William Edwin Applegate

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• Voress Number: 5F4C1C5
• Occupation: 1870
• Residence: 1870, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

Notes:

William grew up in the deep south during the Civil War and when he returned with his parents in 1865, he entered Georgetown College where he studied chemistry, pharmacy, and other useful subjects. After his father established the whiskey business in Louisville, he immediately entered into management and upon his father's death, became the sole manager. He owned a distillery near Yelvington, Daviess Co., Ky., was stock holder in numerous corporations; director of banks and insurance and trust companies; a leading member of the Board of Trade of Louisville, Commercial Club of Louisville, was principal stockholder in Churchill Downs in Louisville, owned Oakwood Stock Farm in Lexington, Ky.; and was known as one of the best breeders of thoroughbred horses in Ky. He was politically a Jeffersonian Democrat. The family attended the Methodist Church

Occupation:
drug clerk

William married Martha Elizabeth Falconer 20 Nov 1872, Greene County, Alabama, USA. Martha (daughter of Alexander Hamilton Falconer and Mary H Eaton) was born Mar 1854, Eutaw, Alabama; died 24 Dec 1925, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Mamie K Applegate was born Mar 1874; died 28 Mar 1940.
2. William Applegate was born Nov 1876; died 05 Oct 1948.
3. Hamilton Clarke Applegate was born May 1879; died 10 Sep 1960.
4. Martha Elizabeth Applegate was born Apr 1882; died 13 Mar 1969.
5. Edward Perry Applegate was born Jan 1890; died 25 Mar 1958, South Carolina, USA.

William married Anna Bunich 19 Nov 1923, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Mamie K Applegate was born Mar 1874; died 28 Mar 1940.
2. William Applegate was born Nov 1876; died 05 Oct 1948.
3. Hamilton Clarke Applegate was born May 1879; died 10 Sep 1960.
4. Martha Elizabeth Applegate was born Apr 1882; died 13 Mar 1969.
5. Edward Perry Applegate was born Jan 1890; died 25 Mar 1958, South Carolina, USA.

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• Voress Number: 5F4C1C
• Residence: 1850, Scott County, Kentucky, USA
• Residence: 1870, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

Notes:

5F4C1C William Henry Applegate, born 1815 (David E-“1816”—ED) (DEPARTMENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS-Voress-in “Georgetown, Ky”—ED); died Feb. 17, 1883 in Louisville, Ky. He married on Oct. 27, 1835 in Georgetown, Ky. to Catherine Matilda Clark, born Feb. 14, 1818 (DEPARTMENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS-Voress-in “Georgetown , Ky”—ED); died Aug. 14, 1900, daughter of the Honorable Cary Ludlow Clarke (deceased at the time of the marriage), who had settled in Scott Co., Ky. in 1792. (for his interesting history, see J. Stoddard Johnston, ed. Memorial History of Louisville. Chicago, 1896 p.586). About 1861, William Applegate, a southern sympathizer, moved his family to Canton, Miss., where he was appointed to a military position in the Commissary Dept. of the Confederate States. When Vicksburg fell, they moved to Eutah, Ala. where they remained until the end of the war. After the war, they returned to Georgetown, Ky. where they found the family property scattered and their property in possession of others and their fortune wrecked. William removed his family to Louisville in 1868 and established a wholesale whiskey business, called Applegate and Sons, which he ran with his sons until his death.

In 1850, William and his family were enumerated in Scott County, KY in a household headed by Eliza Clarke--probably William's mother-in-law. William was 32, born in KY and had no profession; Catherine was 28 and born in KY; Mary was 11 and born in KY; Catherine (2) was 8 and born in AR; and James was 2 and born in KY. The head of the household was Eliza Clarke, age 73 and born in KY. Also residing in the household were another Eliza Clark, age 35 and born in KY; and Harriet Clarke, age 30 and born in KY. (1850 US Census, KY, Scott Co., Dist. 1, 83/83).

In 1870, William and his family (and several other people) were enumerated in Louisville, KY. William was 52, born in KY and still had no profession--he was "at home". Kate (Catherine) was 48 and born in KY; Ed (William Edward/Edwin) was 20, born in KY, and a drug clerk; Carey (male) was 16, born in KY. Several other families who appear to be employees resided in the home. (1870 US Census, KY, Jefferson Co., Louisville, p. 105, 578/802).

Based on these and other sources, I identify several children and their birth order, resulting in some renumbering of descendants: Mattie b. abt. 1836 (5F4C1C1) Mary b. abt 1839 (5F4C1C2); Catherine b. abt. 1842 (5F4C1C3); James b. abt 1847 (5F4C1C4); William Edward/Edwin b. abt. 1850 (5F4C1C5); Carey b. abt. 1854 (5F4C1C6)

William married Catherine Matilda Clark 27 Oct 1835, Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky, USA. Catherine (daughter of Carey Ludlow Clark and Eliza ?) was born 14 Feb 1818, Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky, USA; died 14 Aug 1900. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1850, Scott County, Kentucky, USA
• Residence: 1870, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

Other Events:

• Voress Number: 5F4C1
• Occupation: 1850
• Residence: 1850, Scott County, Kentucky, USA

Notes:

Occupation:
Grocer

John — Nancy Ann Ford. Nancy (daughter of Hezekiah Ford and ?) was born 1793, Kentucky, USA; died Abt 1860. [Group Sheet]

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• Residence: 1850, Scott County, Kentucky, USA

Carey — Eliza ?. Eliza was born Abt 1777, England. [Group Sheet]

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• Voress Number: 5F4C

James — ?. [Group Sheet]

Hezekiah — ?. [Group Sheet]