William Rutherford Savage (1854 - 1934)

Born 20 Oct 1854 in Pass Christian, Harrison, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 5 Aug 1934 at age 79 in Glendale Springs, Ashe, North Carolina, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Dave Rutherford [send private message]

Biography

William is the child of Thomas Savage and Elizabeth Rutherford. William was an Episcopal priest. ^[1]

A 1915 history of Watauga County North Carolina describes a garden planted in front of the Randall Memorial Workshop in Blowing Rock, North Carolina this way "In front of the Workshop is a garden of rare wild and cultivated plants and one of the two sundials in Watauga County. This garden is the result of the labors of Rev. William Rutherford Savage, who was born in Pass Christian, Miss., October 20, 1854; was graduated at the Episcopal Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Va., and moved to Blowing Rock September, 1902. He is a worthy successor to the late Rev. W. W. Sykles, of Valle Crucis fame. In the words of Rev. Edgar Tufts, Mr. Savage has done more than any other to create a fraternal feeling among all the denominations of the mountains."^[2][3]

William Savage was the originator of the Randall Memorial Workshop in Blowing Rock and it's use as a way for residents of the area to show and sell local craftsmanship. (see the National Register for Historic Places link below in Sources)^[4]

No more info is currently available for William Savage. Can you add to this biography?

Sources

• Find A Grave Memorial# 38946208

• 1860 US Federal Census, Mississippi, Harrison, Police District 3, pg. 26 of 28.

• 1900 US Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Seaboard, Princess Anne, Virginia; Roll: T623_1724; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 52.

• 1930 US Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Obids, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: 1672; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0015; Image: 1127.0; FHL microfilm: 2341406

• A History of Watauga County, pg. 217

• William Rutherford Savage Papers 1826-1953 UNC

• National Register of Historic Places, Randall Memorial Building now The Village Café, see history of William Savage's involvement in its inception

1. ↑ Entered by Dave Rutherford, Dec 12, 2012
2. ↑ 'A History of Watauga County, North Carolina: With Sketches of Prominent Families' by John Preston Arthur, published 1915, pg. 217
3. ↑ Entered by Brett Rutherford, Aug 19, 2015
4. ↑ Entered by Brett Rutherford, Aug 19, 2015