BIO:  SCALES, Thomas, s/o Thomas & Winnie) Hammond Scales

Submitted by:  phill@redrock.net   (Phyllis Hill)

SCALES   HAMMOND   HEDRICH   

History of Knox and Daviess Counties, Indiana
Chicago:  The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1886

Daviess County, Reeve Twp., page 882

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 removed 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
Hedrich.  Mr. and Mrs. Scales became the parents of seven chidlren, 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 his township.  He
and wife are church members, and are among the old pioneers of the county.
He owns eighty acres of good land.
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