Zebulon Savage, Veteran of the War of 1812 Multi-Cache
Zebulon Savage, Veteran of the War of 1812
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Zebulon Savage Jr. was born in Rockingham, Guilford County, North Carolina on January 4, 1779. His parents, Thomas Savage and Jane Taylor were married on June 10, 1775 in North Carolina. Thomas, his father, was a soldier in the North Carolina Line in the Revolutionary War. The family moved to Laurens County, South Carolina as they were counted in the 1790 census.
In 1798 in Newberry County, South Carolina, Zebulon married Rebecca Cox. Unfortunately, Rebecca died June 9, 1835. Being a widow with children, Zebulon married Elizabeth Pinson in 1838. In 1842 he moved his family to Tuscaloosa County, where Zebulon (died 1862) and Elizabeth (died 1889) lived the rest of their lives; they are buried in Sand Springs Church Cemetery.
Zebulon served as a Private in the War of 1812 in Tuckers Regiment, South Carolina Militia. The regiment engaged in no battles, as there were few military actions in South Carolina. South Carolina raised 5000 men for national service and appropriated more than $500,000 for self-defense, upgrading coastal defenses and subsidizing volunteer militia. The British blockaded Saint Helena Sound and raided plantations on Saint Helena and Pinckney Islands. Although Charlestonians feared an invasion, none materialized, and this plundering marked the extent of British activity in South Carolina.
To locate the final, gather information from the grave markers of both Zebulon Savage and Elizabeth Pinson Savage.
33 17.7AB
87 37.5CD
A = The second digit in the date of Zebulon’s death.
B = Count the number of letters in the second line of text on Zebulon’s marker.
C = The fourth digit in the year of Elizabeth’s death.
D = Using the date of Elizabeth’s birth, subtract the first digit from the second digit.
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