Appleton, William

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Title: Appleton, William
Alias: Colonel Appleton
Gender: Male
Biography: William Appleton owned the Petersburg Distillery from 1862 to around 1865, when he sold most of his interest in the business to John C. Jenkins (Peterburg, Ky.) and James Gaff (Aurora, Ind.).; His draft registration record lists his occupation as "miller."
Member: Appleton family
Birth date: 28 Mar 1820
Place of birth: Philadelphia (Pa.)
Father: Appleton, Christopher
Mother: Heweston, Elizabeth
Life event(s): Baptism: 19 Apr 1820; Philadelphia (Pa.); Marriage 1: 20 Apr 1843; Boone County (Ky.); Marriage 2: 7 Aug 1866; Boone County (Ky.); Boone County (Ky.)
Spouse(s): Snyder, Mary Mildred; Norris, Paulina E.
Child(ren): Appleton, William Heweston; Appleton, Elizabeth "Lizzie"; Appleton, Frederick James; Appleton, Charles Henry
Death date: 1 Jul 1898
Place of death: Petersburg (Ky.)
Death and burial information: Petersburg Cemetery (Petersburg, Ky.)
Participant in: 1865--Woman and Children Escape Colonel Appleton
Related resource: Boone County Distilling Company (Petersburg, Ky.)
Bibliographic citation(s): FindAGrave.com, memorial #51104346; Boone County Will Books, Volume 13-14, page 42
Source(s): Northern Kentucky Marriages, 1795-1850; U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865; Find A Grave.com; Boone County Will Books; Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985; Distillery at Petersburg, Kentucky; The; Ancestry.com

Item sets: AA--Slaveholders--Kentucky--Boone County--A

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