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Also Known As	Elizabeth Virginia Wallace
Born	February 13, 1885 • Independence • Missouri
Died	October 18, 1982 (aged 97) • Independence • Missouri
Title / Office	first lady (1945-1953)
Notable Family Members	daughter Margaret Truman

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