Herr, John 02 Apr 1771 - 03 Apr 1852
Herr, Elizabeth 21 Oct 1779 - 20 Apr 1859
Oldham, Emily 02 Mar 1817 - 08 Dec 1892
NOTE**
The Herr and Rudy families were prominent
landowners in Louisville, Kentucky in the 1700s-1800s. Originally, this cemetery
was on the property of John Herr, Sr. and his second wife, Elizabeth Whayne
Simcoe Herr. The main house is still standing. It is on the National Register of
Historic Places, and is located at 726 Waterford Road. This is in the Wexford
Place subdivision within Windy Hills, off Brownsboro Road, approximately ˝ mile
west of the intersection of Brownsboro Road and Rudy Lane. The cemetery is
located behind the house which now stands at 730 Waterford Road. From Brownsboro
Road, turn onto Antrim Road, then turn left onto Waterford Road. As of May 25, 2015, the cemetery is beautifully
landscaped and maintained. The remnants of a stone wall are still there, but
there is no fence around the cemetery. Standing in the cemetery, you can easily
see the “big house,” approximately two backyards away. This seems to be the way
that many family cemeteries are configured-they are on a family farm or
property, not too far from the house. John Herr, Sr. and his wife, Elizabeth Whayne
Simcoe Herr, are buried here, as is their daughter, Emily Herr Oldham. John and
Elizabeth’s headstones are in good condition, but Emily’s is badly faded. There
are two other small headstones in the row where Emily’s is located, but they are
too faded to read at all. There are also nine other headstones here. They are
labeled: Unknown/Grave 1/Rudy Cemetery and so on through Unknown/Grave 9/Rudy
Cemetery. Contributed by Ellen White 6/2015. |