HENRY, W. M., Union (then Rapides) Parish, Louisiana

Submitted by Mike Miller



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Henry, W. M., a well known and popular dentist of Many, La., was born in
Union parish, Jan. 5, 1883, a son of James S. and Anna Eliza (Hester)
Henry. The father, who was a native of Georgia, came to Louisiana with
his parents in 1853 and engaged in farming, which vocation he continued 
all hislife. At the outbreak of the Civil war he promptly enlisted
in a company of Louisiana volunteers, and during the great struggle that
followed proved himself a brave and valiant soldier, enduring the terrible
hardships and privations with the stoicism that characterized the soldiers of
the Confederacy. After the surrender he returned to his plantation, where
he remained until his death, Feb. 21, 1906, and is survived by his beloved
wife, who still resides at the old homestead. They were the parents of
12children, namely: Alice, now at Monroe, La.; Bender, farming in Unionparish;
S. R.(deceased) ; John P., dentist at Winnsboro, La.; James R.,D. D. S.,
Monroe; Dena, farming in Union parish; Elizabeth, wife of A. W.Gilliland,
rural carrier, Ouachita parish; W. M., the subject of thissketch; Elsie, wife
of F.M. Johnson, of Ouachita parish; Robert B., D.D. S., of West Monroe; Katie
Eugenie, and Hamilton S., at home. The subject of this biography received his
early education in the public schools at Calhoun and Downsville, after which
he attended the Southern Dental college, at Atlanta, graduating with
distinction in the class of1903. Dr. Henry supplemented his college course
with 3 years of extensive travel, and in 1906 located at Many, where he first
began the practice of his profession in partnership with Dr. McFarland, who
later retired, leaving the practice to his partner. He is a stockholder and
president ofthe Many Drug Co., member of the Woodmen of the World, a democrat,
and arepresentative citizen. May 26, 1911, he led to the altar Miss Minnie,
a daughter of Fletcher and Hattie (Estes) Addison, the father being a
prosperous planter of that section. Her grandfather, R. W. Estes, isparish
treasurer. Dr.and Mrs. Henry have one child, Margorie Elizabeth. Louisiana:

Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions,and Persons,
Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), p. 801. Edited by Alce Fortier, Lit.D.
Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.

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