Nicholas Savage

1801 - 1881  (79 years)

• Name	Nicholas Savage
  Birth	22 Nov 1801	Hampshire Co., VA
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 May 1881	Daviess Co., MO; bur: Savage Cem., Daviess Co., MO
  Person ID	I1685	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Mary McCroskey,   b. 7 Oct 1806, Rockbridge Co., VA d. 16 Apr 1889, Daviess Co., MO; bur: Savage Cem., Daviess Co., MO (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1827
  Family ID	F0563	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Photos

  Savage, Nicholas (1801-1881) Individual photo of Nicholas Savage came from https://www.geni.com/people/Nicholas-Savage/6000000006175534000 which is managed by Charles Cyrille DeKeyser. It was added to that site from the album Frances Clare DeKeyser's photos by Private User.

  
  

• Notes

  Source: McCroskey, Kyle. McCroskey Family Tree, Descendants of John McCroskey (1680-1757). 2000. Most of the information that concerns the McCroskey family including names, dates, places, census reports, documents, photos, and stories, came from Kyle McCroskey's book. Contributors to her book included Caroline Carr, Donna Clark, Patty Day, Earl McCroskey, George Woodrow McCroskey, Harold McCroskey, Kyle McCroskey, Mike McCroskey, Madaline Earl McEuen, Rosanna Payne, Ruth Peterson, Jo Speck, and Marge Wheeler. Special thanks went to Mark McCroskey and to Judith Hildreth. Mary McCroskey, born October 07, 1806 in Rockbridge Co., Virginia; died April 16, 1889. She married Nicholas Savage. Source: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXW7-SVF Nicholas Savage United States Census, 1870 Name: Nicholas Savage • Sex: Male Age: 68 Date: 1870 • Place: Greenup, Kentucky, United States • Birth Year (Estimated): 1802 Birthplace: Virginia • Race: White Page Number: 1 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Nicholas Savage Male 68 Virginia Mary Savage Female 64 Virginia Source: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65Q-FJJ Nicholas Savage United States Census, 1850 Name: Nicholas Savage • Sex: Male Age: 49 Date: 1850 • Place: Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky, United States • Place (Original): Greenup county, Greenup, Kentucky, United States Birth Year (Estimated): 1801 Birthplace: Virginia • Race: White House Number: 554 Schedule Type: 1850 Population Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Nicholas Savage Male 49 Virginia Mary Savage Female 48 Virginia James Savage Male 23 Kentucky William Savage Male 20 Kentucky Alexander Savage Male 18 Kentucky Edward Savage Male 16 Kentucky Eliza J Savage Female 12 Kentucky Margaret E Savage Female 10 Kentucky John D Savage Male 7 Kentucky Joseph Savage Male 4 Kentucky Elleanor Savage Female 76 Virginia Elleanor Savage Female 16 Kentucky Andrew White Male 21 Virginia Rufus White Male 14 Virginia Source: Donna Forney Clark: The following two references don't agree on place or date of birth. Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41814877/nicholas-savage Created by: Caryn Hood Added: 10 Sep 2009 Find a Grave Memorial 41814877 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 March 2021), memorial page for Nicholas “Nick” Savage (22 Nov 1801–11 May 1881), Find a Grave Memorial no. 41814877, citing Savage Cemetery, Daviess County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Caryn Hood (contributor 46777279) . Nicholas “Nick” Savage BIRTH 22 Nov 1801 Virginia, USA DEATH 11 May 1881 (aged 79) Daviess County, Missouri, USA BURIAL Savage Cemetery Daviess County, Missouri, USA MEMORIAL ID 41814877 · View Source Nicholas "Nick" SAVAGE was born about 1801 in Virginia. Eleanor Savage, age 76, lived with Nicholas and family in 1850. Spouse: Sarah "Mary" MCCROSKY. Children were: James W. SAVAGE, William SAVAGE, Alexander SAVAGE, Edward SAVAGE, Eliza Jane SAVAGE, Margaret Ellen "Maggie" SAVAGE, John D. SAVAGE, Joseph SAVAGE. From: Green Hills Pioneers Suggested Edit: Nicholas was a son of John and Eleanor (Corbin) Savage. He was born in Hampshire Co., VA. Today known as Hampshire Co., West Virginia. Source: https://www.geni.com/people/Nicholas-Savage/6000000006175534000 Charles Cyrille DeKeyser: Nicholas Savage Birthdate: November 22, 1801 Death: April 16, 1889 (87) Immediate Family: Son of John Savage and Eleanor Savage Husband of Mary Savage Father of James Savage; William Savage; Alexander Savage; Edward Savage; Eliza Jane Fulwider and 4 others Brother of George Washington Savage; Peter Savage; Edward Savage; Nicholas Savage; Ann Savage and 2 others Managed by: Charles Cyrille DeKeyser Last Updated: December 6, 2014