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SAGE, James Madison 1 2 3 4 5
"Madison was a school teacher and farmer, and he operated a grain elevator. He dropped his first name, James, and went by Madison Sage. He hated nicknames, so he named his two boys Lee and Dale, with no middle names. Lee and Dale were born on the same Nebraska farm, but the post office name changed from Abdal to Nelson. Madison farmed at Abdal in 1898. After Lee was old enough, Dale stayed with his mother and Madison and Lee "broke sod" -- farmed land that had never been plowed -- at a new farm nearby. However, in 1916, when Madison's wife, Roxana Lavina, died, Madison had to give up farming to take care of 5-year-old Dale. He started teaching school at nearby Rustin. Madison's youngest sister, Myrtle Sage, 16 years younger than Madison, moved in and raised Dale. He was likely named after his grandfather, James Madison Worden."
James married Roxa Lavina HENDERSON, daughter of Samuel J. HENDERSON and Mary E. CAMPBELL, on 1 May 1898 in prob. Nebraska. (Roxa Lavina HENDERSON was born on 19 Jul 1874 in Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois, died on 9 Mar 1916 in Nelson, Nuckolls County, Nebraska and was buried in Mar 1916 in Nelson Cemetery, Nelson, Nuckolls County, Nebraska.) |
1 1880 US Census (District 160, Highland, Nuckolls County, Nebrasks). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Madison Sage (age 43, b. MI), wife Roxa (age 35, b. IL) and son Lee (age 10, b. NE), living in Highland, Nebraska. Madison is listed as a "farmer, general farm" and indicates that his father was born in English Canada and his mother in Michigan. Roxa indicates that her father was born in New York and her mother in Connecticut. The couple indicate that they have been married for 12 years, and have had 1 child, living.
2 1900 US Census (District 134, Highland, Nuckolls County, Nebraska). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists [James] Madison Sage (age 32, b. Nov 1867, MI), wife Roxa (age 20, b. Jul 1889, IL) and son Lee (age 11 mos, b. Jun 1899, NE), living in Highland, Nebraska. Madison is listed as a "farmer" and indicates that his father was born in English Canada and his mother in Michigan. Roxa indicates that her father was born in New York and her mother in Connecticut. The couple indicate that they have been married for 2 years, and have had 1 child, living. Living nearby are Madison's parents, David and Helen Sage.
3 1920 US Census (District 169, Ruskin, Nuckolls County, Nebraska). Surety: 4. Lists Madison Sage (age 52, b. MI), widower, and children Lee (age 20, b. NE) and Dale (age 9, b. NE), living in Ruskin, Nebraska. Also in the household is Madison's sister, Myrtle I. Sage (age 36, b. NE). Madison is listed as a "retired merchant, hardware," and indicates that his father was born in English Canada and his mother in Michigan. The children both indicate that their father was born in Michigan and their mother in Illinois.
4 1930 US Census, District 13, Nelson, Nuckolls County, Nebraska. Surety: 4. Lists Madison Sage (age 62, b. MI), widower, and sons Lee (age 30, b. NE) and Dale (age 19, b. NE), living in Nelson, Nebraska. Also in the household is Madison's sister, Myrtle I. Sage (age 46, b. NE). Madison is listed as a "manager, elevator," and indicates that his father was born in English Canada and his mother in Michigan. Lee is listed as a "treasurer, county." Dale is listed as a "salesman, department store."
5 1910 US Census (District 160, Highland, Nuckolls County, Nebraska). Surety: 4. Lists Madison Sage (age 43, b. MI), wife Roxa (age 35, b. IL) and son Lee (age 10, b. NE), living in Highland, Nebraska. Madison is listed as a "farmer, general farm" and indicates that his father was born in English Canada and his mother in Michigan. Roxa indicates that her father was born in New York and her mother in Connecticut. The couple indicate that they have been married for 12 years, and have had 1 child, living.
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