Eustace Windham > Samuel B. Windham > John Darby Windham

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1. James Lodric "Jim" WINDHAM Sr. (b. 26 Dec 1837, MS; d. 29 Dec 1902, Big Spring, HowaCtyTX) m1. Rhoda Elizabeth JONES in 1860 (probably in AngeCtyTX) m2. Delphia Ann "Daphne" FANNIN about 1870 Children:   1. John William D. WINDHAM  (b. 1861, TX)     2. James Lodrick WINDHAM  Jr.  (b. c. 1865, TX)     Notes: For more detailed information on Jim Windham, click his name above.

2nd Marriage
 

Dr. John Darby WINDHAM Born: 13 Feb 1816, MS Died: 30 Mar 1898, CallCtyTX Find-A-Grave 31009332, TX Father: Samuel B. WINDHAM Mother: Leah BLAKE

Married: 8 July 1841, Nacogdoches, NacoCtyTX

Frances "Fannie" MONTEITH Born: 10 Feb 1816, TN Died: 11 Jan 1901 Find-A-Grave 31009182, TX Father: Robert MONTEITH Mother: Mary ROBERSON

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Amazon	1. Samuel Robert WINDHAM (b. 10 Sep 1842, NacoCtyTX; d. 10 Nov 1917, BrowCtyTX) m. Amazon Savannah BAUGH on July 21, 1872, BrowCtyTX Children: 1. John David "Dave" WINDHAM (b. 1873, TX) m. Leoma TERRY   2. Thomas Morgan "Top" WINDHAM (b. 1875, TX) m1. Frances Ellie HARRELL m2. Annie L. NICHOLS 3. Dr. Samuel Hillory WINDHAM (b. 1876, TX) m. Linnie BIGHAM     4. Arthur Jefferson WINDHAM  (b. c. 1876-79)   5. Amanda Jane WINDHAM  (b. 1879, TX) m. Robert Benjamin FLOYD   6. Levin Baugh WINDHAM  (b. 1880, TX) m. Tulia JOHNSON   7. Mary Magdelene WINDHAM  (b. 1888, TX) m. Dr. Homer C. BOWDEN   8. William Oscar "Bill" WINDHAM (b. 1890, TX) m. Essie COOK   9. Amazon Elizabeth "Eliza" WINDHAM (b. 1891, TX) m. James W. PHILLIPS     Notes: For more detailed information on Sam R. Windham, click his name above.
	2. Jessie Ezekiel "Eli" WINDHAM  (b. 3 Mar 1845, Nacogdoches, NacoCtyTX; d. 19 May 1866, Homer, AngeCtyTX)   Notes: Eli Windham was killed in a feud called the "Gilley War"  and is buried in Homer, TX. There are two accounts of this incident: One is listed in the book A History of Angelina County, the other is from a newspaper article in The Free Press of Diboll, Texas called "The Gilley War at Homer", 1866.
	3. Mary Ann WINDHAM  (b. 18 Apr 1847, TX; d. 21 May 1867, age 20)   Notes:
Martha	4. James Calvin "Cal" WINDHAM  (b. 11 Jan 1849; d. 12 May 1901, CallCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 31009142, TX) m. Martha Alice SMITH (b. 7 Aug 1861, TN; d. 30 May 1939, TX; Find-A-Grave 31005084, TX) on 9 Aug 1879, CallCtyTX    Parents: Henry Bluford Webster SMITH / Eliza Jane LEMONS;    2nd husband: Hillard Cisero GRANTHAM Children:   1. Isaac W. WINDHAM  (b. 4 June 1880; d. 24 Oct 1880, age 4 months; Find-A-Grave 31009289, TX)     2. Edna Alice WINDHAM  (b. 15 Aug 1881, TX; d. 11 Jul 1951, Los Molinos, TehaCtyCA; Find-A-Grave 32186842, CA) m. James B. EARLY (b. 19 Jan 1892, ColeCtyTX; d. 7 Jan 1936, CallCtyTX, age 43; Find-A-Grave 93826592, TX)    Parents: John Thomas EARLY / America EPPS   3. Roy Calvin WINDHAM  (b. 12 Mar 1884, Tecumseh, CallCtyTX; d. 12 Mar 1942, Oplin, CallCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 31009450, TX) m. Mary Myrtle LOFTON (b. 19 Jan 1892, ColeCtyTX; d. 7 Jan 1936, CallCtyTX, age 43; Find-A-Grave 49452195, TX)    Parents: Will LOFTON / Mary MEADOWS)   4. Maude E. WINDHAM  (b. Nov 1887, TX; d. 31 Jan 1909, age 22; Find-A-Grave 31005162, TX) m. Orlando "Lando" GRANTHAM (b. Oct 1881; d. 16 July 1914, age 33; Find-A-Grave 31005172, TX)    Parents: Hillard Cisero GRANTHAM / Margaret E. DICKSON   5. Ed WINDHAM  (b. 8 Feb 1890, Tecumseh, CallCtyTX; d. 20 Oct 1955, LassCtyCA; Find-A-Grave 88842091, CA) m. Ethel V. MILLER (b. 16 Oct 1892, TX; d. 5 Mar 1973, Redding, ShasCtyCA; Find-A-Grave 88842187, CA    Parents: John Wesley MILLER / Nancy Louella COBB   Notes: Some time after Calvin's death, Alice (by then called "Grannie Windham") would later marry Hilliard Cisero Grantham (the father of her daughter Maude's husband Orlando). She lived to be 77 years old. Cal Windham's Obit: THE STAR, Friday, May 17, 1901 CAL WINDHAM DEAD Cal Windham died at his residence near Tecumseh at 10 o'clock Sunday morning May 12, 1901. While his death is not unexpected by his family and those acquainted with his condition yet they did not abandon all hope of recovery until last week. Sometime ago he came to Baird for medical treatment for kidney and stomach troubles and while here had a paralytic stroke from which he never fully recovered. Cal Windham was born in East Texas January 11, 1849? and moved with his parents to Brown county after the war where he lived until the family moved to Eagle Cove in this county about 1876 or 1878 where he married Miss Alice Smith a year or two later. His wife and 4 children survive him. Cal Windham was a peculiar man in many respects; a born cynic, to hear him talk, yet tender hearted as a child, and generous to a fault, and many a silent tear was shed at his funeral by his old friends and acquaintances. He was buried with Masonic honors last Monday at 10 a.m. by Tecumseh lodge of which he was a charter member in the presence of a large concourse of people, gathered to pay the last sad rites to their old neighbor. To the wife and children and relatives we tender our sympathy and condolence. Roy Windham went by "Calvin" and Mary went by "Myrtle". Mary's parents were Will and Mary (MEADOWS) LOFTON. Ed and Ethel (Miller) Windham lived in California.   From 1900 US Census for Justice Precincts 2, 4-5, CallCtyTX: Married 21 years   Name Rel. Race Sex Birth Date Age Mar. Stat Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace Occ. Windham, Calvin Head W M Jan 1849 51 M TX TN TN Farmer Windham, Alice Wife W F Aug 1861 38 M TN TN TN   Windham, Roy Son W M May 1884 16 S TX TX TN Farm Laborer Windham, Maud Dau W F Nov 1887 12 S TX TX TN   Windham, Ed Son W F Feb 1890 10 S TX TX TN In School
	5. Hilary "Tod" WINDHAM (b. 17 Apr 1851, MariCtyTX; d. 5 Dec 1927) m. Lenora "Lee" CONNELL (b. 1 Nov 1864, McCuCtyTX, d. 31 Dec 1937, Oak Grove, ColeCtyTX) on 28 Sep 1880, Belle Plain, CallCtyTX) Children:   1. Jessie Eli WINDHAM  (b. 1881, TX) m. Sarah WILLETT 2. Willis WINDHAM  (b. 1882, TX) m. Cora ALLEN   3. Thomas Jefferson WINDHAM  (b. 1884, TX) m. Callie CRENSHAW 4. Forrest WINDHAM  (b. 1885, TX) m. Ernestine STRALEY   5. Samuel Grover WINDHAM  (b. 1886, TX) m. Mary Alice NOBLES 6. Adah WINDHAM  (b. 1888, TX) m. Willie H. THOMPSON   7. Eula WINDHAM (b. 1889, TX) m. Tom J. PRESLAR 8. Myrtle WINDHAM  (b. 11892, TX) m. Ernest M. MCINTYRE   9. Hilery WINDHAM  (b. 1898, TX) m1. Minnie PRESTON m2. Ellen J. MCBRIDE   10. Robert Lee WINDHAM  (b. 1904)     Notes: For more detailed information on H. Tod Windham, click his name above.
	6. Willis WINDHAM  (b. 30 Jan 1853; d. 2 Dec 1867)   Notes: He is buried in Byrd, BrowCtyTX.
John	7. Eliza Jane WINDHAM  (b. 24 June 1854, Nacogdoches, NacoCtyTX; d. 30 Nov 1930, Baird, CallCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 64916543, TX) m. Captain John Walter JONES (b. 1842, MS; d. 16 Mar 1920, TX; Find-A-Grave 46708781, TX) on 10 Mar 1870 Notes: John and Eliza (Windham) Jones never had children, however, in 1900, John Windham is shown living with them in Baird. John Windham also shows up as living with his parents. You can read his obituary HERE.   Eliza died from a stroke at age 76. Here is her obituary: Woman Pioneer Dies in Texas After Illness Baird, Texas, Nov. 30 (AP) - Mrs. Eliza J. Jones, 76-year-old west Texas pioneer, died at noon Sunday at her home here. She was the daughter of the late Dr. J. D. and Mrs. Fannie Windham, and was born in Nacogdoches county June 24, 1854. She moved with her parents to Brown county, Texas, in 1865 and was married to J. W. Jones in 1870. They settled in Callahan county in 1876 and she had lived here since that time. Her husband, Captain Jones, died March 16, 1920. Funeral services and burial will be here Monday. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. W. E. Gilliland, Baird, and a brother, Tom Windham, Oplin.   From 1900 US Census for Justice Precincts 2, 4-5, CallCtyTX: Married 30 years, no children, John Windham, son of Tom Windham (below) was living with them.   Name Rel. Race Sex Birth Date Age Mar. Stat Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace Occ. Jones, John Head W M Nov 1840 59 M MS VA VA Stock Raiser Jones, Eliza Wife W F June 1854 45 M TX AL TN   Windham, John Boarder W M Jan 1885 15 S TX TX LA Scholor
Billy	8. Dicie J. WINDHAM  (b. 18 May 1856, AngeCtyTX; d. 23 Dec 1934, Baird, CallCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 32302737) m. William Ely "Billy" GILLILAND (b. 28 Nov 1848 Union Hill, WashCtyTX; d. 17 Jan 1929, Baird, CallCtyTX) , BrowCtyTX on 28 Mar 1872)    Parents: Haynie A. GILLILAND / Rhoda J. MCCLELLAN "Joe" Children: 1. Francis Lewis GILLILAND (b. 1873)   2. Catherine Eliza GILLILAND (b. 1875, TX)   3. Amy GILLILAND (b. 1878, TX)   4. Clara Jones GILLILAND (b. 1880, TX) m. Lowery A. BLAKLEY   5. Laura Irene GILLILAND (b. 1883, TX)   6. Samuel Eli GILLILAND (b. 1887, TX) 7. John GILLILAND (b. 1888, TX)   8. Willie Coppins GILLILAND (b. 1889, TX) m. Wilson L. HENRY Jr. 9. Manche Ethel GILLILAND (b. 1892, TX)   10. Haynie Armstrong GILLILAND (b. 1894, TX) m. Margaret B. WALKER   11. Juliette Ellen GILLILAND (b. 1896, TX)   12. Eliska Eulalia GILLILAND (b. 1899)     Notes: My mom pronounced the last name as "Gil-lund". William was a newspaperman. He was the publisher of the Baird Star. Williams parents were  Haynie's parents were Elijah GILLILAND (b. 1784, TN; d. 25 Aug 1867, TarrCtyTX) and Keziah HAYNIE.
Laura	9. Thomas "Tom" WINDHAM (b. 8 Aug 1859, AngeCtyTX; d. 28 Aug 1951) m. Laura Lou JONES on 21 Dec 1883 Children: 1. John D. WINDHAM (b. 1885, TX) m. Maggie STRALEY   2. James Calvin WINDHAM  (b. 1885)     3. Alfred Walter WINDHAM  (b. 1888)   4. Winnie Jones WINDHAM  (b. 1890) m. John JORDAN 5. Samuel Robert "Sam" WINDHAM (b. 1893) m. Pearl M. WATSON 6. Annie Laura "Loll" WINDHAM  (b. 1895) m. Charles Dean STRALEY   7. Oscar Thomas WINDHAM  (b. 1898)   8. Earnest Richard WINDHAM (b. 1900, TX) m. Marie BROOKS   9. Infant boy WINDHAM (b. 1902, TX)   10. Frank Anson WINDHAM (b. 1903, TX) m. Inez FERGUSON 11. Tom Ferguson "Tommie" WINDHAM (b. 1906, TX) m1. Kathleen WOOD m2. Marietta DYER   Notes: For  more detailed information on Tom Windham, click his name above.

 

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Monteith is sometimes spelled "Mantooth", "Monteeth", "Monteith", and "Mantuth".   Dr. John and Fannie Windham, both frontier settlers in Callahan County, Texas, are buried at Tecumseh Cemetery cem, CallCtyTX. There is a historical marker at their gravesite. Dr. Windham is mentioned in the Biography of Samuel P. McInnis webpage web. There is a documented account of John Darby's life in I Remember Callahan County ircc. In 1879, Dr. Windham was sent a "cure for cancer" from his nephew Samuel B. Windham. (as recounted in a newspaper article) From Betty M. Pierce of Brownwood, TX: Francis Monteith (Fannie), born 1816, married a widower with two young sons, Dr. John Darby Windham, in July 1841 in Nacogdoches. Windham, who was born in Alabama, arrived in Texas from Mississippi around 1838. He applied for a land grant of 640 acres in Sabine County and one of 640 acres in Milam County; the latter grant was made unconditional in 1848. Fannie and the doctor moved to Angelina County at or before its creation in 1847 and he was one of five County Commissioners serving on the first commissioner's board. He also often stood bond for others on the court. The court duties included setting ferry fees for Gilliland's Crossing (5 cents on foot, 3 cents for a horse and a maximum toll of 50 cents for 4 oxen and a wagon), appointing road workers (including his son Daniel and James Kuykendall) and laying off and blazing roads.   The Windhams lived at Windham Prairie, Zavala, in Angelina County and farmed on a large scale. According to the 1860 census for Angelina County, Dr. Windham had 100 acres of improved land and 1397 acres of unimproved land, with a total value of $2,500, plus $500 for improvements. There were 11 horses, 4 mules, 75 milk cows, 6 oxen, 175 other cattle, 40 sheep, and 50 pigs, with a total value of $2,890. They also produced 20 bu of rye, 600 corn, 10 bales of cotton, 400 lbs wool, 4 bu beans, 20 bu potatoes, 120 bu sweet potatoes, 180 lb butter, 200 lb cheese, 30 lb beeswax, 200 lb honey, and $100 in home manufactures. (The agricultural land evidently represented only part of his property. The 1860 census gives the value of his real estate as $7,985 and that of his personal property as $16,790. Whichever numbers are correct, he was a relatively wealthy man.)   The next family listed in the census is Mary Monteith and her children. She is Frances' mother.  From 1850 Census in NacoCtyTX: Dwelling 28, Family 28   Name Age Gender Race Occ. Land Value Birth Place J. D. Windham 34 Male W Physician $600 AL Frances Windham 34 Female W     TN Samuel Windham 8 Male W     TX Zeke Windham 4 Male W       Mary Windham 3 Female W       Calvin Windham 1 Male W       William Granad 22 Male W farmer   GA   From 1860 Census in AngeCtyTX (scan of page 0123a) lists:   Name Age Gender Race Occ. Land Value Birth Place J. D. Windham 46 Male W M.D.   AL Frances Windham 46 Female W       Samuel R. Windham 17 Male W Farmer   TX Jessie E. Windham 15 Male W Farmer   TX Mary A. Windham 13 Female W     TX Calvin Windham 11 Male W     TX Hildred Windham 9 Male W     TX Willis C. Windham 7 Male W     TX Eliza J. Windham 6 Female W     TX Dicey J. Windham 4 Female W     TX Thomas Windham 1 Male W     TX   The Windhams moved here, as verified by the 1870 US Census for BrowCtyTX.   Name Age Gender Race Occ. Land Value Pers. Est.Value Birth Place J. D. Windham 54 Male W Farmer 300 6000 AL Frances Windham 54 Female W Keeping House     TN Samuel R. Windham 24 Male W Raising Cattle   1000 TX Hilery Windham 19 Male W Driving Cattle     TX Dicie Windham 14 Female W At Home     TX Thomas Windham 10 Male W At Home     TX   Page Sources: Bio of J.D. from A History of Angelina County Texas Betty M. Pierce of Brownwood, TX Bio of J.D. from I Remember Callahan County ircc   ModLog: Date of ModLog Source of Information Description of Changes 20 Apr 2022 Author's upgrade Changed county links.

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