The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-21
lDR. HENRY'S BURIAL
FUNERAL OF AGED CITIZEN THIS
 AFTERNOON.
Hundreds of Montgomery People Visit Residence To Express Sorrow At Death of q Splendid
 Man.


 The services will be conducted by Dr.. Neal l.. Anderson, pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church, assisted by Rev. H M Edmonds. acting pastor of the no With the passing of pr. Henry; best citizens. His has been a famil- jar figure on the streets of Montgomery and one that will be missed. All of yesterday the residence on South Hull street was filled with friends eager to express to the family the sorrow felt at the loss of a va.ued citizen and friend: constant stream Of men, wo- men and children who had konwn him. and who had received some kindness, cine in tEis city for tro past twenty five years. he was widely known for whom he found fin neeay circumstances. and, in the capacity of physician and friend, his charity to all was unbound Dr. Henry was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. and a de- voted attendant on the services there. He was probably the first child, bap tized in the original Presbyterian Church of Montgomery.
 For years he h-d been practically an
 sn onhs S sro he Ssd besn constant In the actfce of his profes- sion. For the past year he hal been confined to his room, vet not day
 
 write prescriptions and otherwise re- lieve the sufferings of those who came to him in trouble and distress.
 He was a patient sufferer, bearing the long hours of confinement without a murmur or word of complaint, and when the end came he quietly fell asleep
 He is survived by his wife and one daughter, Mrs. Ernest Stay of Mont gomery, one sister. N-- M. A. Robin son of Baltimore; and one brother Fla. who will reach Montgomery this
 Dr. Henry was one of the most in teresting characters who ever lived in Montgomery. He took pride in the claim that he was the oldest native born citizen cf Montgomery, and his love for his native city and it's people was tender and true.
 The police station at the corner of Perry Street and Madison Avenue oe cupies the site on which pr. Henry was born, January 3, 1929. His father had come to Montgomery from Mobile in ISIS, riding the entire distance on horse back The ancestors of Dr. Henry were people of distinction. He was the old est son of Dr. Hugh William Henry, and his wife, who was Martha Falconer, His mother was a daughter of William Falcouer of Maryland, who became pro ninent planter of Montgomery Coun- ty as early as 1919. The father of pr. Henry was born in Waterford, N. Y., and was commissioned by Governor Tompkins of that State as surgeon in the United StGtes, Army.
 In 1917 the father of pr. Henry set tied at Blakely, near Mobile. and in E5S1S. deciding 10 locate at Mentgom- cry. then known as New Philadelphia, be roGe an Indian pony through the cpuntry to his new home, In the pio, neer days this older Dr. Henry played an important part in the history of this section. He was a great friend and ad mirer of Andrew Jackson and served as Colonel of volunteers in the In dian var of 1886. He was a member of the committee of Montgomery citi- zens which received Lafayette on his visit here in 1925 and he served many years as an Alderman of Montgomery He died in Baltimore and his remains were inferred in Oakwood Cemetery.
 The Henrys are of the same family as Patrick Henry, the Virginia patriot. scion of the Singleton family one of the hedistinguished families of South Car olina- @tI
 Dr. Henry received his education at returned to Montgomery and studied medicine In 1S47- iS with the celebrated Dr. T. Marion Sims. In 1850 he was graduated from the Medical Depart In 1851 he took degree at the Col lege f Homeopathy In Philadelphia and began she praetioe O: homeopathy in Montgomery. He was one of the  tioners of homeopathy in Alabama. He attended every one of the meetings of the Southern Homeopathic Association | since it's organization and had held the | offices of Vice-President and Hor orary l President of that society of scientists i He was a charter member of the | United States Homeopathic Medical As | sociation, the oldest national organiza- l tion of any medical school in this coun- |
 He practiced his profession success fully in Lake Providence, La, Charles | ton, S. G. Selma and Montgomery, and | passed through severe yellow fever cpl | demtcs in Montgomery and Charleston l
 In the sick room Dr. Henry was pa tient but positive He had q wide prac- | tice and enjoyed the confidence of his i
 Without seeking public office Dr. | Henry always took a keen interest in | politics and matters of public concern. l He was an ardent Douglass Democrat | in 16S0 and assisted in carrying Selma l and Dallas county where he then | resided. for the candidate of his choice. l
 When Alabama seeded from the un- ion pr. Henry joined heartily with his | neighbors in the course they had talk | an. His lameness- prevented him from l going into active military service but | he gave freely of his means and his professional skill to the cause of tho | South.
 ~ At the close of the war Dr. Henry was Mayor of Selma. He accepted the |
 
 but he advocated the white people or ganizing themselves from politics until they ascertained which of the parties in the North would give them the hest terms and thereupon joining that par ty The Democratic leaders in Ala hama declined to adopt this course and Dr Henry helped to organize a Repub- lican party of white men in Alabama, calling a convention in Selma for that purpose on June 9th. 1865. He died believing that if his policy had been the South would have been spared the horrors of reconstruction. 1 Dr. Henry continued a Republican un- til his death.
 In 1864 Dr. Henry married Miss Mary Jane McCurdv, a daughter of Hon. A. Pinckney McCurdy. then an important planter of Dallas county Of their fancy. This is Mrs. Ernest Stay of who. with her mother, survives him. T
 Dr. Henry was a large owner of real estate in Montgomery. city and and practised his profession until within a few months of his death
 For over fifty years Dr. Henry was n member Of the Masonic fraternity and at the time of his death was associa- ted with Andrew Jackson Lodge in l whose proceedings he always manifest ed a lively interest. He was for tyven- tY- five years a member of the KniRhts ( of Honor his membership being in 1 ArChor Lodge of Montgomery ,
 The following gentlemen will serve as nall bearers at the funeral of pr, Henrv<
 Active Dr. Chiffon Thorninrtor r G, Foster, 4. B Garland. W P De- Iarnette R s Williams. | & Stnnton Dr. Crossland and C. B Groom I
 Honorary--J T Cook, George W. F.lv Frank Brown. John W. A. Sanford. ST