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Subject: thomas Scales-Biography
Date: 2 Apr 2005 23:07:29 -0700

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Surnames: Scales, Hammond, Hedrick
Classification: Biography

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Thomas Scales is a son of Thomas and Winnie (Hammond) Scales, and was born March 13, 1814. The father was married three times and was the father of twenty-four children. Our subject was born in South Carolina, and removed with his parents to Washington, Ind., when only three years of age. Later they moved to Reeve Township, and there our subject was reared on a farm. He received a common school education and in 1845 was married to Pollie Hedrich, born in Kentucky in 1820. She is a daughter of George and Hannah Hedrick. Mr. and Mrs. Scales became the parents of seven children, only five of whom are living: John B., born in 1839, George T., born in 1843, Philip, born in 1845, Elizabeth, born in 1853, and Mary Jane born in 1866. Mr. Scales has reared his family near where he now lives. His three sons, John, Philip, and George,were in the war of the Rebellion. In his political views Mr. Scales is a Republican. His name has never been before the public for patronage!
, but he has held numerous minor offices in the township. He and wife are church members and are among the old pioneers of the county. He owns eighty acres of good land.
History of Knox and Daviess County Indiana
Goodspeed Publishing;Chicago; 1886
Pages: 882-883
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