Truman, Mary Jane, 1889-1978

Mary Jane Truman was born on August 12, 1889 in Grandview, Missouri, the younger sister of Harry S. Truman (born 1884) and J. Vivian Truman (born 1886). In 1906, the Truman family moved to a 600-acre farm near Grandview, Missouri. In 1917, Mary Jane became Matron, Eastern Star, Grandview, Missouri. In 1940, the mortgage was foreclosed on the Truman farm, and Mary Jane and her mother, Martha Ellen, moved into town (Grandview). In 1947, Mary Jane was accorded the largest reception ever received by a Grand Officer of the Order of Eastern Star, and in 1950 she was installed as Worthy Grand Matron of Grand Chapter, Order of Eastern Star in Missouri. Mary Jane's last public appearance was at a Labor Day Parade in 1969. She died on November 3, 1978.