Marcum Cemetery Located on the old George Riddle farm on Chestnut Grove Ridge.  These photos were taken in Sept. 2002 by Sherri Bradley.  All readable stones were photographed and are linked here.  There are approx. 60-70 graves that are marked with only fieldstones or are not marked at all.  Click on the photo below to open a larger version. Abbreviations: w/o=wife of; h/o=husband of; s/o=son of; d/o=daughter of; i/o=infant of; b/o=brother of;  m/o=mother of; f/o=father of Last Name First Name Birth Date Death Date Notes Photo Johnson Hugh     Co. D 12th KY INF Johnson Rebecca Sewell     Info from Cora Simpson Payne's family history, THE PATHLESS CLIMB   King Benton A. 24 Dec 1891 14 Jun 1972 s/o Porter G. & Sarah E. King; h/o Cindy Maudie Capps King; f/o Will & Almeda June Flowers. King Infant Son 1 Oct 1890 1 Oct 1890 s/o Porter G. & Sarah King; "baby" marker at the foot of the grave. King Myrtie Alice 5 Nov 1885 29 Jul 1887 d/o Porter G. & Sarah King; "MAK" on marker at the foot of the grave. King Porter G. 27 Dec 1860 31 Oct 1942 ossw Sarah E.; s/o William Robert King & Sarah Katherine Jarvis; "father" ; "Sweet be thy sleep"; "They were affectionate parents and friends to all." King Sarah Elizabeth 16 Dec 1860 7 Mar 1942 ossw Porter G.; d/o William P. & Lucy Bow King; "Mother"; "Sweet be thy sleep"; "They were affectionate parents and friends to all." Louis Miley 31 Mar 1855 23 Apr 1882 No marker found in 2002 when we photographed the cemetery.   Marcum Basley Graves 20 Sep 1817 1 Sep 1856 h/o Hannah Sewell Marcum; s/o Samuel and Nancy Marcum.  No stone found in 2002 when we photographed the cemetery.   Marcum Hannah N. Sewell 14 May 1817 2 Sep 1859 w/o Basley Graves Marcum; d/o James A. and Phoebe Fairchild Sewell.  No marker found in 2002 when we photographed the cemtery.   Marcum Sarah     Info from Cora Simpson Payne's family history, THE PATHLESS CLIMB;  d/o Basley Graves Marcum   Riddle William P. "Billy" 2 Nov 1833 10 Sep 1919 h/o Lucy Bow Riddle; s/o Nathan & Mary Pierce Riddle. Riddle Lucy Bow 5 Dec 1833 Feb 1904 w/o Billie Riddle; d/o Jacob & Eliza Bow. Sewell Phoebe Faichild     Info from Cora Simpson Payne's family history, THE PATHLESS CLIMB   Thacker John 17 May 1857 17 Feb 1951   Thacker Lucrecy Catherine     w/o Eli Thacker; age 34 years Thacker Mary 26 Jul 18__     Thacker Mary W. 28 Jul 1863 7 Jul 1941 w/o John Thacker; d/o William P. Riddle & Lucy Bow. Thacker William F.     h/o Mary W. Thacker

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