1905

While walking home from work, J.T.S. Brown, Sr. was hit by a streetcar and died two weeks later at the age of 76.

1993

Earl Beam, second Master Distiller of Heaven Hill, and son of Park Beam, passes away.

1959

Colonel Albert Bacon Blanton passes away at the age of 78 in Frankfort, KY.

1956

Joseph L. Beam, founder of Heaven Hill Distillery, passes away in Nelson County, KY at the age of 88.

1955

Second generation moonshiner and bootlegging legend, “Big Jim” Allen passes away at the age of 77.