William “The Judge” Harrison McBrayer, founder of the Cedar Brook Distillery, dies at the age of 67. The distillery passes to his three grandchildren: Mary, Wallace, and William Moore. In 1894, the “W.H. McBrayer Cedar Brook Distillery” brand...
The Cedar Brook Distillery is established by William Henry McBrayer. The land was purchased from Uncle Dave, a former slave to the Ryan family who inherited the land from them since they had no heirs. According to company literature dated in 1916, the distillery...
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...
