Sam Savage

Sam Savage (1861-1951), buried in nearby Staggs Prairie Cemetery, was a rancher, farmer, and champion fiddler who at age five survived a Comanche Indian raid on his father Bolin Savage's Parker County farm on March 2, 1866. The attack was followed by a raid on his uncle James Savage's farm, and both Bolin and James Savage were killed. Sam Savage, his brother, and a cousin were taken captive, and a posse led by Parker County Judge A.J. Hunter failed to overtake the Comanches. Trader John Fields found the children in November 1866, and they were ransomed for $414 at Fort Arbuckle, Oklahoma. Sam Savage later related that after a time he and the other children adapted to captivity, learning the language and how to use a bow and arrow. In 1911, Sam Savage and John Fields held a reunion and recounted many of the old stories. Savage married Arizona Pierce in 1881, and they lived in Palo Pinto County until their deaths.

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