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Josiah Marcum (1759 - 1846)

Also Known As: "The Vulcan of the Big Sandy Valley", "Markham"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Chesterfield County, Province of Virginia
Death: before March 1846
Ohio, United States
Place of Burial: Crum, Wayne County, West Virginia
Immediate Family:

Son of William Marcum and Mary Marcum
Husband of Eada Marcum
Father of Joseph S Marcum; Jacob "Jingo Jake" Marion Marcum, I; Stephen F. Marcum; William Hurley Marcum; Moses Marcum and 8 others
Brother of John Marcum and William Markham

Occupation: Blacksmith, gunsmith, Drummer for Campbell's Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War, Gunsmith, drummer for Campbell's Virginia Militia Revolutonary War
DAR: Ancestor #: A073803
Managed by: Private User
Last Updated:

About Josiah Marcum

A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA with the rank of NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER. DAR Ancestor # A073803

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Josiah Marcum BIRTH 2 May 1759 Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA DEATH Mar 1846 (aged 86) Crum, Wayne County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Josiah Marcum Gravesite Crum, Wayne County, West Virginia

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Josiah Marcum BIRTH 2 May 1759 Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA DEATH Mar 1846 (aged 86) Crum, Wayne County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Josiah Marcum Gravesite Crum, Wayne County, West Virginia, USA MEMORIAL ID 25107385 · View Source MEMORIAL PHOTOS 5 FLOWERS 42 BLACKSMITH or GUNSMITH JOSIAH MARCUM

From the writings of a local historian, musician, teacher and descendant of Josiah Marcum, the late Jessie Baker, we find a world of information concerning Josiah Marcum. The weathered gravestone which stands about a mile-and-a-half from the mouth of Jennie's Creek as one turns at the bridge from U. S. Route 52 South East of Crum, WV, reads as follows:

JOSIAH MARCUM

DRUMMER

CAMPBELL'S. VA MIL.

REV. WAR

This solitary grave is located in a bottom near Jennie's Creek surrounded by quiet hills. It is one of the few marked Revolutionary War Soldier's graves in the Tug Valley.

CREDITS (Pictures and Notes): Wayne County Genealogical & Historical Society Wayne, Wayne County, West Virginia

http://members.citynet.net/wcghs/Josiah%20Marcum%20Marker.htm

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Known Children Of Josiah Silas & Edie/Edy (McDonald) Marcum: Jacob Marcum, of whom I am a Triple GrX4Grand-Daughter; Stephen F. Marcum; William Marcum; Moses Marcum; ___ Marcum; Sarah Marcum; James Marcum Joseph Marcum John C. Marcum, of whom I am a Double GrX3Grand-Daughter

Della Lilly Quad. Gr-Gr-Gr-Gr-Gr-Grand-Daughter of Josiah Marcum and Edy/Eda/Edie (McDonald) Marcum

Family Members Parents William Marcum 1733 – unknown

Mary Marcum 1737 – unknown

Spouses Eda McDonald Marcum 1760–1830

Polly Belcher Marcum 1763–1850

Children Photo Jacob Marion Marcum 1780–1872

Photo Moses Marcum 1785–1861

James Marcum 1790–1852

Photo Joseph M Marcum 1794–1875

Photo John C. Marcum 1798–1860

Clara C. Marcum Kirk 1803–1880

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Josiah Marcum's Timeline

1759
May 2, 1759
Chesterfield County, Province of Virginia
1779
1779
Orange Couinty, North Carolina, British Colonial America
1780
February 21, 1780
Lee County, Virginia, United States
1782
December 30, 1782
Virginia, United States
1784
1784
Cabell County, Virginia, United States
1785
1785
Wayne County, Virginia, United States
1787
1787
1788
1788
Virginia, United States
1792
1792
Virginia, United States