Near Fulton in Graves County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Pioneer Spirit

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 27, 2022

1. Pioneer Spirit Marker

Inscription. Nearby gravesite of Lucy Flournoy Roberts, believed to be the first woman of French Huguenot lineage to come to this area. Her husband and 25 dependents are also buried here. She was a descendant of one of the founders of Manakintown, Va., a Huguenot settlement. One of many brave women who left family ties to go with their husbands to a new life in the wilderness.

Erected 1968 by Kentucky Historical Society • Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1209.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • Women. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list.

Location. 36° 30.161′ N, 88° 44.754′ W. Marker is near Fulton, Kentucky, in Graves County. It is on State Line Road (Kentucky Route 129) 0.1 miles west of Old Bethel Church Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fulton KY 42041, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase.

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It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

and specifically in the Upper South.

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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Two Successful Raids (approx. 1.7 miles away); Feliciana (approx. 4.1 miles away); Bayou de Chine Church (approx. 5.6 miles away); Civil War Skirmish (approx. 6.8 miles away in Tennessee); Founding Father (approx. 7.3 miles away); Jackson Purchase (approx. 8.1 miles away); Lynnville (approx. 10.6 miles away); Isham Browder's Grave (approx. 11.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fulton.

Also see . . . Jacob Flournoy (1760-1946). Flournoy family genealogy beginning with Jacob Flournoy, Lucy's father, that includes some details about her life and migration to Kentucky. (Submitted on February 28, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 27, 2022

2. Pioneer Spirit Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 393 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 27, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.