many American deaths in two or three months as did WWI itself. Soldiers, defending their country in Europe, were frustrated, knowing loved ones were dying at home of illness.