Margaret Elizabeth Gates Wallace

Margaret Elizabeth Gates (Madge) Wallace (August 4, 1862-December 5, 1952), known as "Madge",, to Elizabeth Gates and George Gates, the co-founder of Waggoners-Gates Milling company in Independence, Missouri. She married David W. Wallace, a Jackson County commissioner and they had their first daughter Elizabeth on February 13, 1885. The family had three more children: Frank in 1887, George in 1892, and David in 1900.
Margaret and her family lived an uneventful and prosperous life, until June 17, 1903 when David committed suicide and Margaret suffered a breakdown over the disgrace.
This was not easy for the family, but they still were able to manage, earning enough money to last. On June 28, 1919, her daughter Bess, now 34, married Missouri farmer Harry Truman, and named their daughter Margaret Truman, after Margaret herself.
Harry soon became U.S. senator from Missouri, and Margaret was aware of Bess going in the public eye. This never bugged Bess, and her mother never interacted, since her daughter was fine with it. In the 1944 election, Harry was selected as vice president, and Margaret was forced to be okay with it. In 1945 however, president Franklin Roosevelt (whom selected Harry as vice president), died. Martha, now knew her daughter would be the most known woman in America.
Bess however, was mostly a private first lady, often reviving long visit from her mother, whom did these often. Margaret died in 1952, Harry's last full year in office.

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