Col.
James
Beauregard
"Jim"
Beam
Born in Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of David M Beam
and Margaret Ellen (Phillips) Beam
Husband of
Mary Catherine (Montgomery) Beam
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Thomas Jeremiah Beam and Margaret Thompson (Beam) Noe
Died
at age 83
in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Feb 2020
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James Beam is Notable.
Biography
James was born in 1864. He was the son of David Beam and Margaret Phillips.
James was a business magnate. He turned the family bourbon business into an iconic American industry. Under him, the business thrived despite prohibition. He left the distilling business to grow citrus in Florida, among other things. When prohibition ended in 1934, he was ready to fire up the still. He built and moved to a new distillery near his home which is the current Beam distillery location. From this point forward, the bourbon was called "Jim Beam". He is one of seven faces on the label of Jim Beam bourbon.
James passed away in 1947.
Sources
- 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Fredericksburg, Washington, Kentucky; Roll: M593_502; Page: 281B; Family History Library Film: 552001
- 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky; Roll: 435; Page: 197A; Enumeration District: 205
- 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0093; FHL microfilm: 1240546
- 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Magisterial District 3, Nelson, Kentucky; Roll: T624_497; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1374510
- 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky; Roll: T625_593; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 114
- 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340507
- 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01345; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 90-8
- Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 301309
- Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
- Find A Grave: Memorial #18727818
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