Born to Taylor William Samuels, founder of T.W. Samuels Distillery, William Isaac would become a primary manager of the T. W. Samuels & Son Distillery with his father. He is the grandfather of Bill Samuels, Sr., founder of Maker’s Mark.
Taylor William Samuels was born in Kentucky to William and Sarah. In 1844 he would establish the T.W. Samuels Distillery, from his father’s little family farm setup. He is the great-grandfather of T. William (Bill) Samuels, Sr., founder of Maker’s Mark...
Born in Anderson County KY, W.H. McBrayer would be elected judge of the county in 1851, and served until 1859 when he was elected to the KY Senate. He served in the Senate until 1863. He established the Cedar Brook Distillery in 1847. By 1892 the distillery had 3...
J. T. S. Brown, Sr. was born in Louisville, KY, he was part of a six generation family that grew into the largest whiskey producing company in the world.
Martha Sue Hartsfield is born to William J. Hartsfield and Barbara Belle Allen. At the age of 15, she joins her uncle James Henry Allen’s bootlegging operation throughout GA, TN, and AL. (Since she is still alive today, we must add (for legal purposes) that this...
