| Eppstein Family |
| 1854 | Eppstein
brothers emigrated from Germany, settling in St. Joseph Missouri where
they established a soap factory. (Sullivan, Jack. Those
Pro-Whiskey Men!: "Milton Eppstein's Texas Cocktail was Whiskey &
Cream". Sunday, March 4, 2012; viewed July 21, 2020.) Submitted
by Brian Ray to Facebook's
I Grew Up in Denison." | | April 24, 1874 | Denison Daily News
Los Angelos Wine.
A superior article of Los Angelos (California) wine, warranted the pure juice of the grape, for sale in any quantity by Eppstein Bro.'s, Main street.
The Great Liquor House
Eppstein Bros., at the Kentucky Whiskey Depot, keep a large stock of their celebrated whiskey's always on hand for the trade. Their Paris Bourbon is very choice. Prices to suit the times. Store on Main street. | | September 23, 1876 | “The
Old Reliable. At the old reliable wholesale liquor house of Eppstein Bros. is a
complete stock of choice wines of all kinds, brandies, and whiskies. This house
still makes a specialty of the old and popular Kentucky whisky, which has had a
steadily increasing sale since the opening of the house in the spring of 1873.
They also keep a full line of Key West and Havana cigars, as well as the best
native brands.” [Source: Denison Daily News, September 23, 1876] | | December 9, 1879 | Denison Daily News
December 9, 1879
FOR THE HOLIDAYS
The
Kentucky Whiskey Depot has just been stocked up with some choice old
wines and brandies, pure Kentucky whiskies, imported and domestic
cigars, and a general assortment of desirable bottled goods especially
for the holiday trade. Dealers and heads of families are
respectfully invited to call and examine our goods, which for quality
and low prices we believe are unsurpassed in North Texas.
Eppstein Bros. | Denison Daily News
Jan 6, 1880
Pg.1 | EPPSTEIN BRO’S
Proprietors of the Kentucky Whiskey Depot
It is hardly necessary to call the attention of our readers, and especially
dealers, to this popular house, the oldest dealers in liquors and cigars in the
city. The history of the Kentucky
Whiskey Depot is interwoven with the history of our city – they have grown and
prospered together. The Messrs. Eppstein
are recognized by everybody who is acquainted with them, or ever had any
dealings with their house, as gentlemen of the strictest integrity. Their business has extended far and wide over
North Texas and the Indian Territory, and we have yet to hear of a man that
does not give the house and the men connected with it a good name.
They carry in stock from $20,000 to
$30,000 worth of goods, so that they are always prepared to fill orders without
a moment’s delay. Their assortment of
liquors is complete. Their whiskies all
come from the distilleries of Kentucky, including such popular brands as
McBryer, R. Monarch, Anderson, Cooke, Darling, McGibbon, Elkton, O.K. and they
have a full stock of imported and domestic brandies and wines.
CIGARS AND TOBACCOS
They make a specialty of cigars and tobaccos, and carry all the more desirable
brands to meet the demands of the trade.
When they “took stock” the first of the year, they had 140,000 cigars on
hand.
 The
fire happened just 2 days after the Eppstein family was enumerated on
Gandy Street in the 1880 census. A few days afterwards they
rented a house in the 100 block of W. Sears Street. In a June
edition of the Denison Daily News
reported that Mr. Eppstein intended to replace his burned frame house
with a 2-story brick on the same site. With a gap between the
1880 and 1883 newspapers online, it is unsure whether or not the brick
house was built in 1880. If so, it must have burned, too, because
he built the 2-story frame house on that site 3 years later, 1883. | | 1883 | 
Leopold Eppstein's contractor, William Waltz
(1849-1888) was from Indiana. In the 1880 census Mr. Waltz's
occupation was listed as "carpenter." The 1887 City Directory
lists his occupation as "contractor and builder."
| | 1887 | In 1879, Jews organized the Denison
Hebrew Mutual Relief Association, whose purpose, according to its constitution,
was to “aid the needy, care for the sick and bury the dead.” By 1887, it had 25
members, held monthly meetings, and had a board with L. Eppstein as its president, S. Weisman as its secretary and H.
Casper as its treasurer. By 1900, it had shrunk to ten members with an annual
income of $60; Henry Regensburger served as its president. [Source:
Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities, Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of
Southern Jewish Life, http://www.isjl.org/history/archive/tx/sherman.html,
accessed Feb. 12, 2013] | | 1895 | Denison
Opera House: 114-116 West Woodard. Opened by John Wilkinson in 1893. This was
the second Denison Opera House, the first having been started by John B.
McDougall. Wilkinson sold out in 1895 to Milton L. Eppstein, the first of
several owners. The theater operated until 1917. | | November 19, 1896 | “Denison
Opera House, Milton L. Eppstein, proprietor.” [Source: Program, Denison Opera
House, November 19, 1896] | | November 19, 1896 | “L.
Eppstein & Son. Wholesale Liquors and Cigars.” [Source: Program, Denison
Opera House, November 19, 1896] | | 1899-1900 |
Eppstein
& Son wholesale liquors, wines, and cigars. Owned by Leopold Eppstein and
his son Milton.
[Source: Denison City Directory] | | 1899-1900 | Milton
L. Eppstein is proprietor and manager of the Denison Opera House, 114-116 West
Woodard Street. He lives at 331 West Gandy Street. [Source: Denison City
Directory] | | January 1900 | Leopold Eppstein passed away and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery @ Denison. | | January 1904 | Dr. Isaac Yeidel moved from Denison to Ft. Worth to operate the liquor house of L. Eppstein & Son. | | September 1904 | Reportedly Martin L. moved the business to Fort Worth, Texas. | | 1905 | Editor
Thompson of the Denison Herald and Louis Eppstein brought a “beautiful
steamer” to Denison via the Red River. [Source: Denison Sunday
Gazetteer] | | 1907 | Milton L. moved to a facility at the intersection of Throckmorton, 8th and Monroe Streets, Ft. Worth | | 1908 | The Sunday Gazetteer
Sunday, July 5, 1908
pg. 1
 | | 1911 |
HENRY GILLIAN DEAD
Henry
Gillian, one of the very first colored persons to cast his lot here in
1873, died with dropsy Monday night. (The Denison Sunday Gazetteer, April 9, 1911) He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Denison, Texas alongside his young son. | | 1916 | Texas voted statewide Prohibition. | | April
20,
1925 | Milton
L. Eppstein died while on a visit to Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. He was buried in New York City.
FOUND FATALLY SHOT
by Associated Press
Fort
Worth, April 20 - Milton Eppstein, investment banker and former
wholesale liquor dealer, was found in his home here today suffering
with a bullet wound in his head. Eppstein has been in ill health
for 2 years. He is a bachelor. (Brownwood Bulletin, Monday, April 20, 1925, pg. 3) |
Leopold Eppstein
Leopold was born in Augsberg, Bavaria, Germany, on April 14,
1828. He was in Missouri by 1863. He married Henrietta Westheimer. Their
children included Rosa (born 1864), Milton Leopold (see below), Fannie (born
1866), Louis B. (born 1869), and Yettche (born 1874).
Milton L. Eppstein
Source: "Makers of Fort Worth" (Fort Worth
Newspaper Artists Association, 1914).
Milton L. Eppstein, lawyer, banker and merchant, was born at
St. Joseph, Missouri, November 30, 1866, son of Leopold Eppstein, and his
mother, Henrietta Westheimer Eppstein. The family later moved to Texas,
settling at Denison, where the elder Eppstein established the business which is
now known in almost every part of the State — that of L. Eppstein & Sons.
Milton Eppstein is a trained lawyer as well as a successful
merchant and banker. However, he follows the legal profession no longer,
devoting his time entirely to his Fort Worth business interests and to his
noted hobby — Jersey cows. Speaking of the latter, he owns one of the finest
stock farms in the Southwest, where he spends most of his time after business
hours.
Milton Eppstein came to Fort Worth in January, 1904, moving
here from Denison. Besides being president of the big wholesale liquor business
on Throckmorton Street, he is also the Kentucky distiller of the famous brand
of Jersey Cream whiskey. He is a member of the Elks and other clubs and lodges.
He is a high school and law graduate. He is unmarried.
Besides the raising of fine Jersey cows, the Eppstein farm is
noted for its blooded hogs. In addition to the flesh and blood Jersey cows, for
which his stock farm is noted, Mr. Eppstein is the owner of the famous Jersey
Cream herd of iron cows which furnished the sacred bovines that accompanied the
member of thge Forth Worth Ad Club to Toronto upon the occasion of the national
convention of advertising men held in that city in 1914. He is known everywhere
as a genial companion and good fellow and has a large host of friends.
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