William LaRue Weller

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William LaRue Weller

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hardin County, KY, United States
Death: March 23, 1899 (73)
Ocala, Marion County, FL, United States (chronic spasmadic asthma with heart complications)
Place of Burial: Louisville, Jefferson County, KY, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Capt. Samuel Weller and Phoebe Weller
Husband of Sarah B. Weller
Father of George P. Weller; William Larue Weller, Jr.; Sally M. Weller; Elizabeth Blue; Mary Buckner Coldewey and 3 others
Brother of Sarah Hodgen Thomas; Samuel Weller; Jacob Feror Weller; George Washington Weller; Charles David Weller and 3 others

Occupation: liquor distributor; distiller
Managed by: Steven M. Bernheisel
Last Updated:

About William LaRue Weller

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._L._Weller

3rd Generation Distiller, started W.L. Weller and Brothers (with Charles) sometime after getting into the business in 1849. A few years after Charles death in 1862, William's brother John joined the company. In the 1870's William's sons joined and it became W.L. Weller and Sons. In 1893 he hired Julian Van Winkle. He retired a few years later, leaving the company to His brother John and his oldest son, George. William passed in 1899 and in 1909 Weller merged with the Stitzel Distillery, at the time owned by his former employee, "Pappy" Van Winkle.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111554806/william-larue-weller

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William LaRue Weller's Timeline

1825
July 26, 1825
Hardin County, KY, United States
1851
August 22, 1851
KY, United States
1853
1853
Kentucky, USA
1856
February 12, 1856
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
1858
1858
1860
April 26, 1860
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1863
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1866