CEMETERY: Marcum, Cumberland Co., KY ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ Transcribed by: Sherri Hall Date: 18 Aug 2005 *********************************************************************** 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 Surname Given Name Birth Date Death Date Notes Photo King Benton A. 24 Dec 1891 14 Jun 1972 King Infant Son 1 Oct 1890 1 Oct 1890 s/o Porter G. & Sarah King; "Baby" marker at foot of 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.; "Father"; "Sweet be thy sleep"; "They were affectionate parents and friends to all." King Sarah E. 16 Dec 1860 7 Mar 1942 ossw Porter G.; "Mother"; "Sweet be thy sleep"; "They were affectionate parents and friends to all." Johnson Hugh Co. D 12th KY INF Riddle Billy 2 Nov 1833 10 Sep 1919 Riddle Lucy Bow 5 Dec 1833 Feb 1904 Thacker John May 17 1857 17 Feb 1951 Thacker Lucrecy Catherine w/o Eli Thacker; age 34 Y Thacker Mary 26 Jul 18__ Thacker Mary W. 28 Jul 1863 7 July 1941 Photos of all tombstones were taken 20 Sep 2002 and can be found at http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/cumberland/cemeteries/marcum.html. There were 3 rows of graves in this cemetery, with at least 2 unmarked graves and at least 12 others marked only with fieldstones. Family lore states that there is a Jake Riddle, son of Billy & Lucy Riddle also buried here but we did not find a marker for his grave. Billy & Lucy Riddle buried here are the parents of Sarah E. King.