Winford Earl Henry: Our Family History

Generation: 1

1.	Winford Earl Henry was born on 23 Oct 1914 in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana (son of Bascom William Henry and Elvina Marie Toups); died on 17 Dec 2007 in Hurst, Tarrant Co, Texas. Family/Spouse: (living). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children: AnnHayley Henry, (Ag-DNA-5th-8th)

Generation: 2

Bascom William Henry was born in Dec 1888 in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana (son of Samuel Bascom Henry and Ardele Elizabeth McKie (or McKey or Mackie)); died after 1911.

Bascom married Elvina Marie Toups. Elvina was born about 1888 in of, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elvina Marie Toups was born about 1888 in of, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana; and died.

Children:

1. Winford Earl Henry was born on 23 Oct 1914 in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana; died on 17 Dec 2007 in Hurst, Tarrant Co, Texas.

Generation: 3

Samuel Bascom Henry was born on 29 May 1858 in Henry, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana (son of Ludwig Wilheim William "Bill" Henry (Kattentit), (immigrant) and Elizabeth Lee); died on 15 Mar 1943 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.

Samuel married Ardele Elizabeth McKie (or McKey or Mackie) about 1883. Ardele was born about 1862; died before 18 Aug 1894 in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ardele Elizabeth McKie (or McKey or Mackie) was born about 1862; died before 18 Aug 1894 in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.

Children:

Effie Henry-Tinker was born on 13 Jul 1884 in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana; died on 7 Mar 1964; was buried in Austin Memorial Park Cem, Austin, Travis Co, Texas.
2. Bascom William Henry was born in Dec 1888 in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana; died after 1911.
Doris Henry was born about 1889; died after 1890.
Leroy Francis Henry was born about 1892; died after 1893.

Generation: 4

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]

Elizabeth Lee was born in 1823 in Louisiana (daughter of Mark Lee, Sr and Rachel White); died on 19 May 1909 in Henry, Vermillion Parish, Louisiana.

Notes:

She was buried in Henry Protestant Cemetery in Henry, Louisiana.

Children:

Julia Henry was born in Dec 1848 in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana; died on 1 Sep 1926 in Louisiana.
Denis B Henry was born on 1 Jun 1851 in Prairie Gregg, Vermillion Parish, Louisiana; died in 1875.
Robert S Henry was born on 1 May 1852 in Henry, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana; died on 31 May 1919.
Ada Henry was born in 1853 in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana; died in 1854 in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.
Stephen M Henry was born on 15 Apr 1856 in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana; died on 25 Jul 1892 in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.
4. Samuel Bascom Henry was born on 29 May 1858 in Henry, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana; died on 15 Mar 1943 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
William Harrison Henry was born on 5 May 1863 in Louisiana; died on 11 Aug 1927 in Henry, Vermillion Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Henry Protestant Cem, Henry, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.
Emma Henry was born on 29 May 1865 in Henry, Vermillion Parish, Louisiana; died about 1910 in Louisiana.
Ada Henry was born in 1870 in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana; died after 1870 in of, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.