Nathaniel Lee of New Columbus, Owen County, Kentucky as a distiller of Bourbon whiskey. He reported 211 barrels in October 1, 1882 and on October 1, 1884 he reported 119 barrels of whiskey.In 1893 Nathaniel's Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey won the gold metal at the Worlds Fair in Chicago.
Nathaniel W. Lee is buried in the New Columbus Cemetery, in Owen County, Kentucky along side his three wives and many of his twenty children. His tombstone, which is very unusual, resembles a large tree trunk standing upright. It is said that a bottle of his prize winning whiskey is enclosed within the tombstone.
Nathaniel Lee of New Columbus, Owen County, Kentucky as a distiller of Bourbon whiskey. He reported 211 barrels in October 1, 1882 and on October 1, 1884 he reported 119 barrels of whiskey.In 1893 Nathaniel's Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey won the gold metal at the Worlds Fair in Chicago.
Nathaniel W. Lee is buried in the New Columbus Cemetery, in Owen County, Kentucky along side his three wives and many of his twenty children. His tombstone, which is very unusual, resembles a large tree trunk standing upright. It is said that a bottle of his prize winning whiskey is enclosed within the tombstone.
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Son of Joseph R. And Mary (Wiley) Lee
Family Members
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Mary Anne Lee Duvall
1847–1877
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John A Lee
1850–1929
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Sarah Elizabeth Lee Fightmaster
1851–1942
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Willis Augustus "Pink" Lee
1852–1931
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America Lee Kincade
1854–1883
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William Wallace Lee
1856–1934
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Emma C Lee Nunnelly
1858–1931
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Jefferson Davis Lee
1860–1918
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Frances H. Lee Sparrow
1862–1950
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James L Lee
1863–1904
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Robert Edward Lee
1866–1945
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Biven M. Lee
1867–1938
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Charles M Lee
1869–1869
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Bessie Lee
1880–1885
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Arnold Lee
1883–1954
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Infant Lee
1885–1885
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Nathaniel Walker Lee
1886–1956
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Dr Lucas Joseph Lee
1891–1946
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