Edward Avery McIlhenny

1872 - 1949  (77 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Edward Avery McIlhenny
  Nickname	Ned
  Born	29 Mar 1872	Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880
  		1880 McIlhenny. 1880 US census, Isle Piquante, Iberia, Louisiana, enumeration district 27, Family Number 12028698, McIlhenny.
  Biographical Information	1894
  	Edward was a conservationist. He dropped out of school to join an Arctic expedition as an ornithologist. The expedition ended when their ship was wrecked off Greenland. In 1897, he financed his own Arctic expedition to Point Barrow, Alaska. Upon his return to Avery Island, he noticed a decline in the number of egrets. He founded the Bird City wildfowl refuge on Avery Island around 1895, which helped to save the snowy egret from extinction. He set aside 170 acres of his estate for use as a botanical garden and bird refuge. Known as Jungle Gardens it still exists today.
  		Edward Avery McIlhenny Edward Avery McIlhenny. Picture from his Point Barrow Expedition.
  		Edward Avery McIlhenny Alligator Nest. Edward inspecting an alligator's nest. From his book; "The Alligator's Life History" published by The Christopher Publishing House, Boston, Massachusetts 1935 page (facing) 104.
  Census	1900
  		1900 McIlhenny. 1900 US census, Petite Anse, Iberia, Louisiana, enumeration district 36, Family Number 531, McIlhenny.
  Census	1910
  		1910 McIlhenny. 1910 US census, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana, enumeration district 21, Family Number 1, McIlhenny.
  Census	1930
  		1930 McIlhenny 2. 1930 US census, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana, enumeration district 23-20, Family Number 1, 5, 15, 18, 19, and, 21 McIlhenny-Avery.
  Census	1940
  		1940 McIlhenny. 1940 US census, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana, enumeration district 23-20, Family Number 249 & 250, McIlhenny.
  Occupation	When his Brother John left for war, Edward took over the running of the McIlhenny Company, makers of Tabasco Sauce. He ran it from 1898 to 1949.
  		Tabasco Sauce (11)
  Died	8 Aug 1949	Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana
  		E A Mcllhenny Dies. The Sedalia (Missouri) Democrat, Tuesday, August 9, 1949 page 5.
  		Noted Louisiana Naturalist Dies. The Oakland (California) Tribune, Tuesday, August 9, 1949 page 8.
  		E A McLlhenny Legendary Naturalist. The Boston Globe, Tuesday, August 9, 1949 page 21.
  Buried	Avery Island Cemetery, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana, 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. John Avery McIlhenny,   b. 29 Oct 1867, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana ,   d. 8 Nov 1942, Charlottesville, Virginia
  5. Mary Avery McIlhenny,   b. 10 Jan 1869, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana ,   d. 3 Sep 1954, 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	I38241	Nagel
  Last Modified	19 Jul 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	Mary Given Matthews,   b. 18 Dec 1874, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana ,   d. 10 Jul 1958, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana  (Age 83 years)
  Married	6 Jun 1900	New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
  		Edward Avery McIlhenny and Mary Given Matthews marriage. Edward Avery McIlhenny and Mary Given Matthews marriage.
  Children	+ 1. Rosemary Matthews McIlhenny,   b. 9 Feb 1901,   d. Aug 1983, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana  (Age 82 years)  [Birth] + 2. Pauline Sill McIlhenny,   b. 22 Jul 1902, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana ,   d. 11 Apr 1980, New Iberia, Iberia, Louisiana  (Age 77 years)  [Birth] + 3. Leila Avery McIlhenny,   b. 22 Sep 1903,   d. 2 Apr 1967  (Age 63 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2020
  Family ID	F12061	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 29 Mar 1872 - Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana Married - 6 Jun 1900 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana Died - 8 Aug 1949 - Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana Buried - - Avery Island Cemetery, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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  Edward Avery McIlhenny. Bird Lore, Audubon Society's magazine. January-February 1916. Page 64.