What happened to Mary Jane Truby Henry and her children after the tragic death of her husband?
Capt Henry Truby’s Daily Diary, 1843
It can be a rare thrill to uncover details about the day-to-day lives of our forebears—things we likely take for granted in our own daily lives. It’s especially precious when the information is from the 1800s or earlier.
Truby & Chambers families for the win in 2026
Truby and Chambers families of western Pennsylvania: Farmhouse history and the Revolutionary war.
What the Tombstones Tell
What clues can gravestones give us about a person or family now gone? See if you can match grave markers to brief Truby family bios.
Black Hand and the Chicken Coop Caper
On a fall afternoon in 1921, Clark Owens Truby opens a letter that demands he place $100 next to his dad’s backyard chicken coop, or he will be killed. The letter is signed “Black Hand”
Captain Henry Truby’s Hard Knocks
1854 was a rough year for Capt Truby of Gilpin Twp. His crops failed, his dad died, and his 3-year-old son lost his sight. But the Captain took in an orphan boy who helped him out.
Truby Farmhouse Apollo PA 