12. | Ludwig Wilheim William "Bill" Henry (Kattentit), (immigrant) was born on 8 Jul 1818 in Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark; died on 8 Sep 1885 in Prairie Gregg, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1850, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
- Census: 1860, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
- Census: 1870, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
- Census: 1880, Prairie Gregg, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
Notes:
Posted in Janis Family Tree, owner Jon Edins, at Ancestry.com http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10712241/story/5822512c-4fd3-421a-8cad-d253ff8acbd8
"I was told this story by one of my father's sisters but cannot remember which one. Bill's decision to come to the New World was based on the fact that his elder brother was going to inherit the family business and the younger brother had joined the church so as the middle brother, Bill had no prospects in Denmark. He could not afford to purchase a ticket on a ship bound for America so he signed himself on as the captain's cabin boy. It was the captain's learned opinion that Bill's name was entirely too long and not appropriately Americanized and should be changed to reflect his adopted country to William Henry. The Kattentit was just dropped as entirely too foreign. The ship was bound for New York but on arrival the port was closed due to a smallpox epidemic. I'm not sure why the next port of call was New Orleans rather than some of the other eastern ports but that was the reason Bill started his American life in Louisiana."
Census:
1850 Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
Sevenne Boudreaux 21 1829 Louisiana
Euphemie Le Koy 18
Marie Boudreau 1
Sea Benoit 52 1798 Mulatto
William Henry 29
Elizabeth Lee 27
Julia Henry 2
Census:
1860 Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
William Henry 35
Elizabeth Henry 35
Julia Henry 11
Dennis Henry 9
Robert Henry 7
Stephen Henry 5
Rascom Henry 3
Census:
1870 Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
William Henry 53 Denmark
Elizabeth Henry 49 Louisiana
Julia Henry 21
Denis Henry 19
Robert Henry 17
Stephen Henry 13
Samuel Henry 11
William Henry 7
Emma Henry 5
Ada Henry 4/12
Census:
1880 Prairie Gregg, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
William Henry 62 1818 Denmark Denmark Denmark
Elizabeth Henry 58
Robert S. Henry 26
William Henry 17
Emma Henry 15
Ludwig married Elizabeth Lee about 1845. Elizabeth (daughter of Mark Lee, Sr and Rachel White) was born in 1823 in Louisiana; died on 19 May 1909 in Henry, Vermillion Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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