Truby and Chambers families of western Pennsylvania: Farmhouse history and the Revolutionary war.
Category: Genealogy
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.
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.
Tea for Three
Apollo’s news-loving ladies at Terrace & 7th kept each other informed at the turn of the century.
Where Simon Truby’s Kids Lived
The Apples Didn’t Fall Far from the Tree. All 9 of Simon Truby’s children stayed close to home once they reached adulthood. Here’s where they lived, and where their children lived too.
Mary Jane Truby & William H Henry
Sorrow & Suicide: Mary Jane Truby was the first-born child of wealthy farmer and landowner Simon Truby of Apollo PA. But her life seemed marked by heartbreak and tragedy.
Truby Farmhouse Apollo PA 