Retain uncertain birth and place variants rather than manufacture a single exact biography. A family origin date is not proof of the invention of bourbon or continuous ownership, recipe or production.
Jacob Beam and migration
The narrative traces Jacob Beam's migration, marriage, land and distilling tradition while acknowledging gaps in birth, migration and early-business records. Its 1795 first-sale milestone is not supported by a surviving sales record presented in the book; a later land indenture supplies a different kind of documentary anchor.
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Jacob Beam and migration
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Evidence
The narrative traces Jacob Beam's migration, marriage, land and distilling tradition while acknowledging gaps in birth, migration and early-business records. Its 1795 first-sale milestone is not supported by a surviving sales record presented in the book; a later land indenture supplies a different kind of documentary anchor.
Location and context
Supplied PDF screens 35–50; Jacob Beam and migration. Screen locators are not printed-page numbers.
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Annotation
Retain uncertain birth and place variants rather than manufacture a single exact biography. A family origin date is not proof of the invention of bourbon or continuous ownership, recipe or production.