MRS. JANE SAVAGE, one of the highly esteemed ladies of Hanover township, is the widow of William Savage, whose father Henry Savage, came from Ireland to this country about 1795, and located in Allegheny county, Penn., near what is now the village of Noblestown. He was there married to Jane Robinson, who bore him the following children: John (of Ohio), William, Alexander (who lived in California), Henry (of Iowa), Jane (Mrs. Hugh Riddle) and Elizabeth (Mrs. Creighton), all now deceased. The father was a successful farmer of Allegheny county, and he and his wife lived to old age, dying near Noblestown. William Savage was born about 1800 near Noblestown, Allegheny county, and attended the subscription schools of the period. In 1821 he was married to Nancy Riddle, a daughter of Rev. Riddle, pastor of what is now Robinson's Run U. P. Church, and she bore him children as follows: Alexander (who was twice married, and died in Iowa), Margaret Ann (married three times, and died in Allegheny county, Penn.), Jane (Mrs. John Cook, of Washington, Iowa), Henry (a merchant, of Kansas) and Nancy (Mrs. Connor, of Iowa, now deceased). The mother of this family died, and was buried at Robinson's Run church, and for his second wife Mr. Savage married, on January 16, 1851, Mrs. Margaret Ann (Leeper) Wallace, by whom he had three children, viz.: one deceased in infancy; Robert, who enlisted in the One Hundred and Fortieth Regiment, P. V. I., and was killed at Spottsylvania Courthouse, and Anna Mary, (Mrs. Cooper), of Iowa. The mother of these dying, William Savage married, for his third wife, Jane Duncan, who was born June 7, 1816, in Hanover township, this county, a daughter of Robert Duncan, who came from eastern Pennsylvania to Hanover township in early days. To the union of William Savage and Jane Duncan two children were born, namely: William J., now residing on the home farm, and who is a representative agriculturist of the township, and Jeanette, Mrs. Cyrus Arnold, of Hanover township. During the earlier years of his married life Mr. Savage resided near Noblestown, Allegheny Co., Penn., then moved to Muskingum county, Ohio, but not liking the country returned to his native county, and passed the remainder of his days in farming and stock raising. He was a good citizen and a strong supporter of the Whig party, which was afterward merged into the Republican party. He died April 8, 1862, and was buried in the cemetery of Robinson's Run U. P. church, of which he was a member. After his death Mrs. Savage remained on the home farm for a short time, then moved to Frankfort, Beaver Co., Penn., where she resided some years, and educated her two children. In 1869 she purchased a home in Hanover township, which is situated three and one-half miles northeast of Florence, Penn., where she is now living, her son William J. having charge of the place. Mrs. Savage is an intelligent lady, and she possesses an excellent memory. She is a member of Frankfort U. P. Church.

Text taken from page 1409 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed January 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project. Published January 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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