Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Wayne County, Kentucky, farmer. Wayne County native. Son of John Savage and Rebecca Savage. Farmer in Wayne County in 1850. Inmate in the Kentucky State Penitentiary in Frankfort, Kentucky, in 1860. Sentenced in 1858 for manslaughter for the 1857 killing of Ewing Litterell. Pardoned in 1863 by Thomas E. Bramlette.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Wayne County, Division 1, p. 309B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, District 1, State Penitentiary, p. 125.

Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1965), KDLA, Film #7016157: All Counties, Wayne, 1913, File #23202, p. 7 of 3296 of microfilm.

Citation

Savage, James. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32212700 (November 12, 2026).

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The people, organizations, and places listed below appear in the same documents as James Savage (Wayne County farmer and penitentiary inmate). They are sorted by the number of documents they share.

Documents (3)

Correspondence
Ephraim L. Van Winkle to James F. Robinson
1863-03-21
Correspondence
John L. Sallee to James F. Robinson
1863-05-20
Petition
M. P. Buster to Unknown

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