He was born in January 1835, in Allegany County, Maryland, to Evan Savage and Mary Markley Dick. [sources: date: 20; 4 (27 in 1863), 5 (27 in 1863), 13 (1835), 18 (15 in 1850), 19 (35 in 1870), 21 (74 in 1910). place: 4 (Allegheny PA), 5 (Allegheny PA), 13 (Md, possibly Selbysport, Allegany County), 18 (MD), 19 (MD), 20 (MD), 21 (MD). parents: 13, 17, 18, 19]
In 1850, he was living in Allegany, Allegany County, Maryland. He was living with his (presumed) parents Evan and Mary Savage, and his (presumed) siblings David, Evan, John, and Jacob. [source: 18]
When he enlisted, he was a shoemaker. [sources: 4, 5]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 11-1/2 inches tall, and had a florid complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair. [sources: 4, 5]
According to the Pennsylvania Veterans burial cards, he was 'colored'. [source: 11]
He also served in company C of the Second Maryland Infantry. He enlisted on 15 July 1861 (6). [sources: 6, 7, 9 ('C2 PHB Md Inf')]
He was a substitute. He enlisted and was mustered into service on 10 or 16 July 1863, in the 62nd Pennsylvania Infantry. He was enlisted for three years (4, 5). His service was credited to the 21st congressional district. [sources: 1 (10 Jul), 4 (16 Jul), 5 (16 Jul), 11 (10 Jul)]
He was transferred on 20 July 1864 from company L of the 62nd Pennsylvania to the 91st. On 21 July 1864, he, and the other members of companies L and M, were assigned to company G. On 22 July 1864, they were transferred to company K, following brigade orders to assign them to the smallest company. He was then absent, as a private. He was a private in company K. [sources: 1, 2, 3, 9, 23]
On 14 August 1864, he returned to the regiment from hospital. [source: 8]
In June 1864, he was detailed in the provost guard in Corps Headquarters. [source: 10]
He was absent when the regiment mustered out, by sentence of a general court martial. He was a private, in company K. [sources: 1, 11 (10 Jul 65), 23]
In 1867, he married Louisa Eliza Mitts. She was born in December 1852, in Pennsylvania. They had two adopted children:
[sources: 13, 15, 20, 21 (married twice), 22]
In 1870, he was living in election district 2, Allegany County, Maryland. He was living with his (presumed) parents Evan and Mary Savage, his (presumed) brother Jacob, and his wife Eliza. He was a farm laborer. [source: 19 (note that in 1900 Amos had been married for 33 years)]
On 29 May 1882, he applied unsuccessfully from Pennsylvania for a pension. [sources: 7, 9]
On 15 March 1889, he was running a house of ill repute, with his wife Eliza, and Kate McKann and Julia Shiploy. [source: 13]
In 1890, he was living in New Haven, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. [source: 6]
In 1900, he was living in Henry Clay Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Louisa, their adopted son Charles Manahan, and two boarders. He was a laborer in timber. [source: 20]
On 14 March 1907, he again applied for a pension. [source: 9]
In 1910, he was living in ward 2, Connellsville Borough, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Eliza, their adopted daughter Josephine, his sister-in-law Sarah Savage, and a boarder. He was a coal miner. [source: 21]
On 27 January 1912, he died, in Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. He was buried in Hill Grove Cemetery, C[onnellsville], Fayette County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 11, 16]
In 1920, his widow, Eliza Savage, was living at 56 12th Street, ward 17, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. She was living with their (adopted) daughter Josephine, and Josephine's family. [source: 22]
On 4 April 1925, his widow, Eliza Savage, died, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 13, 14]
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster)
2 special order 65, HQ 91st PA, 21 July 1864 (Amos W Savage)
3 special order 66, HQ 91st PA, 22 July 1864 (Amos W Savage)
4 company K, third descriptive roll (Amos W Savage)
5 company K, fourth descriptive roll (Amos W Savage)
6 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Fayette County, New Haven, supervisor's district 11, enumeration district 65, page 2 (Amos W Savage)
7 pension index, by name (Amos W Savage)
8 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 14 August 1864 (Private Savage)
9 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company K (Amos W Savage)
10 monthly return, company K, June 1865 (Amos W Savage)
11 Pennsylvania, veterans burial cards, Fayette County (Amos Savage)
12 Find a grave, memorial 96,496,107, created by Rebekah Billings, added 4 September 2012, accessed 19 January 2014 (Amos Savage)
13 'Domnik family tree', an Ancestry family tree, owner Schoneysearch, accessed 19 January 2014 (Amos W Savage)
14 Pennsylvania death indices, 1925 (Eliza Savage)
15 message, on RootsWeb MDGARRETT list, Jacobsdottir1, 25 June 2007 (Amos Savage)
16 Pennsylvania death indices, 1912 ('Savage, Amos W.; 1281; Connellsville; Jan. 27.')
17 'Piper/Savage family tree Fayette Co. Pa.', a GEDCOM, available on RootsWeb WorldConnect, contact kathy balmer, updated 12 June 2006, accessed 20 January 2014 (Amos Savage)
18 1850 US census, Maryland, Allegany County, Allegany, microfilm series M432, film 277, page 29 recto = 57 handwritten (FS)] (Amos Savage)
19 1870 US census, Maryland, Allegany County, election district 2, microfilm series M593, film 566, page 28 recto = 25 handwritten (FamilySearch) (Amos Savage)
20 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Fayette County, Henry Clay Township, enumeration district 31, microfilm series T623, film 1410, pages 252 = 2 A handwritten to 252 = 2 B handwritten (FamilySearch) (Amos Savage)
21 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Fayette County, Connellsville Borough, ward 2, microfilm series T624, film 1344, page 85 = 22 B handwritten (FamilySearch) (J W Savage)
22 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, ward 17, microfilm series T625, film 1525, page 190 = 3 A handwritten (FamilySearch) (Eliza Savage)
23 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Amos W Savage)
| line | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Dwellings visited | 379 | ||||||
| Families visited | 382 | ||||||
| Name | Evan Savage | Mary " | David " | Evan " | Amos " | John " | Jacob " |
| Age | 55 | 54 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 23 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M | M | M |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | |||||||
| Real estate owned | |||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Md] | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | |||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | 1 | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Dwelling-house number | 170 | ||||
| Family number | 171 | ||||
| Name | Savage Evan | - Mary | - Amos | - Jacob | - Eliza |
| Age | 73 | 72 | 35 | 39 | 25 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Retd Farm Laborer | Keeps House | Farm Laborer | Farm Laborer | Keeps House |
| Real estate value | |||||
| Personal estate value | |||||
| Birthplace | Do [sc. Maryland] | Do | Do | Do | Do |
| Father foreign born | |||||
| Mother foreign born | |||||
| Birth month if born within year | |||||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||||
| Attended school past year | |||||
| Can't read | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Can't write | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | |||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 48 | 49 | 50 | 1 | 2 |
| street | |||||
| house number | |||||
| dwelling number | 32 | ||||
| family number | 32 | ||||
| name | Savage Amos | - Louisa | Manahan Charles | Engle Sarah | Murry Hannah |
| relationship | Head | Wife | AD Son | Border [sic] | Border [sic] |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | F | F |
| birth date | Jan 1835 | Dec 1850 | Aug 1887 [?] | June 1840 | April 1861 |
| age | 65 | 49 | 12 [?] | 59 | 89 |
| married? | M | M | S | Wd | M |
| # years married | 33 | 33 | 5 | ||
| mother of how many children? | 0 | 2 | |||
| # of children living | 0 | 1 | |||
| birthplace | Maryland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Maryland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Maryland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |||||
| # years in USA | |||||
| naturalized citizen? | |||||
| occupation | Labor in Timber | ||||
| # months not employed | |||||
| # months in school | 4 | ||||
| can read | yes | no | yes | no | yes |
| can write | yes | no | yes | no | yes |
| speaks English | yes | no [sic] | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | O | ||||
| free or mortgaged | F | ||||
| farm/house | H | ||||
| # of farm schedule |
| line | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 |
| street | |||||
| house nr | 518 | ||||
| dwelling nr | 407 | ||||
| family nr | 420 | ||||
| name | Savage J W. | - Eliza | - Sarah | Stephenson Rev James | Savage Josephine |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Sister in law | Boarder | Adopted Daughter |
| sex | M | F | F | M | F |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| age | 74 | 67 | 58 | 67 | 7 |
| marital status | M2 [sic] | M1 | M1 | M1 | S |
| #years present marriage | 45 | 45 | |||
| mother of # children | 0 | 0 | |||
| mother of # living children | 0 | 0 | |||
| birthplace | Maryland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | West Virginia | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | England | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | West Virginia | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | West Virginia | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | |||||
| naturalized/alien | |||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | English | English |
| occupation | miner | none | none | Distributor | none |
| nature of industry etc. | Coal | Bricks [?] | |||
| employer etc. | W | W | |||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | no | ||||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | ||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | yes | ||||
| owned/rented | R | ||||
| owned free or mortagaged | |||||
| farm/house | H | ||||
| nr on farm schedule | |||||
| civil war vet | U.A. | ||||
| blind | |||||
| deaf & dumb |
| line | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| street | 12th St | ||||
| house number | 56 | ||||
| dwelling visit number | 27 | ||||
| family visit number | 47 | ||||
| name | Peters, Mike | - Josephine | - Anna | - Sophia | Savage, Eliza |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Daughter | Mother in law |
| own/rent | R | ||||
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | |||||
| sex | M | F | F | F | F |
| race | W | W | W | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 23 | 19 | 2 | 1/12 | 73 |
| marital status | M | M | S | S | Wd |
| year of immigration | 1913 | X | |||
| naturalized/alien | Al | ||||
| year of naturalization | |||||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | |||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| birth place | Greece | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| native language | Greek | ||||
| father's birthplace | Greece | Pennsylvania | Greece | Greece | Pennsylvania |
| father's native language | Greek | Greek | Greek | ||
| mother's birthplace | Greece | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's native language | Greek | ||||
| can speak English | Yes | ||||
| occupation | Counterman | None | None | None | None |
| industry, business | Restaurant | ||||
| employment status | W | ||||
| number of farm schedule | |||||