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

Isham Browder's Grave

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 27, 2022

1. Isham Browder's Grave Marker

Inscription. Enlisted, 1776, at age 14 in 2nd Virginia Reg., Cont. line. Wounded at Monmouth, discharged, 1779. Came to Ky., 1795. With family settled on Pond River grant, now Hopkins Co. When county formed, appointed on first County Court. Also sheriff. 1807 tax roll listed 2,100 acres. Leader in pioneer Methodist Church. Came here, home of two sons, 1828. Bought Fulton Co. land. Died 1830.

Erected by Kentucky Historical Society • Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 973.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.

Location. 36° 30.139′ N, 88° 56.975′ W. Marker is near Fulton, Kentucky, in Fulton County. It is on East State Line Road (Kentucky Route 116) 0.8 miles west of Palestine Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5330 KY-116, Fulton KY 42041, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jackson Purchase (approx. 3.2 miles away); Founding Father (approx. 4 miles away); Casey Jones (approx. 5.9 miles away); Mt. Zion Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 7.4 miles away in Tennessee); Unknown Confederate Dead Monument (approx. 7.8 miles away in Tennessee); The Maze (approx. 7.9 miles away in Tennessee); The Japanese Garden (approx. 7.9 miles away in Tennessee); Column Orders (approx. 7.9 miles away in Tennessee). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fulton.

Other markers no longer nearby. Confederate Bivouac (was approx. 5.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Unknown Soldier Monument (was approx. 7.8 miles away

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 27, 2022

2. Isham Browder's Grave Marker

in Tennessee but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Isham Browder Sr. (1762-1830). Find a Grave page on his gravesite, with photographs and a biography written by descendants. (Submitted on February 28, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

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 601 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 27, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.