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Josiah Silas Marcum 1759–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 MAY 1759

Birth Location: James River, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States

Death Date: MAR 1846

Death Location: Jennies Creek, Wayne, West Virginia, USA

Father: William Markham

Mother: Mary Wathen

Spouse(s): mary belcher, Eda (MARCUM)

Children(s): John Marcum, Moses Marcum, Stephen Marcum, William Marcum, Thomas Marcum, James Marcum, Sarah Marcum, Jacob Marcum, Joseph Marcum, Randall Marcum

Josiah Silas Marcum was born in 1759 in James River, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States, the child of William Markham And Mary Walton Wathen. In 1820, Josiah Silas Marcum resided in Lee, Virginia, United States. Josiah Silas Marcum married Eda Mae Edie Mcdonald Marcum, Mary Polly Belcher, and had children including Jacob M Marcum, James Marcum, John C Marcum, Joseph Marcum, Moses Marcum, Randall Marcum, Sarah Jane Marcum, Stephen Marcum, Thomas Marcum, William Marcum. Josiah Silas Marcum passed away in 1846 in Jennies Creek, Wayne, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Josiah Silas Marcum was born in 1759 in James River, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States, the child of William Markham And Mary Walton Wathen.
  • In 1820, Josiah Silas Marcum resided in Lee, Virginia, United States.
  • Josiah Silas Marcum married Eda Mae Edie Mcdonald Marcum, Mary Polly Belcher, and had children including Jacob M Marcum, James Marcum, John C Marcum, Joseph Marcum, Moses Marcum, Randall Marcum, Sarah Jane Marcum, Stephen Marcum, Thomas Marcum, William Marcum.
  • Josiah Silas Marcum passed away in 1846 in Jennies Creek, Wayne, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Markham
1715–1779
Birth Location: Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Wathen
1737–1781
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

mary belcher
1763–
Birth Location: Wayne County, WV, USA
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Eda (MARCUM)
1759–1829
Birth Location: Virginia, British Crown Colony
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Children(s)

John Marcum
1798–1860
Birth Location: Virginia
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Moses Marcum
1785–1861
Birth Location: Wayne, Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Stephen Marcum
1783–1838
Birth Location: Washington, Virginia, USA
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William Marcum
1784–1830
Birth Location: Wayne, Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Thomas Marcum
1772–1861
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
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James Marcum
1789–1852
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Marcum
1788–1815
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, USA
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Jacob Marcum
1780–1872
Birth Location: Lee, Washington, Virginia, USA
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Joseph Marcum
1791–1875
Birth Location: –
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Randall Marcum
1779–
Birth Location: –
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Josiah Marcum's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Marcum
1759–1846
Birth Place: James River, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Markham
1715–1779
Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Walton) Wathen
1737–1781
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Markham (Marcum)) Sr
1696–1717
Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Wharton
1695–1783
Middlesex Virginia
Robert (Wathi(a)n I 5th) GGF
1718–1771
Christ Church Parish, Colony of Virginia
Rebecca Hudson
1720–1783
Hanover, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Lewis Markham
1650–1714
Francis Wharton
1650–1700
Elizabeth Welbourne
1650–1706
Ann Abell
1695–1723
Captain Hudson
1694–1748
Sarah Royall
1688–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wharton
1630–1695
Margaret Gilpin
1635–1700
John Welburne
1610–1702
Grace ⚜️
1620–1700
William Hudson
1668–1701
Elizabeth Jennings
1670–1711
Joseph Royall
1646–1732
Mary Eppes
1664–1698

Josiah Marcum's Descendants

1.
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Josiah (Silas) Marcum (2 MAY 1759–MAR 1846) m. mary ('polly') belcher (ABT 1763–) m. Eda (Mae "Edie" McDonald) (MARCUM) (2 MAY 1759–1829)
  1. 1. John (C) Marcum 1798–1860 m. Clerinda Copley 1803–1880 m. Clarinda ("Clany") Stephenson-Copley 1802–1880
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Marcum 1836–1930
    2. 2. Joshua Marcum 1824–1924
    3. 3. Stephen Marcum 1846–
    4. 4. Sarah ('Sallie' Marcum) (Parsley) 1827–1860
    5. 5. Rebecca Marcum 1839–1930
    6. 6. Eveline Marcum 1829–1916
    7. 7. William (Wirt) Marcum 1820–1897
    8. 8. Martin (Van Buren) Marcum 1830–1866
    9. 9. John (Wesley) Marcum 1828–1920
    10. 10. Naomi ('Oma') Marcum 1834–1905
    11. 11. Marinda Marcum 1825–1904 m. Jesse (Curly) Perry 1822–1911
      1. 1. Senia (Jane) Perry 1866–1930 m. James (Harvey) Maynard 1859–1925
        1. 1. Wm. Maynard 1876–
        2. 2. Elizabeth Maynard 1877–
        3. 3. Joseph (M) Maynard 1888–1966 m. Emma L 1890–
        4. 4. Jesse (D) Maynard 1892–1956 m. Becca (Jane) Maynard 1895–
        5. 5. Adam Maynard 1893–1940 m. Amy Finley 1894–
        6. 6. Millard (F) Maynard 1885–1975 m. Margarette Maynard 1884–
      2. 2. Milton Perry 1862–1933 m. Lourana Lewis 1860–1933
        1. 1. Stephen Perry 1884–1970
        2. 2. Polly Perry 1882–
      3. 3. Solomon ('Sol') Perry 1859–1932 m. Sarah Finley 1867–1949
      4. 4. Lafayette Perry 1867–1916 m. Mary (Ann Polly L Maynard) Perry 1867–1941
      5. 5. Lucinda Perry 1849–1936 m. Isaac (A) Ramey 1847–1933
        1. 1. Lon Ramey 1885– m. Cora Adams 1890–1977 m. Cora Ramey 1890–1977
        2. 2. Milly (Jane) Ramey 1873–1893
        3. 3. Miniard Ramey 1874–1932
        4. 4. Jesse Ramey 1871–1942
        5. 5. Joshua (R) Ramey 1870–1937
        6. 6. Nora (Belle) Ramey 1882–1970
      6. 6. Millie Perry 1867–1920 m. Thomas (Hensley Maynard) Jr. 1866–1952
        1. 1. William Maynard 1892–1965 m. Mary (Alice) Mullins 1897–1989
        2. 2. Taylor Maynard 1894–1959 m. Melda Maynard 1899–1973
        3. 3. Flora Maynard 1900–1991 m. Scott Zirkle 1899–1962 m. Marion Maynard 1903–
        4. 4. Sylvester Maynard 1898–1980 m. Esta Queen 1905–1999
        5. 5. Jesse Maynard 1888–1981 m. Delila Maynard 1893–
      7. 7. Mary (Polly) Perry 1855–1948 m. Richard (William) Nelson 1855–1933
        1. 1. Georgia Nelson 1896–1984 m. George Perry 1891–1974
      8. 8. John Perry 1847–1883 m. Dicy Maynard 1852–1927
        1. 1. Lafayette Perry 1880–1967
        2. 2. Marinda ("Rinda") Perry 1877–1942 m. George (W) Meade 1868–
        3. 3. Ida Perry 1883–
        4. 4. Jesse Perry 1873–1942 m. Martha (Jane) Finley 1873–1910 m. Katie Robertson 1894–1982
        5. 5. Rev. (Andrew Jackson) Perry 1877–1963 m. Nary (Jane) Maynard 1881–1942
        6. 6. Elizabeth. (Betty) Perry 1870–1931 m. Joseph ("Little Joe") Maynard 1867–1927
        7. 7. Lucinda Perry 1881–
      9. 9. Elizabeth Perry 1846–1920
      10. 10. Andrew (Jackson "Doc Andy") Perry 1844–1930
  2. 2. Moses Marcum 1785–1861
  3. 3. Stephen Marcum 1783–1838
  4. 4. William Marcum 1784–1830
  5. 5. Thomas Marcum 1772–1861
  6. 6. James Marcum 1789–1852 m. Rhoda (Saddler) Marcum 1787–1890
    1. 1. Jacob (Marion Marcum Rev. Jr.) * 1824–1902 m. Mary (Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hatfield “Marcum”) * 1829–1880
      1. 1. Jacob (Marion Marcum) III 1862–1932 m. Tennessee (Virginia "Tennie") Meade 1867–1928 m. Nancy (Emmaline) Romans 1864–1894 m. Amanda Ferguson 1866–
        1. 1. Elizabeth ("Lizzie" B Marcum Meade Hale Dillon) Marcum 1886–1956
        2. 2. Rebecca Marcum 1889–1972
        3. 3. William (Anderson "Billie") Marcum 1892–1949
        4. 4. Mary (Ellen) Marcum 1893–1965
        5. 5. Sena (Jane) Marcum 1896–1973
        6. 6. Augusta (Lee) Marcum 1905–1927
        7. 7. John Marcum 1912–1973
        8. 8. Mabel Marcum 1903–1994 m. Troy Maynard 1898–1976
        9. 9. Nevada Marcum 1908–1909
    2. 2. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Marcum 1832–1918
  7. 7. Sarah (Jane) Marcum 1788–1815
  8. 8. Jacob (M) Marcum 1780–1872
  9. 9. Joseph Marcum 1791–1875
  10. 10. Randall Marcum 1779–

Josiah Marcum's Timeline

6 Records

1759
2 MAY 1759
Birth of Josiah Silas Marcum in James River, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
James River, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
1820
1820
Age 61
Josiah Silas Marcum resided here in Lee, Virginia, United States
Lee, Virginia, United States
1830
1830
Age 71
Josiah Silas Marcum resided here in Cabell, Virginia, United States
Cabell, Virginia, United States
1834
1834
Age 75
Josiah Silas Marcum resided here in Ohio
Ohio
1840
1840
Age 81
Josiah Silas Marcum resided here in Age: 81, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States
Age: 81, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States
1846
MAR 1846
Age 87
Death of Josiah Silas Marcum in Jennies Creek, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
Jennies Creek, Wayne, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 MAY 1759
    Event Place: James River, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Crum, Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Lee, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 APR 1820

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: MAR 1846
    Event Place: Jennies Creek, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Age: 81, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1834
    Event Place: Ohio

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Cabell, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1831 AND 1848
    Event Place: Ohio, US

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 AUG 1837
    Event Place: Lawrence, Ohio, United States
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