Scales, Patsy
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Scales, Patsy
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Alias
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Seales, Patsy
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Gender
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Female
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Biography
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Patsy was probably born in enslavement, and likely in Boone County (Ky.) Any surname she may have had before marrying Frank Scales is unknown.
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At some point, Patsy married Frank Scales, with whom she had several children. Though the 1880 census shows them as married, they lived on two separate properties. Frank was a farm laborer near Big Bone, while Patsy lived near Walton with her young daughters, all of whom are listed in the household of Samuel Hind, where Patsy was a domestic servant. The couple separated soon after.
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Patsy is known to have had both economic struggles and poor health.
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Birth date
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circa 1846
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Occupation(s)
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Domestic servant (1880)
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