tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657913448535983609.post5972371211376771347..comments2024-03-23T05:26:31.832-07:00Comments on Those Pre-Pro Whiskey Men!: The Dants “Permeated” Kentucky DistillingJack Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01499431800088809848noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657913448535983609.post-65104870428691769482023-08-28T12:39:28.149-07:002023-08-28T12:39:28.149-07:00There is a book of biographies of prominent Kentuc...There is a book of biographies of prominent Kentuckians which I think was published during JW's lifetime. It states he was born in Washington County, but I'm sure he was born near Loretto or near Holy Cross, which are now in Marion County but was still Washington County at the time of his birth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657913448535983609.post-13738435717774974592020-08-13T06:32:26.576-07:002020-08-13T06:32:26.576-07:00Unknown: Good find.Unknown: Good find.Jack Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01499431800088809848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657913448535983609.post-56292126180999485682020-08-12T07:25:10.364-07:002020-08-12T07:25:10.364-07:00Picked up a jug with Old Danton Whiskey always pur...Picked up a jug with Old Danton Whiskey always pure John P. Dant, 913 West Broadway Louisville KY.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08378980355227068458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657913448535983609.post-15327290660618742552020-04-17T08:31:41.474-07:002020-04-17T08:31:41.474-07:00William... thanks for your contributions to the &q...William... thanks for your contributions to the "Whiskeymen" blog... as the great great grandson of J.W. Dant, I would be interested in touching base and having further dialogue regarding our family heritage. Shoot me an email at your convenience. Thanks and stay healthy and safe. timothydant@gmail.com<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05707848084407213893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657913448535983609.post-76926950196764569892019-02-19T12:27:54.693-08:002019-02-19T12:27:54.693-08:00William: My source for J. W. Dant's birthplac...William: My source for J. W. Dant's birthplace and date is from an obituary that apparently appeared in a local paper after his death. It id part of the Ancestry "Find a Grave" memorial to him online and tho unattributed on that site, the obituary seems authoritative enough to be credible. Sources also indicate that J.W.'s father was John Baptiste Dant, a native of Kentucky. Jack Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01499431800088809848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657913448535983609.post-53388199188484716512019-02-18T04:19:45.072-08:002019-02-18T04:19:45.072-08:00The Dants came from Northumberland, England to St....The Dants came from Northumberland, England to St. Mary's, Maryland in about 1720, and two Dant brothers came to Kentucky and Southern Indiana about a century later. Not sure if J.W. was one of their sons, or you got where he was born wrong. <br /><br />(I am a Dant and have done a lot of genealogical research.)Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02544415958528202558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657913448535983609.post-28491415061671457172018-09-13T18:13:30.716-07:002018-09-13T18:13:30.716-07:00Have a vintage bottle of J.W. Dant Triple Sec. At ...Have a vintage bottle of J.W. Dant Triple Sec. At least 30 years old. Just wondered what anyone thinks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065682699988438880noreply@blogger.com