Near Kermit in Wayne County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Revolutionary War Soldier’s Grave

Josiah Marcum

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 23, 2021

1. Revolutionary War Soldier’s Grave Marker

Inscription. Nearby is the grave of Josiah Marcum (1759-1846?). Enlisting from Bedford County, he served: in Colonel Campbell’s Virginia Militia Regiment, 1780-81, as a wagon guard at General Gates’s retreat, and as a drummer at the Battle of Guilford Court House, NC. Early settler in Tug River Valley, a gunsmith and blacksmith, he later lived in Kentucky and Ohio and was the progenitor of the area Marcum family.

Erected 2000 by Wayne County Historical & Genealogical Society, DAR Louisa Kentucky Chapter, and West Virginia Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the West Virginia Archives and History series lists.

Location. 37° 53.873′ N, 82° 24.938′ W. Marker is near Kermit, West Virginia, in Wayne County. It is on Jennies Creek Road (Route 52/31) 1.2 miles east of U.S. 52, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kermit WV 25674, United States

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Regionally, this marker is in the Kyova Tri-State Region

and in the Southern Coalfields.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Warfield / A Warfield Skirmish (approx. 3.7 miles away in Kentucky); Lewis' Expedition (approx. 4½ miles away); a different marker also named Revolutionary War Soldier’s Grave (approx. 6.9 miles away); William McCoy, Sr. / Lewis Dempsey (approx. 7.1 miles away in Kentucky); County Named, 1870 / Henry L. Clay, D.D. (approx. 7.1 miles away in Kentucky); Pioneer Ward / Educator Ward (approx. 7.1 miles away in Kentucky); Martin County Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.1 miles away in Kentucky); Polley Freedom Case / William Ratliff (Ratcliff) (approx. 8½ miles away).

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 23, 2021

2. Revolutionary War Soldier’s Grave Marker

Corn-Herald Family Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 23, 2021

3. Corn-Herald Family Cemetery

On private property, it is across the road a distance, in view of the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 666 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 31, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.