Wallace, Helen, 1896-1971

Helen Wallace was born on March 4, 1896, in Independence, Missouri. She lived most of her life in Kansas City and Liberty, Missouri. She was the daughter of Myra Gates Wallace and first cousin of Bess W. Truman. She worked as a teacher at McCoy Elementary School in Independence, and was an employee of the Internal Revenue Service. She moved to La Canada, California, in the late 1960s, and passed away there on July 23, 1971.

From the description of Wallace, Helen, 1896-1971 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10597774