William Obed Savage ^{2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9}

  Death Notes:

Name: William Obed Savage
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 11 May 1942
Event Place: Los Angeles, California, United States
Birth Date: 16 Jul 1861
Birthplace: Michigan
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Savage

Citing this Record
"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPVY-NHF : 26 November 2014), William Obed Savage, 11 May 1942; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI on 17 June 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 47, Roll 710, Dwelling 420, Family 415
Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan
William Savage..9..MI
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 16 Jul 1861, then his age should have been 8 instead of 9.
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI on 5 June 1880. ⁷

1880 US Census
Page 470D, District 267, Family 135, Roll 610
Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan
William Savage..Son..19..MI..Works On Farm
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 16 Jul 1861, then his age should have been 18 instead of 19.
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI on 18 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheets 13A, 13B, District 205, Dwelling 313, Family 321, Roll 755
Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 13 years
William Savage..Head..Jul 1861..28..MI..Farmer
(Living with wife and 2 sons.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in San Dimas Township, Los Angeles County, CA on 17 January 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 12B, District 570, Dwelling 303, Family 318, Roll 119
San Dimas Township, Los Angeles County, California, Precinct 3
Cienega Avenue; Farm rented
William W. Savage..Head..59..MI..Grader, Lemon House
(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 16 Jul 1861, then his age should have been 58 instead of 59.
.

• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Inglewood Township, Los Angeles County, CA on 14 May 1940. ⁸

1940 US Census
District 19-350, Sheet 16A, Family 346, roll 236
Inglewood Township, Los Angeles County, California
4542 Compton Blvd, home owned $1900
William H. Savage..Father..78..MI..8th grade..Widowed
(Living at the home of his married son, Archie, and his family.)
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William married Virginia May Sperry on 13 February 1887 in Sumpter Township, Wayne County, MI.^{1 2 3} (Virginia May Sperry was born on 1 January 1870 in Michigan ^{1 2} and died between 1920 and 1940.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI on 18 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheets 13A, 13B, District 205, Dwelling 313, Family 321, Roll 755
Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 13 years
William Savage..Head..Jul 1861..28..MI..Farmer
Virgie Savage..Wife..Jan 1870..30..MI..2/2
Walter Savage..Son..Jul 1891..8..MI..At School
Archie Savage..Son..Apr 1895..5..MI
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in San Dimas Township, Los Angeles County, CA on 17 January 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 12B, District 570, Dwelling 303, Family 318, Roll 119
San Dimas Township, Los Angeles County, California, Precinct 3
Cienega Avenue; Farm rented
William W. Savage..Head..59..MI..Grader, Lemon House
Virginia M. Savage..Wife...48..MI
Abel F. Rhoads..Boarder..67..OH..Widowed
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  Marriage Notes:

groom's name: William O. Savage
groom's birth date: 1862
groom's age: 25
bride's name: Virginia M. Sperry
bride's birth date: 1870
bride's age: 17
marriage date: 13 Feb 1887
marriage place: Sumpter, Wayne, Michigan
indexing project (batch) number: M01514-0
system origin: Michigan-EASy
source film number: 1377625
reference number: v J, p 279, rn 4185

Citing this Record
"Michigan, Marriages, 1822-1995," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FCCJ-S9N : accessed 23 Oct 2012), William O. Savage and Virginia M. Sperry, 13 Feb 1887.
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Neither William, Virginia, nor their two children are found in the 1910 US Census. The 1920 US Census shows the couple living in California and there is another census record for one of their sons who is married, also living in California, and has a son of his own who was born in 1919 in California. So sometime between 1900 and 1919, they must made the move from Michigan to the Los Angeles area in California. There is no record of the oldest son, Walter, other than the 1900 US Census in Michigan.
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