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Marcum, James H. (1842-1926)
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Men of West Virginia, Volume II
Biographical Publishing Company
George Richmond, Pres.: C. R. Arnold, Sec'y and Treas.
Chicago, Illinois, 1903

Pages 482-483

HON. JAMES H. MARCUM, an ex-member of the West Virginia State
Senate, and a representative citizen of Huntington, was born in
Virginia, September 14, 1842, and is a son of Stephen M. and Jane
(Damson) Marcum, both of whom were also natives of the Old
Dominion.

James H. Marcum received but limited educational advantages in the
private and subscription schools of his locality, his schooling
being interrupted by the outbreak of the Civil War. He was one of
the first loyal youths of his section to enlist, — becoming a
member of Company B, 45th Reg., Kentucky Vol. Inf. He served three
years, and was with the Army of the Tennessee; when he received his
honorable discharge he had attained the rank of sergeant major.

After the close of the war. Mr. Marcum returned to his home and
engaged in agricultural pursuits for a time, and then accepted a
position as traveling salesman for Shipley, Crane & Company, of
Cincinnati, Ohio, with whom he remained about nine years. He then
returned to Huntington and bought and very successfully operated a
livery and sales stable for four years, and then sold the business
in order to resume farming.

Mr. Marcum has long been active in political life, and in 1890 he
was elected a member of the West Virginia Legislature and served
four years. After an interim of four years, he was again elected to
that honorable body, and again served his constituency with ability
and efficiency. For four years he was the popular postmaster of
Huntington, and during the administration of Governor Wilson was a
director of the West Virginia Penitentiary for a term of five
years.

In 1881 Mr. Marcum was united in marriage with Fannie B. Williams
and their son, F. H., is a member of the class of 1903, in the law
department of the University of West Virginia, at Morgantown. In
religious belief, Mr. Marcum is a Methodist. His fraternal
relations are with Huntington Lodge, No. 53, A. F. & A. M.

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From Death Certificate, Cabell County, WV #145
FULL-NAME: James H. Marcum
BIRTH-DATE: October 14, 1841
BIRTH-PLACE: Wayne Co., Va.
DEATH-DATE: January 9, 1926 (at age 84y-2m-25d)
DEATH-PLACE: Huntington, Guyandotte District, Cabell County, WV
MARITAL-STATUS: Married (Fannie B. Williams)
OCCUPATION: Retired
FATHER: Stephen Marcum (born in Ky)
MOTHER: Jane Damron (born in Ky)
CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Enlarged prostate with infection of kidneys & bladder
INFORMANT: 
BURIAL: Spring Hill

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