JOHN HEIDEL
Arizona, the Youngest State, pg 584

John Heidel, owner of the Heidel Hotel and other valuable 
property of Tucson, which city he has been a resident for 
the past fourteen years, was born and reared in St. Louis, 
Missouri. He is a son of Conrad and Regina (Klingler) Heidel, 
who came from Germany, when young and were married in the 
United States, settling in St. Louis, Missouri.  The father 
was a horseman, dealing in draft horses.

Upon the completion of his education in the schools of St. 
Louis, John Heidel immediately began qualifying for a 
business career and was for some years employed in a 
wholesale grocery in his native city, where he resided 
until 1898. In the fall of that year he came to Tucson 
and engaged in the liquor business until 1907.  As his 
circumstances permitted he invested in local real estate 
and now owns fifteen flats in Tucson which he is renting 
to good advantage. In 1907 her erected the Heidel Hotel, 
which is one of the most substantially constructed and 
best equipped buildings in the city. It is the newest 
and most thoroughly modern hotel in Tucson and was first 
opened for business in February 1908.  Mr. Heidel conducted 
it with very good success until November 1, 1910, since 
which time he has leased it. He has met with unqualified 
success in the development of his interests here and is 
devoting his entire attention to the management of his 
property.  He is interested in the Gila Land and Cattle 
Company as director and treasurer; owns stock in several 
corporations and is deeply interested in the Arizona Fire 
Insurance Company.

Mr. Heidel has been married twice. His first wife, who is 
now deceased was Miss Anna Weider of St. Louis, and to them 
were born six children: Fred, Charles J., Carrie, Mamie, 
Lulu and Harry.  The lady who now bears his name was in 
her maidenhood Miss Emily Meel and she too is from St. 
Louis. To Mr. Heidel and his second wife there has been 
born one daughter, Jeannetta.  The family home is located 
on University Avenue where Mr. Heidel has erected a 
beautiful modern residence.

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