Person:Rufus McIlhenny (1)

Watchers
Rufus Avery McIlhenny
m. 31 Jan 1859
  1. Sara Avery McIlhenny1860 - 1948
  2. Dudley Avery McIlhenny1861 - 1862
  3. Edmund McIlhenny, Jr.1865 - 1866
  4. John Avery McIlhenny1867 - 1942
  5. Mary Avery McIlhenny1869 - 1954
  6. Edward Avery McIlhenny1872 - 1949
  7. Rufus Avery McIlhenny1876 - 1940
  8. Dr. Paul Avery McIlhenny1877 - 1962
m. 10 Dec 1903
Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3] Rufus Avery McIlhenny
Gender Male
Birth[1][3] 2 Mar 1876 Avery Island, Iberia Parish, Louisiana
Marriage 10 Dec 1903 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana(no issue)
to Clara Augusta Matthews
Census[4] 1910 Avery Island, Iberia Parish, Louisiana
Census[5] 1920 Avery Island, Iberia Parish, Louisiana
Census[6] 1930 Iberia Parish, Louisiana
Death[1][2][3] 18 Feb 1940 Avery Island, Iberia Parish, Louisiana
Burial[1] Avery Island Cemetery, Avery Island, Iberia Parish, Louisiana

Iberia Parish, Louisiana, 1910 census:[4]

McElhenny, Rufus Head 29 yrs (marr. __ yrs) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Maryland/Louisiana) Asst. Manager (Tabasco Factory)
      Clara M. Wife 32 yrs (__ children) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Louisiana) "None"
[+ 4 servants]

Iberia Parish, Louisiana, 1920 census:[5]

McIlhenney, Ruffus A. Head 49 yrs (marr.) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Louisiana) Office (Canning factory)
      Clarence [f] Wife 42 yrs (marr.) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Maryland/Kentucky)
Henshaw, Charles C. Boarder 47 yrs (single) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Louisiana) [no occupation listed]
[+ 2 servants]

Iberia Parish, Louisiana, 1930 census:[6]

McIlhenny, Rufus Head 54 yrs (marr. at 27 yrs) b. b. Louisiana (parents, b. Maryland/Louisiana) Manufacturer (Tobasco Pep.)
      Clara M. Wife 51 yrs (marr. at 25 yrs) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Louisiana) "None"
Henshaw, Charles Cousin 57 yrs (single) b. Missouri (parents, b. Louisiana/Missouri) Manager (Plantation)
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Find A Grave.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Louisiana, United States. Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1819-1964.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States. Social Security Administration. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015).
  4. 4.0 4.1 Iberia, Louisiana, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 21, p. 16A, dwelling/family 3/3.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Iberia, Louisiana, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 22, p. 21B, dwelling/family 633/635.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Iberia, Louisiana, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 20, p. 16A, dwelling/family 1/1.
  7.   United States. Passport applications, 1795-1925. (Washington, D.C. : National Archives)
    18 Sep 1924.

    State of Louisiana
    County of Iberia

    Name: McIlhenny, Rufus A.
    Passport "for self and wife Clara Mathews McIlhenny, married December 10th 1903."
    Born: 2 Mar 1876 Avery Island, Iberia Parish, Louisiana. [Stamped "BIRTH CERTIFICATE SEEN"]
    Father: Edmond McIlhenny, now deceased, born Maryland.
    Residence: Avery Ialand, Louisiana; occupation manufacturer.
    Intend to travel in England, France, Belgium, & Italy.
    Departing from Quebec, Canada, aboard S.S. Carmania, 16 Oct 1924.
    Sworn 18 Sep 1924 at District Court, New Iberia, La.

    Description: 48 yrs, 5'9", round forehead, gray eyes, regular nose, small mouth, round chin, broan hair, fair complexion, round face, no distinguishing marks.

    J. A. Gousoulin, Clerk of County Court, swears he has personally known Rufus A. McIlhenny for 15 years.

    Send passport to: Rufus A. McIlhenny, Avery Island, Iberia Parish, La.