Lieutenant John Avery McIlhenny

1867 - 1942  (75 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	John Avery McIlhenny
  Title	Lieutenant
  Born	29 Oct 1867	Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870
  		1870 Avery-McIlhenny. 1870 US census, New Iberia, Iberia, Louisiana, Family Number 103, Avery-McIlhenny.
  Census	1880
  		1880 McIlhenny. 1880 US census, Isle Piquante, Iberia, Louisiana, enumeration district 27, Family Number 12028698, McIlhenny.
  Military Service	U.S. Army, Spanish-American War
  	In his book "The Rough Riders" President Roosevelt said; "We could have filled up the whole regiment many times over from the South Atlantic and Gulf States, alone, but were only able to accept a very few applicants. One of them was John Mcllhenny, of Louisiana; a planter and manufacturer, a big-game hunter and book-lover, who could have had a commission in the Louisiana toops, but who preferred to go as a trooper in the Rough Riders because he believed we would surely see fighting. He could have commanded any influence, social or political, he wished; but he never asked a favor of any kind. He went into one of the New Mexican troops, and by his high qualities and zealous attention to duty speedily rose to a sergeantcy, and finally won his lieutenancy for gallantry in action.
  		Among the Rough Riders. The Opelousas (Parish of St. Landry, Louisiana) Courier, Saturday, October 8, 1898 page one.
  		Lieutenant John McIlhenny. President Teddy Roosevelt posing with his Spanish-American War Rough Rider friend Lieutenant John McIlhenny from Avery Island, Louisiana, 1907, aboard the Steamboat Mississippi
  		John Avery McIlhenny in Uniform. John Avery McIlhenny in Uniform.
  Occupation	John took over the McIlhenny Company after his father's death but, resigned to serve in the Spanish-American war.
  		Tabasco Sauce (11)
  Died	8 Nov 1942	Charlottesville, Virginia
  		John A Mcilhenny Death. John A Mcilhenny Death.
  		John Avery McIlhenny Obituary The Shreveport Journal (Shreveport, Louisiana), 09 Nov 1942, Monday, Page 16
  Buried	10 Nov 1942	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, United States
  Siblings	7 siblings
  1. Sarah Avery McIlhenny,   b. 10 Sep 1860, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana ,   d. 5 Nov 1948, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana
  2. Dudley Avery McIlhenny,   b. 24 Nov 1861, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana
  3. Edmund McIlhenny,   b. 6 Dec 1865, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana
  4. Mary Avery McIlhenny,   b. 10 Jan 1869, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana ,   d. 3 Sep 1954, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana
  5. Edward Avery McIlhenny,   b. 29 Mar 1872, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana ,   d. 8 Aug 1949, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana
  6. Rufus Avery McIlhenny,   b. 2 Mar 1876, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana ,   d. 18 Feb 1940, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana
  7. Paul Avery McIlhenny,   b. 16 Feb 1877, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana ,   d. 17 Jan 1962, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
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  Person ID	I38239	Nagel
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	Edmund McIlhenny,   b. 15 Oct 1815, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland ,   d. 25 Nov 1890, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana  (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Eliza Avery,   b. 19 May 1838, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana ,   d. 26 Dec 1916, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana  (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	30 Jun 1859	Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  Family ID	F12059	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anita Vincent Stauffer,   b. 17 Mar 1886, Orleans Parish, Louisiana ,   d. 6 Jan 1969, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana  (Age 82 years)
  Married	30 Nov 1907	New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
  		John Avery McIlhenny and Anita Vincent Stauffer marriage. John Avery McIlhenny and Anita Vincent Stauffer marriage.
  Children	1. John Stauffer McIlhenny,   b. 25 May 1909, Washington, District of Columbia ,   d. 3 Apr 1997, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana  (Age 87 years)  [Birth]   2. Walter Stauffer McIlhenny,   b. 22 Oct 1910, Washington, District of Columbia ,   d. 22 Jun 1985, Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana  (Age 74 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2019
  Family ID	F12060	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 29 Oct 1867 - Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana Married - 30 Nov 1907 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana Died - 8 Nov 1942 - Charlottesville, Virginia Buried - 10 Nov 1942 - Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents

  John Avery McIlhenny Has Seen Much Of Life Paxton Daily Record (Paxton, Illinois), 15 Jan 1907, Tuesday, Page 4