Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Sage, Olin Augustus ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines ddhaines@gmail.com November 10, 2007, 12:19 am Author: Genealogical and Biographical Record of Will County OLIN AUGUSTUS SAGE, who is a member of a prominent pioneer family of Channahon Township, was born in the village of Channahon January 5, 1871, a son of Elizur W. and Sabrina (Eaton) Sage. He was one of five children, of whom four are now living. His oldest sister, Hattie I., is the wife of W. B. Davis, a farmer of this township; Helen S. married S. H. Holbrook, who is with the Butler Paper Company in Chicago; and Fannie E. is the wife of Allen. V. Crisler, of Park Ridge, Ill. The father of this family was born in Rome, N. Y., in 1812, and was one of the seven children of Elisha and Prudence (Risley) Sage, the others of the family being Henry R., Elisha M., William C., Russell (the noted New York millionaire), Sallie and Fannie. Elisha Sage was born in Cromwell, Conn., in 1779, a son of Elisha and Martha (Montague) Sage, and was one of a family of six sons and six daughters. His father, also a native of Cromwell, born in 1747, was a son of Amos and Rebecca (Wilcox) Sage, and was one of a family of five sons and three daughters. Amos Sage, born in Cromwell in 1722, was a son of Timothy and Margaret (Holibert) Sage. Timothy, who was born in Middletown, Conn., in 1678, was a son of David Sage, who was born in Wales in 1639 and emigrated to America in 1652, settling in Middletown, of which he was one of the earliest pioneers. His first wife was Elizabeth Kirby and his second wife Mary Wilcox. From the second marriage descends this branch of the family. When a youth our subject's father learned the carpenter's trade. By his first wife, who was Mary Willard, he had nine children, four now living, namely: Mary J., the widow of Charles Wignall, of Jenson, Ark.; Emily, wife of Henry Chadwick, of Batavia, Ill.; Elizur, of Channahon; and Leni, who married M. Schoonmaker, of Chicago Heights. In 1834 the father came to Illinois and settled in the village of Channahon, where he followed his trade for many years. In politics he was a Republican. For several years he served as a member of the school board. In his early years he was a very active worker in the Methodist Church. In 1859, some years after the death of his first wife, Elizur W. Sage married Miss Eaton, a native of Morristown, Vt., and a daughter of Lathrop and Sabrina (Wood) Eaton, also natives of that state. Her grandfather, Abial Eaton, was born in Woodstock, Conn., October 19, 1770, settled at Morristown, Vt., in early life, and died there February 28, 1835; he married Seely Cooper. Lathrop Eaton was born at Morristown September 21, 1797, and engaged in farm pursuits throughout his active life. Among the offices he held were those of school director and justice of the peace. The Eaton family descends from John and Abigail Eaton, who came from England about 1635 in the ship "Elizabeth," and for two years lived at Watertown, near Boston, but removed from there to Dedham, Mass., where he died November 17, 1658. His son, John, was born at Watertown in 1636 and died in 1694. Next in line of descent was Thomas, born July 23, 1675, a blacksmith, who lived for a short time in Roxbury and in 1703 moved to Woodstock. He died at Ashford, Conn., August 14, 1748. His son, David, born at Woodstock, July 21, 1706, was a farmer and made his home at Ashford, where he died about 1777. He was three times married and had several children by each marriage. Josiah and David, sons by his first wife, were soldiers in the Revolutionary war. Ephraim, also a son by the first marriage, was the next in line of descent. He was born October 2, 1739, and spent some time on a farm near Woodstock. Ten years after his marriage to Eunice Sanger he removed to Hinsdale, N. H., and probably died there. His son, Abial, was born at Woodstock October 19, 1770, and settled at Morristown, Vt. The next generation was represented by Lathrop Eaton, who married Sabrina Wood, February 13, 1825, and died November 8, 1854. The education of our subject was obtained in common schools. After his father's death his mother removed to the farm where he now resides, and of this place he has had charge since he was fifteen years of age. In politics a Republican, he was elected highway commissioner on that ticket in the spring of 1897, and is now filling the office. His marriage, September 1, 1892, united him with Miss Daisy G. Whitmore, who was born and reared in Channahon, a daughter of Franklin and Eleanor (Ferris) Whitmore. They are the parents of three children, now living, Lester W., Ruth E. and Arthur. Additional Comments: Genealogical and Biographical Record of Will County Illinois Containing Biographies of Well Known Citizens of the Past and Present, Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, 1900 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/will/bios/sage1038gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ilfiles/ File size: 5.3 Kb