Burkesville, Kentucky Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Notable residents== * Two [[governor]]s of Kentucky, [[Thomas E. Bramlette]] and [[Preston H. Leslie]], were born in the part of Cumberland County that later became Clinton County.<ref>[http://www.burkesville.com/html/area_history.html "Area History". Burkesville Kentucky Online. 2007] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029142539/http://www.burkesville.com/html/area_history.html |date=October 29, 2009 }}</ref> * [[Thomas Lincoln]], father of the 16th President [[Abraham Lincoln]], served two terms as [[constable]] of Cumberland County from 1802 to 1804. He was also commissioned an ensign of the Cornstalk Militia of Cumberland County.<ref>[http://www.burkesville.com/html/historical_landmarks.html State historical plaque located in Burkesville, Kentucky] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091030043138/http://www.burkesville.com/html/historical_landmarks.html |date=October 30, 2009 }}</ref> * [[David L. Williams (politician)|David L. Williams]], judge of the Kentucky 40th Circuit Court, former [[President of the Kentucky Senate]], 1992 Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, and the 2011 Republican gubernatorial nominee. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page