The John Heer Co. Distillers

10/18/2025

Is Baden, Germany Catholic or Protestant?
To a large degree, the northern part of Baden became Protestant, while the south remained Catholic. By the early 17th century, much of the north had been re-catholicized. The Thirty-Years War that raged from 1618 till 1648 had enormous consequences for Germany and Baden

10/18/2025

St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, located at 2222 West Market, was formed among 600 German immigrants around 1869. By 1874, the church was completed (despite what Wiki says), and included a whisper to us above the doorway facing West Market:
St. Antonius Kirche
The saints name presented in Latin, the word for “church” in German: Kirche. Expand photo with red brick. Still there today.
By 1887, the church began construction of a school and sat a cornerstone in that year. 1887 dedication photo included in images.
In addition, a look of the church in the very early days byway of a postcard celebrating the church building’s 25th anniversary, Silver Jubilee, in 1899, available from this Louisville church, but written all in German.
My family were founding parishioners in 1869, lived four blocks away that year and on. My GG Grandfather, Christian Gramig (1821-1899), was a church representative as Board VP, in 1874, for the St Joseph’s German Catholic Orphanage. He was buried from St Anthony’s in 1899, the year of the postcard. Another looking glass for us today, to see what our family did, so many years ago on that day.
The church suffered a fire in 1939 such that the roof line of yesterday, does not match today. The congregation folded years back but the building remains!
Happy Louisville Past Hunting, Y’all

10/06/2025

Hello All, the Heer ancestry is still stuck at Jacob Heer born in 1846. Is there any chance the spelling might have been Heier or Herr back in Germany. ;) Thanks, David Laun (Denton)

09/13/2025

Jefferson County public record of households:

John HEER & Elizabeth STRAUB John (34, Germany), saloon keeper. Wife: Lizzie (30). Children: Lizzie (9), John ? (7), Marie C. (5), Raymond R. (3). And mother-in-law…
Maria (__?__) STRAUB,
widow of Mr. STRAUB Mary (66, Germany).

Ancestry.com has Elizabeth parents as:
Mary Sentif
B:1841 (Romelfing,) Moselle, Lorraine, France D:04-14- 1932

Sebastian Straub B:Abt 1826 Alsace Loraine D:18 Oct 1891 Newport, Campbell, Kentucky, USA

08/09/2025

AI animation from a still picture of Momma Heer and Deedee.

07/24/2025

07/15/2025

Elizabeth Heer, 1939

06/22/2025

Interesting find with John Heer's name.

225 S.W. 141

189 Ky. 442

KIRCHDORFER v. HEER ET AL.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

October 29, 1920

This agreement witnesseth that John M. Kirchdorfer does hereby agree to assign, set over, and transfer to John Heer all the stock now owned by him in the Lincoln Savings Bank & Trust Company, now pledged as security on a note executed by John M. Kirchdorfer to the Stockyards Bank of Louisville, Ky providing the said John Heer will pay the Stockyards Bank $265, the amount of the note upon which the Lincoln Bank stock is pledged, and release John M. Kirchdorfer of any and all liability on a certain note in the sum of $2,350, due July 15, 1918, executed to the Stockyards bank, and signed by the Nieder Hardware Company, Henry Nieder, Jr., John M. Kirchdorfer, John Heer, and Joseph Blasi.

John M. Kirchdorfer.

Accepted: John Heer.

Witnesses: Henry Nieder."

More details under this link. https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/kirchdorfer-v-heer-901816172

03/28/2025

EBAY active listing - Pre Prohibition Ad. Glen Lea Whiskey “What Women Want” Louisville KY 1908-1918

02/18/2023

Do not have a date but this is the wedding photo of John E. Heer to Alma J Kipp. The third from left is Dee Dee Heer (John’s sister). Photo courtesy of Kyle Heer Winkler and Nancy Heer Fusting.

02/18/2023