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Elizabeth Emery Gates, Bess Truman's grandmother, ca. 1903. Credit: Truman Library.

Did You Know?
When Mrs. Truman’s grandmother died in 1924, her will left her house to her son (Bess Truman’s uncle). Mrs. Truman’s mother purchased the house from him for $10,000 and owned it until her death in 1952.
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