Bio: James D. Henry, Claiborne Parish, LA 
Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana 
The Southern Publishing Company, Chicago & Nashville, 1890 
Submitted for the LAGenWeb Archives by: Gwen Moran-Hernandez, Jan. 2000


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James D. Henry has been a resident of Claiborne Parish, La., from his infancy, 
for he was born here in 1828, being the son of Henry S. And Lovie (Burnham) Henry, 
who were born in North Carolina and Tennessee, respectively, the former coming to 
Louisiana in 1827, and locating in Claiborne Parish. Here James D. Attained man's 
estate and as soon as he had reached a suitable age he was put to school, being an 
attendant of the common school of Claiborne Parish in his early youth, where he 
acquired a practical education. In 1857 his marriage to Miss Catherine Madden was 
celebrated, and after their union had been blessed in the birth of four children, 
two of whom are living, the mother died, the date of her death being 1865. The 
following year he united his fortunes with those of Mrs. Margaret A. Madden, widow 
of J. D. Madden, by whom he became the father of four children, three being still 
alive. In 1862 Mr. Henry enlisted in the Confederate Army, and served with fidelity 
until the cessation of hostilities. His battle was at Franklin, La., but was afterward 
in a number of hotly-contested engagements. He has the distinction of being the third 
eldest native resident of Claiborne Parish, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, as is also his wife and eldest daughter, who is at home. He belongs to the 
Farmers' Alliance, and is the owner of a plantation of 370 acres, 123 of which are 
cleared and under cultivation.

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