The 1880 Vernon County census shows that George Washington Saville and family lived in Harrison Township. That means that they lived west of the town of Moundville but probably not far west. The census badly misspelled the name as Sivil. It lists:
- George age 34, born VA
- Lizzie age 30, born VA
- Maggie age 8, born VA
- Nora age 4, born MO
- Philip age 2, born MO
This tells us that the family was still in Virginia in 1882 but had moved to Missouri by 1886.
G. W. Saville died February 8, 1881 and was buried at Moundville Cemetery a once abandoned cemetery just to the west of Moundville. The early cemetery directory suggested that G. W.'s birth year was 1813 but that is almost certainly incorrect. It appears that the engraving was misread- mistaking what was possibly 1843 for 1813. However, there is no verification of his birth date. Buried beside G. W. are two young children:
- Eliza F.. 1874 - 1878
- Charles, 1880 - 1881
A GGG grandson of George and Lizzie tells that G. W.'s wife and surviving children moved back to WVA following George's death. George had fought for the South during the war. Lizzie married a second time and raised a family of six sons by that husband.
The grave marker to the left is that of G. W. Saville in Moundville Cemetery. As you walk in the gate, it will be the first grave that you encounter. As you can see, the engraving is nearly gone but you can see the death year as 1881 and the bottom line says SAVILLE if you know what it says.
The stone on the ground is apparently that of the children, Eliza and Charles. It is positioned face down so that nothing is currently readable, so the information about these children is from old and new cemetery directories.
William Saville was listed in the 1880 Moundville Township census. It lists:
- William, age 30 born VA
- Sallie age 26 born VA
- Georgie (son), age 3, born MO
William and Sarah Saville remained in Vernon County for the rest of their lives. The 1896 English School enumeration listed three children:
- George, age 18
- Delpha, age 12
- Delia, age 10
English school was in Moundville Township, just north of the town of Bronaugh. The 1900 census also listed them in Moundville Township:
- William, born September 1845
- Sally, born April 1855
- Ardella M., born February 1885
- Peter D., born June 1892
- James D., born March 1895
- Lora C., born July 1898
Census records tell that William and Sarah (Sally, Sallie) had fourteen children but only six survived. The 1910 Census shows William and Sarah living in Lake Township near Nevada and the 1920 census shows them living in Clear Creek Township. William and Sarah Saville are buried at Marvin Chapel Cemetery, southeast of Nevada:
- William H. Saville, 1845 - 1932
- Sallie V. Saville, April 27, 1854 - March 20, 1924
- George W. Saville, 1877 - 1952
