Whitney Lee Savage

Brief Life History of Whitney Lee

When Whitney Lee Savage was born on 29 November 1866, in Jackson, Ohio, United States, his father, William Allen Savage, was 25 and his mother, Thankful Elizabeth Detty, was 16. He married Lucinda Julia Slack on 30 October 1889, in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Jackson Township, Jackson, Ohio, United States in 1870 and East Side, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States in 1900. He died on 24 November 1939, in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Whitney Lee Savage
1866–1939
Lucinda Julia Slack
1870–1964
Marriage: 30 October 1889
Fredrick Cameron Savage
1890–1986
Elizabeth Ritter Savage
1895–1992
Joseph Whitney Savage
1897–1973
John W. Savage
1900–1910
William Lee Savage
1903–1980
David Jackson Savage
1907–1975

Sources (19)

  • Lee Savage, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Whitney Lee Savage, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Whitney Lee Savage in entry for Fred Cameron Savage, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"

World Events (8)

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

English: of Norman origin, a nickname for a wild or uncouth person, from Middle English and Old French salvage, sauvage ‘wild, untamed’ (from Late Latin salvaticus, literally ‘man of the woods’, a derivative of Latin silva ‘wood’ influenced by Latin salvus ‘whole’, i.e. natural). Compare French Sauvage .

Irish (Down): generally of English origin (it was taken to County Down in the 12th century), this name has also sometimes been adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Ó Sabháin, the name of a small south Munster sept, which was earlier Anglicized as O'Savin (see Savin ).

Americanized form of Jewish (Ashkenazic) Savich and of Serbian Savić (see Savic ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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