Person:Dudley Avery (3)

Iberia Parish, Louisiana, 1870 census:^[2]

Avery, D. D. 60 yrs Lawyer (real estate = $100,000; personal estate = $5,000) b. Louisiana

      Sarah 58 yrs Keeping House b. New York

      John 26 yrs Supt. in Salt Mine b. Louisiana

      Marguerite 21 yrs b. Louisiana

McIlhenny, E. 51 yrs [no occupation listed] b. Maryland

      Mary 31 yrs b. Louisiana

      Sarah 9 yrs b. Louisiana

      John 3 yrs b. Louisiana

      Mary 1 yr b. Louisiana

Avery, Dudley 28 yrs Farmer b. Louisiana

      Louise 23 yrs b. Louisiana

      Daniel 4 yrs b. Louisiana

      Kate 2 yrs b. Louisiana

Leeds, Paul 34 yrs Clerk in Salt Mine b. Louisiana

      Sarah 30 yrs b. Louisiana

Pierce, Cora 40 yrs [no occupation listed] b. Louisiana

Iberia Parish, Louisiana, 1900 census:^[3]

Avery, D. D. Head 57 yrs (b. Sep 1842) (wid.) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Louisiana)

McIlhenny, Mary E. Sister 62 yrs (b. May 1838) (wid.; 8 children, 6 living) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Louisiana)

Leeds, Cera Sister 60 yrs (b. Feb 1840) (wid.; -----) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Louisiana)

McIlhenny, Cera Every Niece 39 yrs (b. Sep 1860) (single) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Louisiana)

      John Every Nephew 32 yrs (b. Mar 1867) (single) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Louisiana)

      Rufus Every Nephew 23 yrs (b. Mar 1877) (single) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Louisiana)

[+ 5 unrelated boarders]

Iberia Parish, Louisiana, 1910 census:^[4]

Avery, Dudley Head 67 yrs (wid.) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Louisiana/New York) Farmer

McIlhenny, Mary E. Sister 72 yrs(wid.; 8 children, 6 living) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Louisiana/New York)

      Sara A. Niece 49 yrs (single) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Maryland/Louisiana)

Leeds, Sara A. Sister 70 yrs (wid.; -----) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Louisiana/New York)

Avery, John L. Son 40 yrs (single) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Louisiana) Manager (Farm)

[1 unrelated boarder & 6 servants]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Find A Grave.

   Dudley Avery

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Iberia, Louisiana, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   p. 173B, dwelling/family 91/103.
3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 Iberia, Louisiana, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   ED 36, p. 30, dwelling/family 537/539.
4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1 Iberia, Louisiana, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   ED 21, p. 13A, dwelling/family 1/1.
5.   Brasseaux, Carl A.; James D. Wilson; Glenn R. (Glenn Russell) Conrad; and Center for Louisiana Studies. A Dictionary of Louisiana biography. (New Orleans, Louisiana: Louisiana Hist. Assn., c1988).

   AVERY, Dudley, businessman, politician. Born, Baton Rouge, September 20, 1842, eldest son of Daniel Dudley Avery (q.v.) and Sarah Craig Marsh. Education, local schools, attended Princeton University. Civil War: enlisted 1861, served with Fourth Louisiana Infantry; elected lieutenant, 18th Louisiana Regiment. Wounded, Battle of Shiloh. Took part in all engagements of Red River Campaign. Married, March 23, 1865, Mary Louise Richardson, daughter of Daniel Dubose and Mary Alexander Richardson of Bayside Plantation near Jeanerette, La. Children: Daniel Dudley, Kate Richardson, John Leeds, and Dudley, Jr. After war engaged in planting and salt production on Avery Island. Organized the first militia company outside of New Orleans after Civil War, The Iberia Guards. Served in the state senate in the 1890s. Charter member, UCV Camp 1788, New Iberia. Died, January 11, 1917; interred Avery Island. G.R.C.
   
   Sources: Alcée Fortier, Louisiana. . . ., 3 vols. (1909); Glenn R. Conrad, comp., New Iberia: Essays on the Town and Its People (1979); New Iberia (La.) Enterprise, January 13, 1917.

6.   New Orleans Item
   p. 11, 8 Aug 1912.

   

7.   The Times-Picayune. (New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States)
   p. 15, 29 Oct 1912.

   

8.   New Orleans States
   p. 5, 11 Jun 1917.

   GEN. AVERY DIES AT ISLAND HOME.
   Famous as Soldier and One of Discoverers of Salt Mines of State.
   
   
   General Dudley Avery, of Avery Island, famous soldier and fighter in the pioneer days and one of the discoverers of the limitless salt deposits on the island, died at the old homestead, Thursday morning at 7 o'clock, age 74 years.
   
   Telegrams to W. E. Stauffer and B. B. Myles in this city, from Daniel D. Avery, conveyed the first information of this famous Louisianian and member of one of the best known families of the south. The Averys and McIlhennys have retained possession of Avery Island since its original purchase by the grandfather of General avery. It was originally called Marsh Island, named after the maternal ancestors.
   
   Dudley Avery was the son of Daniel D. Avery and was born almost on the same spot where he died. He was reared in that locality and educated in the schools of Iberia parish. He then went to Princeton College and was a Sophomore when the civil war broke out. He left college, hastened back to Louisiana and entered the service of the Confederate army.
   
   He was seriously wounded in the battle of Shiloh and was in the hospital some time. Upon returning to his command, he was assigned on the staff of General Mouton, who was afterwards killed in the battle of Mansfield. Mr. Avery also fought at Mansfield.
   
   FOUGHT BY SIDE OF GEN. BEAUREGARD.
   
   The equestrian statue of Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard at the Esplanade avenue entrance to City Park was patterned after a description of the famous Confederate leader written by Gen. Avery. Gen. Avery knew Gen. Beauregard intimately, having fought beside him in several important civil war engagements.
   
   After the war he again took up his residence on the island. Salt had been discovered on Avery Island long before that, however, this mine was the chief source of supply of the Confederate States during the war. His brother, John M. Avery, was the actual discoverer of salt on the island and it was later developed into a great commercial enterprise.
   
   The Averys were also large planters in Iberia parish. In the early nineties Gen. Avery became prominent in state politics and was elected to the State Senate, where he served four years. He was president of the police jury for Iberia for years.
   
   He had three sisters and one brother: Mrs. Edward McIlhenny,mother of E. A. McIlhenny, now in charge of the tobasco sauce industy, and John A. McIlhenny, United States civil service commissioner at Washington; Mrs. Paul Leeds, of Avery Island; Mrs. William Preston Johnston, of New Orleans, wife of the late president of Tulane University; John M. Avery, who died in 1885.
   
   Gen. Avery married Miss Richardson of Iberia parish. Of this union there were born three sons and one daughter: Daniel D. Avery, who resided with his father; Dudley Avery, who died some years ago; John Leeds Avery, of the Island, and Mrs. Jos. S. Clark of Philadelphia. Mrs. Clark had been at home for several weeks attending her aged father, and had only returned to Philadelhia a few days ago.
   
   Mr. Avery had been in failing health for three years. A short time ago pneumonia set in and hastened the end.
   
   The funeral will be held from the old home Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock with interment in the Avery family burial ground on the Island, under a grove of spreading live oaks.

9.   The Times-Picayune. (New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States)
   p. 1, 12 Jan 1917.

   

10.   New Iberia Weekly Iberian
    p. 5, 2 Jun 1917.