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George W. Bales
George W. Bales, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Henry County, Ind., June 4, 1843, the youngest child of Aaron and Susannah (Russell) Bales, natives of Tennessee, who removed to Union County, Ind., in an early day, and from there to Henry County. When he was three years of age his father died, and when quite young the care of the farm devolved on him and an older brother. In 1869 he bought eighty acres of land on section 23, Dalton Township, but subsequently moved to his present home, which is land entered by his father-in-law, in 1837. He owns 160 acres of good land, all well improved. Mr. Bales was married May 4, 1864, to Lucy Jane, daughter of Wright and Fanny (Weaver) Spalding. They have had six children — Viretta, Josephine, Oliver. Edmund (deceased), John H. and Lewis (twins). Mr. and Mrs. Bales are members of the United Brethren church.
Source:
History of Wayne County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884. Volume 2