Illinois:  History of Cass County, Illinois, ed. William Henry
Perrin. O. L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, Chicago, 1882. 
Cass County.

CHARLES W. SAVAGE, Virginia; was born Jan. 12, 1853, at the
Savage homestead, in Virginia Precinct, Cass Co.  His father,
Henry S. Savage, was a native of Morgan County, and was born
April 22, 1824, in Jacksonville Precinct, and his father, John
Savage, was one of the first pioneers of Morgan, having come t
the county in 1823, where he became a successful farmer, an
occupation that he followed during his life.  He was a native of
New York, and married Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Guy Smith, Esq.
John Savage was son of James Savage, who was an Irishman, and
came to America during the American Revolution as a British
soldier, fought under Burgoyne, and was taken prisoner by the
American troops at Ticonderoga.  He was paroled, and upon
becoming convinced of the injustice of the war against the
Americans, he fought on the American side.  Henry S. Savage was
the fourth child, and third son of John Savage, and was born
April 22, 1824, at Diamond Grove, three miles southwest of
Jacksonville.  He married Miss Sarah F. Ward, daughter of Jacob
Ward, deceased.  Mr. Savage was a thrifty farmer, and one of the
most energetic and enterprising business men of his day in Cass
County.  He met death by injuries received from an unmanageable
colt, March 29, 1865.  He left a family of four sons and one
daughter.  Three sons, our subject, C. W., Edward E., and Louis
L., are residents of Cass County.  Ella B. and Henry S. are
living with their mother, in Jacksonville.  Mr. Savage left a
valuable estate.  Charles W. received his schooling first in Cass
County, and later, in the Illinois College, at Jacksonville.  He
entered farming on the homestead in Virginia Precinct, in 1879. 
In 1881, he entered the lumber and grain business, in company
with J. B. Stevenson.  He was married on Jan. 6, 1875, to Miss
Kitty Kelly, of Davenport, Iowa, daughter of Moses Kelly, a
native of Massachusetts, for twenty-five years a resident of that
place, and is now retired.  Mr. and Mrs.  Savage have three
daughters, viz.: Anna L., Bertha M., and Hattie L.  Mr. Savage is
a member of the I.O.O.F. and the A.O.U.W., of Virginia.

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