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James Arthur Marcum 1842–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 MAY 1842

Birth Location: Burfield, Wayne, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 30 JUL 1889

Death Location: Burfield, Wayne, Kentucky, USA

Father: Richard Marcum

Mother: Biddie Marcum

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Boston

Children(s): Marcum None

The story of James Arthur Marcum began in 1842 in Burfield, Wayne, Kentucky, USA. James Arthur Marcum married Elizabeth Boston, and had children including Marcum. James Arthur Marcum passed away in 1889 in Burfield, Wayne, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Arthur Marcum began in 1842 in Burfield, Wayne, Kentucky, USA.
  • James Arthur Marcum married Elizabeth Boston, and had children including Marcum.
  • James Arthur Marcum passed away in 1889 in Burfield, Wayne, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Marcum
1815–1850
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Biddie Marcum
1814–1880
Birth Location: Tennessee
BM

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Boston
1840–1918
Birth Location: Burfield, Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Marcum None
1870–1948
Birth Location: Wayne, Kentucky
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James Marcum's Ancestors

Self
James Marcum
1842–1889
Birth Place: Burfield, Wayne, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Richard A Marcum
1815–1850
Kentucky, United States
Biddie (Jane) Marcum
1814–1880
Tennessee
Grandparents
John (Moss) Marcum
1780–1842
Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Marcum's Descendants

1.
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James (Arthur) Marcum (13 MAY 1842–30 JUL 1889) m. Elizabeth Boston (27 MAY 1840–30 MAR 1918)
  1. 1. Marcum 1870–1948 m. Una (Alice) Gregory 1895–1979
    1. 1. Sara (Francis) Davis 1921–1986 m. Teddy (R) Davis 1912–1979
    2. 2. Inez (M.) Dobbs 1930–2005
    3. 3. Edwin (Barnett) Marcum 1919–1945
    4. 4. Arlie Marcum 1923–2014
    5. 5. Flora (Ethel) Gregory 1924–2003
    6. 6. Martha (Jane) Winchester 1926–1998

James Marcum's Timeline

3 Records

1842
13 MAY 1842
Birth of James Arthur Marcum in Burfield, Wayne, Kentucky, USA
Burfield, Wayne, Kentucky, USA
1863
28 FEB 1863
Age 21
James Arthur Marcum was married in Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky USA
Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky USA
1889
30 JUL 1889
Age 47
Death of James Arthur Marcum in Burfield, Wayne, Kentucky, USA
Burfield, Wayne, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 MAY 1842
    Event Place: Burfield, Wayne, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 FEB 1863
    Event Place: Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 JUL 1889
    Event Place: Burfield, Wayne, Kentucky, USA
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