Ula Jacob Truby and Ethel Dora Burns were married on Thursday, May 28, 1908 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Witnesses to their marriage were Ula's sister, Fern Truby, and her future husband, Thomas Elijah Ashton.
After their marriage they returned to Gibsonburg where "Ulah" was employed as a sawyer. Ula and Ethel lived on the north side of West Stone Street in a house with his sister, Mabel, and brother, Lyman. Ula's parents, John and Henrietta Truby lived on the south side of West Stone Street in a house with Ula's sister, Hazel, and brother, Emmett. This was recorded in the Gibsonburg OH Directory of 1909 as shown below.
While Ula and Ethel were living in Gibsonburg, their first child, Dalton Edward, was born on Apr 19, 1909. However, by the time the census was taken as of Apr 15, 1910, the family had moved to Denison Township, Lawrence County, Illinois. They owned their home, free of mortgage, and Ula was working as a roustabout in the oil fields.
For some unknown reason the family moved back to Ohio between April and November, 1910 as Ula and Ethel became the parents of Norman Burns Truby on Nov 29, 1910 in Gibsonburg. Perhaps Ethel wanted to be with her family during her pregnancy or opportunities for work were not plentiful. The family stayed in Gibsonburg at least through Feb 13, 1913 when my grandmother, Henrietta Ada, was born. Somewhere between Henrietta's birth in 1913 and the birth of Walter Ellis Truby on Aug 10, 1915, Ula and Ethel moved to Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio.
On June 5, 1918, Ula registered for the World War I draft. At the time, the family was living at 150 Mohawk in Tiffin. Ula was employed as a yard foreman at the Sterling Lumber Co. His physical description was shown to be medium height, medium build, gray eyes and dark brown hair. Below is a copy of his draft registration and a present day photo of the house at 150 Mohawk.
Lillian Alice was born May 19, 1919 in Tiffin. I don't know if it was in the house on Mohawk or the house at 38 Liberty St where the family was living on Jan 1, 1920 when the census was taken. Ula and Ethel were renting their house on Liberty St. He was working as a laborer in a truck factory. Dalton, Norman and Henrietta were attending school.
Below is a present day photo of the house at 38 Liberty St. The first time I saw this house back in the late 1980's it had not yet been fixed up. It previously had gray shingle siding but, as can be seen, someone has lovingly restored the house by replacing the tin roof and shingles as well as giving the trim a new coat of paint.
Nina Ardella was born on Oct 30, 1921, possibly in this house. The Tiffin City Directory of 1920-1921 indicates that the family is still living at 38 Liberty St and Ula is employed as an overseer at the Tiffin Wagon Works where his father is also employed.
By the time Nora Lee is born on Aug 12, 1925, the family has moved to Toledo.
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