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Eustace Windham > Samuel B. Windham > John Darby Windham > Thomas Windham

Thomas WINDHAM "Tom"

Born: 8 Aug 1859, AngeCtyTX
Died: 28 Aug 1951,
CallCtyTX

Find-A-Grave 31009465, TX

Father: Dr. John D. WINDHAM

Mother: Fannie MONTEITH

Married:
21 Dec 1883,
CallCtyTX

Laura Lou JONES

Born: 26 Feb 1866, Homer, ClaiParLA
Died: 17 May 1948, Oplin,
CallCtyTX

Find-A-Grave 31009359, TX
Father:
Alfred Walter JONES

Mother: Elenor FLOYD

Children:
 


1. John D. WINDHAM (b. 22 Jan 1885, Oplin, CallCtyTX; d. 16 Feb 1954, Clyde, CallCtyTX)

Children:

1. Robbie Ellen WINDHAM (b. 1916)
  • m. Roy DAVIDSON
     
James T. Windham 2. James Thomas WINDHAM (b. 1918)
  • m. Bettye J. TAYLOR
     

 

Notes:

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2. James Calvin WINDHAM "Jim" (b. 30 Dec 1885; d. 15 Aug 1901, TX, age 15; Find-A-Grave 31009302, TX)
 

Notes:

  • Young Jim was killed after being throw from his horse. He and his older brother, John, were helping their father pen some horses. The horses, ridden by the two brothers, ran together and both horses and riders were thrown to the ground. Jim died instantly from a broken neck. He was 15.  After that tragic event, his father, who raised mostly horses, sold almost all of them, and gave up on the horse business to focus on cattle. 

  • The "Calvin" in his name is probably for his Uncle Calvin who died in May 1901.

  • Elsie Straley Durham, daughter of Annie L. Windham (below) named her youngest son after Jim Windham.

 

3. Alfred Walter WINDHAM (b. 25 Apr 1888, TX; d. 27 Sep 1898, TX, age 10; Find-A-Grave 31009008, TX)
 

Notes:

  • Alfred died at the age of 10 of fever. His mother, long after his death, maintained that A. Walter had been her favorite child. 


    John

4. Winnie Jones WINDHAM (b. 9 July 1890; d. 27 Sep 1975, Abilene, TaylCtyTX)

Child:

  1. Infant daughter (died at birth in 1922)
 

 

Notes:

  •  For more information on Winnie and John, click John's name above.


    Pearl

5. Samuel Robert WINDHAM "Sam" (b. 12 Apr 1893; d. 6 July 1964, TX)

  • m. Pearl  M. WATSON (b. 28 July 1909, Forth Smith, SebaCtyAR; d. 1 July 1994, TaylCtyTX)

Children:

  1. Robert Lee Windham (b. 1925)
  • m. Ida V. MCWHORTER
Billy Ray Windham 2. Billy Ray Windham (b. 1927)
  • m. Rita M. WILLIAMS
     
Howard Newton Windham 3. Howard Newton Windham (b. 1929)



 
  4. Infant
 
5. Bailey Anson Windham (b. 1932)
  • m. Charlyn L. JOHNSON
     
6. Tommy Samuel Windham (b. 1934)
  • m. Gwyn MCADEN
     
Hal Dean "Tooter" Windham 7. Hal Dean Windham "Tooter" (b. 1938)
  • m. Brenda G. RAY
     
  8. Virginia Lee Windham "Ginger" (b. 1941)
 
  9. Winnie Joan Windham (b. 1943)
  • m. Michael ODOM
J. D. Windham 10. J.D. Windham (b. 1945)



 

 

Notes:

  • For more details on Sam Windham, click his name above.

Charles Dean Straley
  Charlie

6. Annie Laura WINDHAM "Lollie" (b. Aug 29, 1895; d. Jan 30, 1985, TX)

Children:

Frankie Lee Straley Hancock 1. Frankie Lee Straley (b. 1915)
Elsie Louise Straley Durham 2. Elsie Louise Straley (b. 1920)
Charley Tom Straley 3. Charley Tom Straley (b. 1923)
  • m. Peggy Eugena SANSOM
     

 

Notes:

  •  For more information on Lollie and Charlie, click Charlie Straley's name above.

 

7. Oscar Thomas Windham (b. May 18, 1898; d. Sep 19, 1900, TX; Find-A-Grave 31009417, TX)
 

Notes:

  • Young Oscar died from "a fever".


    Marie

8. Ernest Richard WINDHAM (b. June 15, 1900, Oplin, CallCtyTX; d. Mar 22, 1965, CallCtyTX)

  • m. Sarah Marie BROOKS on Apr 19, 1919, CallCtyTX

Children:

1. Richard Brooks Windham (b. 1920)
  • m. Private
2. Laura Mae Windham (b. 1926)
  • m1. Ocie YARBOROUGH
  • m2. Hubert K. DRAKE
  • m2. Mr. Hill
3. Wanda Jo Windham (b. 1929)
  • m1. Junior MCADAMS
  • m2. Donald B. MCLAUGHLIN

 

Notes:

  • For more details on Ernest Windham, click his name above.

 

9. Infant Boy WINDHAM (b. 1902, TX; d. 1902, TX; Find-A-Grave 31008994, TX) 
 

Notes:

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10. Frank Anson WINDHAM (b. 8 Aug 1903, Oplin, CallCtyTX; d. 23 Feb 1986, Baird, CallCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 31009218, TX)

Children:

  1. Frank Anson Windham Jr. (b. 7 Sep 1944, Baird, CallCtyTX; d. 22 Oct 2016, CallCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 171751647, TX)
 

 

Notes:

  • Frank and Inez Windham were "Lifelong Ranchers", as is inscribed on their tombstone at Tecumseh Cemetery.


Catherine


 Marietta

11. Tom Ferguson WINDHAM "Tommie" (b. 24 Oct 1906, Oplin, CallCtyTX; d. 11 Nov 1991)

  • m1. Catherine WOOD (b. c. 1907, TX)

  • m2. Marietta DYER (b. 28 Dec 1911 near Novice, ColeCtyTX) on 8 Sep 1936

 

Child to Marietta:

  1. Private
 

 

Notes:

  • For more details on Tommie Windham, click his name above.

 

Notes:

  • Tom and Laura were life-long farm and ranchers in Callahan County Texas. They, along with most of their children and ancestors, are both buried at Tecumseh Cemetery, CallCtyTX. There is a nice accounting of their lives in I Remember Callahan County.

  • I have gone back and forth about calling him "Thomas" or "Tom". I cannot officially make it "Tom" because the early census records list him as "Thomas", and someone in the family had to supply that information.  However, Mr. Windham did not like the name "Thomas".  He always went by "Tom", and that is how he signed documents.

    Also, I have a brief story on the subject, as told by my brother, T. Durham, whose own name has been the subject of a small family controversy:

    "Mom wanted to honor Tom, by naming her first son after him, so she named me "Tommy Dean Durham"; not "Tom" nor "Thomas", but "Tommy".  When I told Mr. Windham that I was named after him, he said, "Well, son, you ain't.  My name ain't "Tommy", it's "Tom!"

    My brother has since officially changed his name to "Tom Dean Durham", so the controversy is settled, at least for now.

  • Tom Windham is listed as one of Callahan County's Original Land Owners.

  • On 2 October 2, 1945, a great article on Tom and Laura ran in the Abilene Reporter-News. This has some quotes from an interview with Tom and Laura - amazing stuff!

  • Laura Lou Jones was born in Homer, Louisiana. Laura's father, Alfred, was shot and killed by his wife's brother, Oscar Jones. It was reported that Alfred was angry (and drunk) because Laura Lou had been female at birth and he wanted a son. He claimed he would kill both Elenor and their newborn daughter. Elenor's brother came to her aid and killed Alfred before he could act on his intentions.   After that, the Jones left Louisiana for Texas. Unfortunately, Elenor never fully recovered from childbirth and died shortly thereafter.
     

  • From 1900 US Census for Justice Precincts 2, 4-5, Callahan County, TX:
    Dwelling 312, Family 316, Married 16 years
     

  • Name Rel. Race Sex Birth Date Age Mar.Stat Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace Occ.
    Windham, Thomas Head W M Aug 1859 40 M TX TN MS Farmer
    Windham, Laura Wife W F Feb 1866 34 M LA LA AL  
    Windham, John Son W M Jan 1885 15 S TX TX LA Farm Labor
    Windham, James Son W M Dec 1885 14 S TX TX LA Farm Labor
    Windham, Winnie Dau W F July 1890 9 S TX TX LA  
    Windham, Sam Son W M Apr 1893 7 S TX TX LA  
    Windham, Laura Dau W F Aug 1895 4 S TX TX LA  
    Windham, Oscar Son W M Apr 1898 2 S TX TX LA  
    Clark, Dan Boarder W M May 1875 25 S TX TX AL Farm Labor

     

  • Page Sources:
    1. Site author's personal experience.

  • ModLog:

    Date of ModLog Source of Information Description of Changes
    20 Apr 2022 Author's upgrade Changed county links.
         

 

Young Tom with baby John

Granddad, Grandma, Frankie Lee, Sam, Frank

Tom Windham and son, John

Tom and Laura Windham Tom, Laura, Ernest and Frank Windham, and Frankie Lee Hancock

 

Grandma, Granddad, and Frank Windham

Tom on horseback

Laura, Tom and Frank Windham

Tom Windham in His Eighties

 

Loll, Grandma and Winnie

John, Sam, Frank, Caregiver, Loll, Winnie, Earnest, J.D., Granddad  Aug 8, 1950

Annie Straley, Laura Windham and Winnie Jordan

All the Windhams: John, Sam, Frank, Annie, Winnie and Ernest

 

Tom and Laura Lou Windham

1st Row: Robert., C.T., Billie Ray., Laura Mae, Frankie Lee, Wanda Jo, Richard; 2nd Row: Sam, John, Earnest, Marie, Elsie; 3rd Row: Grandma, Winnie, Bunce, Inez; Back Row: Frank, Charley, Loll, John Jordan

Laura and Tom

Windham Family Gathering

 

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