Lawrence County KyArchives Deaths.....Marcum, Sam April 22, 1932
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Name:                Marcum, Sam
Date Of Death:       April 22, 1932 Time: 3pm
Place Of Death:      Lawrence County, Ky
Residence:           Lawrence, Kentucky
Gender:              Male
Race:                W
Age:                 about 52
Marital Status:      Married
Spouse:              
Date Of Birth:       Unavailable
Place Of Birth:      West Virginia, USA
Mother's Name:       Belcher, Nancy
Mother's Birthplace: Unavailable
Father's Name:       Marcum, Steve
Father's Birthplace: Unavailable
Cause Of Death:      Peritonitis from a gunshot wound
Hospital:            Louisa General Hospital
SS Number:           Unavailable
Occupation:          Farmer
Funeral Home:        H. H. Cutright
Doctor:              James E Carter
Coroner:             Unavailable
Informant:           Mrs. Virgie Marcum
Date Of Burial:      April 24, 1932
Place Of Burial:     Buffalohorn Cemetery
Date Recorded:       April 22, 1932
Source Of Record:    Kentucky Death Certificate
Certificate No.:     9510

MARCUM, Sam

Sam Marcum, 52, died in the Louisa General Hospital Friday afternoon from 
wounds received from officers at an early hour on Thursday morning of last 
week. His body was taken to the home of his father, Steve Marcum on 
Rockcastle Creek, Saturday morning by H. H. Curtright, undertaker. Funeral 
services were conducted Sunday afternoon and burial followed in the Buffalo 
Horn burial ground. Marcum was brought to the hospital several hours after 
he was shot and at the time this paper went to press last week he was on the 
operating table. He lived until 3 o’clock Friday afternoon. At least 2 
bullets pierced his abdomen and other penetrated less vital parts. He and 
his son, Wilson, aged about 19, were wanted for the murder of Fred Adkins in 
Logan County, WV, about 4 months ago. West Virginia state police and local 
officers raided the Marcum home on Big Laurel Creek 11 miles from Louisa 
about a month after the murder, but both escaped after a gun battle in which 
many shots were fired by both sides, but without effect.




Soon after midnight on Thursday of last week four West Virginia state police 
and 2 Lawrence County deputy sheriffs arrived in the vicinity of the home. 
Four of the party took positions in view of the house, while 2 forced their 
way into the house. They found the young man in bed and overpowered him. The 
father was occupying a very small attic space over the kitchen and upon 
hearing the officers enter the house he crawled out through a small opening 
and started to run, but was soon stopped by bullets. He was barefooted, but 
was other wise fully dressed. He said he had a dream earlier in the night 
that officers were after him and tried to induce his son to go with him into 
the woods, but he would not do so. Young Marcum was taken to Logan, WV to 
stand trial. Sam was a son of Steve “Witcher” Marcum, now 86 years of age, a 
primitive Baptist minster, with no education whatever, it is said. Besides 
Wilson, Sam is also survived by his wife, 4 sons, Ernest, Chester, Walter, 
at home, and Luther, said to be in jail at Chillicothe, OH. Also, 3 
daughters, Miss May Marcum, Mrs. George Lace and Mrs. Drusie Ray of 
Williamson, WV. Big Sandy News-Recorder, Friday, Apr 29, 1932

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