Biography of Henry H. Fales, pages 525 / 526.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Henry H. Fales is a native of New York, born Dec. 18, 1818, a son of Peter 
and Judith Ann (Cole) Fales, the former a native of Massachusetts, of Welsh 
descent, and the latter of Rhode Island, of English descent.  When he was 
fifteen years of age his parents moved to Trumbull County, Ohio, where his 
youth was spent in assisting his father in the blacksmith’s shop.  May 10, 
1838, he came to Indiana and helped build one of the first mills on the St. 
Joseph River, at Orangeville, and ran it tow years.  He then moved to 
Spencerville, Concord Township, De Kalb County, engaged in different 
vocations till 1844, when he settled on a farm and engaged in agricultural 
pursuits till 1871, and for twelve years was associated with his son in the 
furniture and undertaker’s business at Spencerville.  Since 1883 he has 
lived retired form the active business of life.  Mr. Fales was married Feb. 
9, 1838, to Rebecca White, a native of Trumbull County, Ohio, daughter of 
Ephraim and Betsey (Bartholomew) White.  To them have been born ten children, 
eight of whom are living---Emily, wife of Joseph Spittler; Betsey, wife of 
William Leighty; Eli, of Allen County, Ind., William, on the old homestead; 
Orange, of Elkhart County, Ind., Elliot S., of St. Joe; Thomas L., and 
William L., of Concord Township.  Rosa Ann and Malcolm are deceased.  In 
politics Mr. Fales is a Republican.  He has served as Magistrate of his 
township fourteen years.  He and his wife are member of the Evangelical 
Lutheran church.

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Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
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