Charles Burks, was born abt 1750 in Virginia and died in Washington County, Kentucky, abt 1815. He is the earliest known ancestor of the Kentucky Burks. He "applied for a license to build a water-powered gristmill in 1805 on Hardins Creek at Burks Springs near present day Loretto, Kentucky. ⁹⁴
This is the present day location of Maker's Mark, which still utilizes the stone foundation of the original still house of Burks Springs Distilling Co." ⁹²

This photograph shows Charles Burks's Great Grandson, Walter Burks (on left), his Great-Great Grandson, Charles (Charley) Alexander Burks (on right), and his Great-Great-Great Granddaughter, Lucy Elizabeth Burks (child, seated). The elder woman seated is Lucy Davis [Rose] Burks, wife of Walter and mother of Charley. Taken in Henderson, Kentucky about 1915.

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