Earl Marcum
1910 - 1936 (25 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Earl Marcum was born on 27 Jun 1910 in Kentucky (son of James Wilton Marcum and Lula Warren); died on 5 Jun 1936 in Big Hill, Madison County, Kentucky; was buried in Sand Gap Cemetery, Sandgap, Jackson County, Kentucky. Notes:
Web Trial To Be Friday At Richmond
Murder Warrant Issued For Prisoner: Rites Are Held For Marcum
Special to The Leader
Richmond, Ky., June 6 – Willie Webb, 45, who Friday shot and killed Earl Marcum, 28, at the home of Dewey Lakes in the Red Lick neighborhood, today was charged with willful murder in a warrant issued by Judge Vernon Leer and his examining trail set for next Friday in Madison county court.
Webb was arrested late Friday afternoon at his home on Red Lick several hours after he had called the office of Sheriff John McWilliams here and reported the killing.
He explained his failure to come here to surrender to the feat of relatives of Marcum. He had told Sheriff McWilliams that he would be in to surrender.
The shooting of Marcum is believed by officers to have been an indirect result of a fight which Marcum is said to have had with Arthur Webb, a brother of Willie, several years ago.
At the Madison county jail Willie Webb said that Marcum struck him and knocked him down and that “I shot him off of me.”
Funeral services for Marcum were held today at the family burial ground on Red Lick. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Willie Marcum, his wife and one child.
Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky. Sunday, 7 June 1936.
Man Is Slain Near Big Hill
Earl Marcum Is Victim Of Bullet; Surrender In Case Is Awaited
Berea, Ky., June 5 – Earl Marcum, 28, highway construction worker, was shot and killed today while he was at a home in the Jackson Hollow section two and one-half miles west of Big Hill.
A short time after the shooting, Madison County Sheriff John McWilliams at Richmond received a phone call from a man who said he was Willie Webb of the Big Hill section. The caller told the sheriff that he had killed a man and that he would be in Richmond in a “couple of hours” to surrender.
Webb had been employed as night watchman on the highway project now under way near Big Hill. His home is in the Red Lick section.
Marcum, who was a son of James Will Marcum, Big Hill, is survived by his wife, one child and his parents. His body was brought to Berea.
The cause of the fatal shooting had not been learned by Berea or Madison county officers early this afternoon. Contact with residents of the neighborhood where the shooting occurred failed to bring forth any definite information.
Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky. Friday, 5 June 1936.
LKH note:
Find a Grave and the Kentucky Death Index both give Earl's date of death as 6 June 1936. However, the newspaper article about his murder is dated 5 June 1935.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5432756/earl-marcumEarl married Elizabeth "Betty" Coffee on 25 Jul 1934 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. Elizabeth was born on 17 Sep 1913 in London, Laurel County, Kentucky; died on 19 Oct 1988 in Goshen, Clermont County, Ohio; was buried in Edenton Cemetery, Edenton, Clermont County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. James Wilton Marcum was born on 19 Sep 1876 in Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky; died on 17 Jun 1953 in Jackson County, Kentucky; was buried in Sand Gap Cemetery, Sandgap, Jackson County, Kentucky. Other Events:
- Census: 1900, McKee, Jackson County, Kentucky
- Census: 1910, McKee, Jackson County, Kentucky
- Census: 1920, Coyle, Jackson County, Kentucky
- Census: 1930, Madison County, Kentucky
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5432754/james-wilton-marcumJames married Lula Warren. Lula (daughter of Matthew J. Warren and Julia A. Morris) was born on 18 Dec 1879 in Owsley County, Kentucky; died on 3 Aug 1945 in Jackson County, Kentucky; was buried on 4 Aug 1945 in Sand Gap Cemetery, Sandgap, Jackson County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Lula Warren was born on 18 Dec 1879 in Owsley County, Kentucky (daughter of Matthew J. Warren and Julia A. Morris); died on 3 Aug 1945 in Jackson County, Kentucky; was buried on 4 Aug 1945 in Sand Gap Cemetery, Sandgap, Jackson County, Kentucky. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5432755/lula-marcumChildren:
- Florence Marcum was born on 2 May 1900 in Kentucky; died on 4 Feb 1976 in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida; was buried in Berea Cemetery, Berea, Madison County, Kentucky.
- Mollie Marcum was born on 22 Apr 1902 in Jackson County, Kentucky; died on 27 Jan 1974 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Rose Hill Burial Park, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio.
- David C. Marcum was born on 25 Apr 1905 in Jackson County, Kentucky; died on 13 Jul 1960 in Berea, Madison County, Kentucky; was buried on 15 Jul 1960 in Sand Gap Cemetery, Sandgap, Jackson County, Kentucky.
- John Faye Marcum was born on 27 Oct 1906 in Jackson County, Kentucky; died on 10 Nov 1969 in Sandgap, Jackson County, Kentucky; was buried in Hellard Ridge Cemetery, Sandgap, Jackson County, Kentucky.
- 1. Earl Marcum was born on 27 Jun 1910 in Kentucky; died on 5 Jun 1936 in Big Hill, Madison County, Kentucky; was buried in Sand Gap Cemetery, Sandgap, Jackson County, Kentucky.
Generation: 3
6. Matthew J. Warren was born in Nov 1852 in Owsley County, Kentucky; died in 1900 in Owsley County, Kentucky; was buried in Newberry Cemetery, Vincent, Owsley County, Kentucky. Other Events:
- Census: 1880, Sturgeon, Owsley County, Kentucky
- Census: 1900, Sturgeon, Owsley County, Kentucky
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101582002/matthew-j-warrenMatthew married Julia A. Morris. Julia (daughter of John G. Morris and Julia Ann Phipps) was born on 12 Jun 1856 in Madison County, Kentucky; died on 12 Nov 1923 in Owsley County, Kentucky; was buried in Newberry Cemetery, Vincent, Owsley County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Julia A. Morris was born on 12 Jun 1856 in Madison County, Kentucky (daughter of John G. Morris and Julia Ann Phipps); died on 12 Nov 1923 in Owsley County, Kentucky; was buried in Newberry Cemetery, Vincent, Owsley County, Kentucky. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101581983/julia-a.-warrenChildren:
- William Henry Warren was born on 22 Nov 1877 in Owsley County, Kentucky; died on 8 Jan 1948 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Rose Hill Burial Park, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio.
- 3. Lula Warren was born on 18 Dec 1879 in Owsley County, Kentucky; died on 3 Aug 1945 in Jackson County, Kentucky; was buried on 4 Aug 1945 in Sand Gap Cemetery, Sandgap, Jackson County, Kentucky.
- Ruford Warren was born on 20 Apr 1882 in Owsley County, Kentucky; died on 23 Nov 1940 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio.
- Mollie Elizabeth Warren was born on 4 Jul 1884 in Owsley County, Kentucky; died on 2 Sep 1952 in Sturgeon, Owsley County, Kentucky; was buried on 4 Sep 1952 in Hardin-Wilson Cemetery, Sturgeon, Owsley County, Kentucky.
- Millard Warren was born on 15 Aug 1887 in Kentucky; died on 25 Dec 1913 in Owsley County, Kentucky; was buried on 27 Dec 1913 in Bowman Family Cemetery, Sugar Camp, Owsley County, Kentucky.
- Martha Warren was born on 5 Mar 1898 in Owsley County, Kentucky; died on 10 Apr 1972 in Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky; was buried in Gabbard-Tackett Cemetery, Travellers Rest, Owsley County, Kentucky.
Generation: 4
14. John G. Morris was born in 1796 in Mercer County, Kentucky; died on 20 Jan 1859 in Jackson County, Kentucky. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104615682/john-g-morrisJohn married Julia Ann Phipps on 5 Nov 1853 in Clay County, Kentucky. Julia (daughter of Samuel Phipps and Mary Hash) was born in Dec 1828 in Virginia; died on 8 Jul 1910 in Arkansas; was buried in Mahaffey Cemetery, Saint Paul, Madison County, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. 
Julia Ann Phipps was born in Dec 1828 in Virginia (daughter of Samuel Phipps and Mary Hash); died on 8 Jul 1910 in Arkansas; was buried in Mahaffey Cemetery, Saint Paul, Madison County, Arkansas. Other Events:
- Census: 1860, Clay County, Kentucky
- Census: 1880, Sturgeon, Owsley County, Kentucky
- Census: 1900, Mill Creek, Madison County, Arkansas
- Census: 1910, Boston Township, Franklin County, Arkansas
Notes:
Census:
In 1860, Julia (Phipps) Morris, age 31, and two young daughters, are in the household of her parents, Samuel and Mary Phipps.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71831188/juliana-alumbaughChildren:
- Mary Jane Morris was born on 14 Mar 1854 in Sturgeon, Owsley County, Kentucky; died on 28 Sep 1927 in Madison County, Arkansas; was buried in Brashears Cemetery, Saint Paul, Madison County, Arkansas.
- 7. Julia A. Morris was born on 12 Jun 1856 in Madison County, Kentucky; died on 12 Nov 1923 in Owsley County, Kentucky; was buried in Newberry Cemetery, Vincent, Owsley County, Kentucky.