I, too, would love to find the answers to these questions! At this time, James D. Savage has no known descendants but some of us who are descendants of his brothers and sisters are searching and would appreciate any clues... James SAVAGE's wife, Eliza HALL SAVAGE (age about 18), died in late September, 1846, after giving birth to their first child. But, contrary to what the history books say, their child survived, at least for a few years. S/he probably died between 1849-1852. It is unknown whether it was a boy or girl or where it is buried. Eliza was buried in a ravine near Mary Lake, above what is now Donner Pass. Supposedly, James SAVAGE had somewhere between 5 - 55 Native American wives. Carl Russell mentions the names of two in his book, Eekino and Homut. In all likelihood, James has descendants through some of these wives. Sure would love to hear if anyone can add to this... Anne Trussell Sacramento atru@ns.net > Last night, I was reading what Carl Russell had to say about Major SAVAGE in > "100 Years in Yosemite" -- really good book, well documented. > > James SAVAGE had a white wife and daughter who died on the wagon train trip > out to California. Russell was in touch with some second cousins to get > information about Savage's background. > > Now, it is well known that James SAVAGE had five Indian wives that he > "married" from the various bands who were helping him with his trading post. > SAVAGE was shot to death by a white man in 1852. Some of the Indians mourned > him, while the Yosemite Miwoks seemed to despise him. > > My question is this: Did James SAVAGE have any offspring from his five Indian > wives? Who were the wives, did they have names? Are there any known > descendants from James SAVAGE? > > The only "Savage" I found on the Indian census in the Madera GenWeb was the > first name of a Savage LEWIS. No Indians with SAVAGE surname in those lists. > > Does anybody know? > > Joan in San Jose