Editing Burkesville, Kentucky (section)

==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]], Kentucky 40th Circuit Court judge, former [[President of the Kentucky Senate]], [[1992 United States Senate election in Kentucky|1992 United States Senate election]] candidate, and [[2011 Kentucky gubernatorial election]] candidate.
*  [[William M. Branham|William Marrion Branham]] was born in Burkesville. He was a leading [[Minister (Christianity)|Christian minister]], especially in [[Pentecostalism]].