Person Sheet


Name James Buchanan MARCUM
Birth 9 Jan 1858, Breathitt County, Kentucky
Death 4 May 1903, Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky
Occupation Lawyer
Father Alfred MARCUM (1803-1888)
Mother Joanna STRONG (1821-1875)
Misc. Notes
a. Fought on Confederate side in Civil War?.

b. Prominent local attorney (Jackson, KY) and trustee of the University of Kentucky (circa 1890).

c. US District Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky in 1902.

d. Assassinated on streets (courthouse steps) of Jackson by Curt Jett (member of Judge Jim Hargis faction).

!Birth- 1860 U. S. Census, Breathitt County, Kentucky; p. 341, family 485, dwelling 485, lines 6 - 15; National Archives Microfilm M- , Roll . Year of birth is in question. Provided in Family Group Record written by Doris Perry and provided to me in August, 1992.

!Death- Clark, Thomas Dionysius, "Kentucky, land of contrast", New York, Harper & Row, 1968. and Hurst, J. C., "Strong Family in Kentucky", Lexington, Kentucky, 19 pages.

--Invalid Dates
Burial: Sewell Cemetery, Jackson, KY
Spouses
1 Abrilla HURST
Birth 11 Jul 1869
Death 1955
Children Nellie (1885-)
Francis
Tom (1887-)
Imogene (1891-)
(Confidential, Male)
(Confidential, Male)
Last Modified 23 Aug 1992 Created 14 Oct 1999 by Reunion for Macintosh

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