Birth Name: Harry S. Truman
Date of Birth: May 8, 1884
Place of Birth: Lamar, Barton County, Missouri
Date of Death: December 26, 1972
Place of Death: Independence, Jackson County, Missouri
Ethnicity: German (maternal grandfather), English, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), French Huguenot
Harry S. Truman served as the 33rd President of the United States (1945-1953). President Truman was the son of Martha Ellen (Young) and John Anderson Truman.
President Truman’s maternal grandfather was of German descent. His other ancestry was English, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), and French Huguenot.
President Truman’s paternal grandparents were Anderson Shipp Truman (the son of William Truman, Jr. and Emma Grant Shipp) and Mary Jane Holmes (the daughter of Jesse Holmes and Ann Drusilla Tyler).
President Truman’s maternal grandparents were Solomon Young (the son of Jacob Young and Rachel Goodnight) and Harriet Louisa Gregg (the daughter of David Gregg and Sarah “Sallie” Scott).
Sources: Genealogies of President Harry Truman – http://www.geni.com
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com