HENRY, W. M., Union then Rapides Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Mike Miller USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. 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 his life. 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 12 children, namely: Alice, now at Monroe, La.; Bender, farming in Union parish; 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 this sketch; 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 of 1903. 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 of the Many Drug Co., member of the Woodmen of the World, a democrat, and a representative 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, is parish 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 Alc e Fortier, Lit.D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.