Nelson Savage

1837 - 1924  (87 years)

• Name	Nelson Savage
  Birth	1837	Leicester, Livingston County, New York
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	4 Sep 1861	Ohio
  	American Civil War (North) 38th Ohio Regt, Co.I Discharged 18Sep1864 Atlanta
  Death	20 Sep 1924	Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas
  Burial	Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas
  Notes	1st Wife Electa M. Savage, née Church Birth: Nov. 1853 Ohio Marriage: Jan. 1, 1867 Barry County, Michigan 2nd Wife Mary L. Savage, formerly McConnell, née Barber Birth: 1863 Missouri Marriage: Jul. 9, 1920 Howell County, Missouri Nelson served twice in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry as a Private. On Sep. 4, 1861, he enlisted in Ohio in Company I of the 38th Regiment and was discharged at the end of his term on Sep. 18, 1864 in Atlanta, Georgia. On Feb. 13, 1865, he re-enlisted in Fulton County, Ohio, in Company D of the 189th Regiment and was mustered out Sep. 28, 1865 in Nashville, Tennessee. Nelson lived with his first wife, Electa, in Lenawee County, Michigan, for over two decades before moving to Missouri, where he married his second wife, Mary. Ten days after being admitted to the Western Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Leavenworth, Kansas, Nelson died of erysipelas, with basal cell carcinoma being a contributory factor. Nelson was a Protestant. He worked as a farmer and was able to read and write. He stood 5'7" in height and had a fair complexion with blue eyes and gray hair.
  Person ID	I52700	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Samuel Stow Savage, III,   b. 20 Feb 1790, Waitsfield, Washington County, Vermont d. 16 Apr 1871, York Twp, Fulton County, Ohio (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Zilpha Gillett,   b. 20 Mar 1805, Livonia, Livingston County, New York d. 17 Mar 1880, Townsend Twp, Sandusky County, Ohio (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F19209	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 1837 - Leicester, Livingston County, New York Military Service - American Civil War (North) 38th Ohio Regt, Co.I Discharged 18Sep1864 Atlanta - 4 Sep 1861 - Ohio Death - 20 Sep 1924 - Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas Burial - - Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth
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