Apollo’s Simon Truby farmhouse prepares to transition to a new family

Simon Truby's Historic Farmhouse & the Families Who Lived There
Apollo’s Simon Truby farmhouse prepares to transition to a new family
Apollo’s news-loving ladies at Terrace & 7th kept each other informed at the turn of the century.
We drove around Simon Truby’s former farmland in December and snapped a few photos of festive holiday decorations.
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.
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.
For most of Nellie Bly’s childhood, she resided on land that had once been a part of Simon Truby’s farm.