----- Original Message ----- From: "Sam Lenaeus" <slenaeus@westga.edu> To: <MSJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 6:09 PM Subject: Re: [MSJEFFER-L] Cemetery > > His Uncle-in-law Dr. Savage died of Yellow feaver in Rodney around 1850 > and may be burried at the Presbyterian cemetery in Rodney. Err, make that 1843. He was buried in the Oakland College Cemetery. The Presbyterian Church sold Oakland College the state around 1874. The site is now Alcorn A & M. > > His neiece Julia "Julie" Savage Robb and her husband Samuel Norris Robb > who were plantation owners near Rodney may be burried there as well. > Their plantation was taken by the river, I believe in the 1930's at the > time it was more than 100 years old and the site of the house is mid river > these days. The Robb family was amoung the 1st settlers of the area > obtaining Spanish grants, Samuel and Julia had no issue and were the end > of this Robb line. Dr. Savage's wife anunt to Samuel Norros Robb was a > Norris and sister to Samuel Norris Robb's mother. She may be burried at > the Savage plantation in LA just across the river from Rodney. > I don't know where Aunt Savage was buried. According to the 1880 census she was living in Delhi, LA, at that time. By the way, Salem Plantation was located along the Mississippi River about 2 hours by carriage from Lake Providence, LA. Jim