Biography of Joseph L. Savage, 1902, Baker Co., Oregon:  Surnames: Savage, Taylor, Angell, Gardner, Lang, Cavin.

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An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, pub. 1902
by Western Historical Pub. Co. of Chicago. page 341

Joseph L. Savage

Our subject was born in Cook county, Illinois, near Plainfield, on January 19,
1843. He resided with his parents, Americus and Mary Savage, at their home in
Peoria, Illinois, until 1851, when he accompanied the remainder of the family
across the plains to Linn county, Oregon, where he lived until he was
seventeen years old. He then went to California, where he worked at mining for
about three years, thereupon returning to Linn county. He farmed until 1872,
which year is the date of his advent in Baker county. His first home was on
Rock creek, but in 1876 he moved to his present place of abode six miles west
of Haines, where he has lived ever since. For a number of years he ran a
blacksmith shop in addition to his other industries, then he invested in a
threshing outfit, which made the seasons for twelve years. In 1900 he sold
this, and last fall he operated an outfit owned by himself, in conjunction
with several other farmers. He has a fine, well improved place, supplied with
machinery, implements, buildings, fences, and in fact almost everything
requisite to a well regulated ranch.

Fraternally our subject is affiliated with Haines Lodge, NO. 11, A.O.U.W. He
was married in Linn county, Oregon, October 22, 1864, to Melinda, daughter of
James and Elizabeth Taylor, and a native of Illinois, and to this union have
been born eleven children, namely: Minnie, wife of Bayard Angell, now
deceased; William, deceased; Dean, residing near his father's home; Guy, at
home;' Ollie, wife of W. N. Gardner, of North Powder; Edward, at Laclede mine;
Nora, wife of Samuel Lang; Lulu, wife of W. M. Cavin; Ivy, deceased; Joseph;
Ira.