Jacob
Heer
Jr.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mabel Hester (Kerr) Heer
— married
1922 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 70
in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
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Biography
Birth and Early Life
Jacob Heer Jr. was born on 11 October 1895 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States to Jacob Heer Sr. (born about 1869) and Elizabeth Hoesli (1870-1957) as the first of their three children.
Siblings
- Rosa Heer born in September 1897 in Missouri, United States.
- Frederick Heer, known as Fred, born 1 November 1900 in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. He married Ruth Eleanore Counts, called Lucy, (1900-1989) in about 1941. Frederick died on 9 June 1979 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States.
Marriage and Family
Jacob married Mabel Kerr (1895-1974) in 1922 when they were both 27 years of age.
Children of the Heer-Kerr Marriage
- Lois Jean Heer was born on 7 October 1923 in Kansas, United States. She married Charles A. Dixon Jr. (born about 1925) on 24 May 1947 in Jackson County, Missouri. Lois died on 9 January 2013.
- Shirley I. Heer was born in 1930 in Kansas, United States. She married Jack Lloyd Godfrey (1929-1985) before 1952. Shirley died in 2002 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States.
Death and Burial
Jacob died on 15 August 1966 at the age of 70 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States. He was buried in the Penwell-Gabel Cemetery and Mausoleum, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas. Plot B-Acacia Lawn, Lot 38, Space 6A. Find A Grave: Memorial #119853727
Sources
- 1900 United States Federal Census on 9 June in Atchison, Atchison, Kansas. Pages 11 A & B, lines 48-50 & 1. Residence 1309 Atchison Street. [1]
- 1905 Kansas State Census. 1 March in Valley Falls, Jefferson, Kansas. Pg 103, Lines 21-25. [2]
- 1910 United States Federal Census on 23 April in Valley Falls, Delaware Township, Jefferson, Kansas. Page 6B, Lines 67-71. Walnut Street. [3]
- 1917-1918 (only 5 June, no year) WWI Draft Registration. Residence 527 Monroe in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas. Born on 11 Oct 1895 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Occupation is Rodman for the AT & SF Railroad Co., single.
- 1927 U.S. City Directories, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas. Page 249. Jacob Heer, Jr. attendent at Standard Oil Co. Residence is 1156 Grand Avenue. Wife Mabel.
- 1930 United States Federal Census. 2 April 1930 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas.[4]
- 1933 U.S. City Directories, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas. Page 163. Jacob Heer attendant at Shell Petroleum Corp. wife Mabel. Residence is 544 Gray.
- 1935 U.S. City Directories, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas. Page 188. Heer, Jacob and wife Mabel. He is an attendant at Supreme Service Station. Residence is 1142 West. The 1940 census confirms that this was their same residence in 1935 as 1940.
- 1940 United States Federal Census. 4 April 1940 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas.Page 2B, lines 65-68.[5]
- 1942 U.S. City Directories, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas. Page 168.[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ 1900: Heer, Jacob 30, head, b. Switzerland August 1869, Marriage 1 for 12 years. , naturalized citizen, arrived 1886, bottler of liquors; Elisa 30, wife, b. Switzerland March 1870, arrived 1887, married 1888, 2 children born and living; Jacob 4, son, b. Missouri October 1895; Rosa 2, daughter, b. Missouri September 1897.
- ↑ 1905: Herr, Jacob 36, head; Elizabeth 35, wife; Jacob 9, son; Rosa 7, daughter; Fred 4, son.
- ↑ 1910: Heer, Jacob 40, head, m. 21 yrs., bottler of soda water; Elizabeth 39, wife, 3 children born & living; Jacob 14, son, b. Missouri; Rosa 12, daughter, b. Kansas; Frederick 9, son, b. Kansas.
- ↑ 1930: Residence is 1159 Grand Avenue. Jacob Heer Jr. 34, head, rental, service man at filling station, veteran of WW I, married at 26; Mabel H. 34, married at 26; Lois J. 6, daughter born in Kansas.
- ↑ 1940: Jacob Heer 44, head, service station attendant at Cunningham Tire & Service; Mabel 44, wife both have 4 years high school; Lois 16, daughter 2 years high school; Shirley 5, daughter.
- ↑ 1942: Jacob Heer, Jr., driver. Wife Mabel. Residence is 715 W. 11th, Apt. 1. Daughter Lois is stenographer at Kansas Poultry Institute.
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Darlene (Scott) Kerr
Darlene (Scott) Kerr
PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE the placement of the reference and footnote notations. 1/2 of the census data and other is lost if you do. No rule that I know of that says you have to have no space between "Sources" and References or can't have footnotes. And yes, I have read the "Help" page.Thank you.
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