My Genealogy Hound

James S. Savage. Among the farmers and enterprising stock raisers of Carlisle Township is Mr. Savage, who was born in Kentucky in 1845, one of a family of children which blessed the union of James and Martha (Jordan) Savage, also natives of the Blue Grass State. They moved to Illinois when James was a small boy and settled in Edgar County, and later in Vermilion County, where the father purchased wild land and improved it, there making his home until his death, which occurred September 20, 1884, at the age of seventy-seven. His widow still survives him, and is in her eightieth year, being a member of her youngest son’s family on the old homestead. She belongs to the Presbyterian Church, and is the mother of seven children, four of whom survive: John E. (lives in Texas), Hiram B. (in Illinois), James S. (our subject) and Nicholas. James commenced farming for himself at the age of twenty-two, on a farm near the old homestead, where he remained until the fall of 1873, then moving to Arkansas and purchasing land where he now lives. He was married May 18, 1876, to Miss Mary Grady, a native of New York. Her parents, James and Hanora Grady, came to this State in 1874, and then moved to Iowa, where they are now living. Mr. and Mrs. Savage are the parents of five children, three of whom are still living: James S., Lela and Dwight (an infant). Those deceased were Charles E. (born March 22, 1880, died August 5, 1881) and Forrest B. (born December 20, 1883, died May 20, 1884). Mr. Savage is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, having formerly belonged to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He is also a member of Lodge No. 3131, K. of H. He takes an active part in all school and church work, and aids the general advancements of the county’s interests.