As I remember through family lore, JD had no children, so his nephew Lem is who he entrusted with the distillery. When Jack Jasper Daniels passed away, Lem’s name went on the bottle. He actually kept things running through prohibition. Lem had four sons whom he entrusted to run the distillery, and who when they sold the distillery to Brown Foreman, stipulated in the contract the distillery remain in Lynchburg, and hire family members.
One of the later “corporate” decisions was later on to remove the founding date of the distillery, the population of Lynchburg, and also Lem’s (Lemo) name.
Lot’s of great stories and family lore surrounding the distillery, Lynchburg, Moore County and sour mash whisky.