Belle Brezing | |
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.jpg) Portrait of Belle Brezing c1895 | |
| Born | Mary Belle Cox[1] June 16, 1860[2] |
| Died | August 11, 1940 (aged 80)[3] Lexington, Kentucky, US |
| Resting place | Calvary Cemetery, Lexington |
| Occupation(s) | Prostitute Brothel madam |
| Years active | 1879–1917[3] |
| Spouse | James Kenney[2] |
| Partner | William "Billy" Mabon[4] |
| Children | Daisy May Kenney (b. 1876)[4] Stillborn baby (1882)[2] |
| Mother | Sarah Ann Cox[1] |
Belle Brezing (June 16, 1860 – August 11, 1940) was a nationally known madam in Lexington, Kentucky at the end of the 19th century and into the beginning of the 20th.[1] Her brothel was known as the "most orderly of disorderly houses".[5]
- ^ a b c Holland, Moran & Sceurman 2008, p. 96.
- ^ a b c Young-Brown 2011.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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kentuckymonthly.comwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Tattershall 2014.