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Eustace Windham >
Samuel B. Windham >
John Darby Windham > Thomas Windham |
Children:
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1. John
D. WINDHAM (b. 22 Jan 1885, Oplin, CallCtyTX; d.
16 Feb 1954, Clyde,
CallCtyTX)
Children:
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Robbie Ellen WINDHAM (b.
1916)
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James Thomas WINDHAM (b.
1918)
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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)
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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.
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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.
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3. Alfred Walter
WINDHAM
(b. 25 Apr 1888, TX; d. 27 Sep 1898, TX, age 10;
Find-A-Grave 31009008, TX)
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4. Winnie Jones
WINDHAM (b. 9 July 1890; d.
27 Sep 1975, Abilene, TaylCtyTX)
Child:
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Infant daughter (died at birth in
1922)
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Pearl |
5.
Samuel Robert WINDHAM "Sam" (b.
12 Apr 1893; d. 6 July 1964, TX)
Children:
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Robert Lee Windham (b. 1925)
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Billy Ray Windham (b.
1927)
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Howard Newton Windham
(b. 1929)
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Infant
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Bailey Anson Windham (b.
1932)
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Tommy Samuel Windham (b.
1934)
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Hal Dean Windham "Tooter" (b. 1938)
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Virginia Lee Windham
"Ginger" (b. 1941)
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Winnie Joan Windham (b.
1943)
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J.D. Windham (b. 1945)
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Charlie
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6. Annie Laura WINDHAM "Lollie" (b. Aug 29, 1895; d. Jan 30,
1985, TX)
Children:
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Frankie Lee Straley (b.
1915)
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Elsie Louise Straley (b.
1920)
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Charley Tom Straley (b. 1923)
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7. Oscar Thomas Windham (b. May 18, 1898; d. Sep 19, 1900,
TX;
Find-A-Grave 31009417, TX)
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8. Ernest Richard WINDHAM (b. June 15, 1900, Oplin,
CallCtyTX; d. Mar 22, 1965, CallCtyTX)
Children:
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Richard Brooks Windham (b. 1920)
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Laura Mae Windham (b.
1926)
- m1. Ocie YARBOROUGH
- m2. Hubert K. DRAKE
- m2. Mr. Hill
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Wanda Jo Windham (b. 1929)
- m1. Junior MCADAMS
- m2. Donald B. MCLAUGHLIN
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9. Infant Boy WINDHAM (b. 1902,
TX; d. 1902, TX;
Find-A-Grave 31008994, TX)
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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:
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Catherine
Marietta |
11. Tom Ferguson WINDHAM "Tommie" (b.
24 Oct 1906, Oplin,
CallCtyTX; d. 11 Nov 1991)
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m1.
Catherine WOOD (b. c. 1907, TX)
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m2. Marietta DYER (b.
28 Dec 1911 near Novice,
ColeCtyTX) on 8 Sep 1936
Child to Marietta:
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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 |
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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 |
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Windham, Sam |
Son |
W |
M |
Apr 1893 |
7 |
S |
TX |
TX |
LA |
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Windham, Laura |
Dau |
W |
F |
Aug 1895 |
4 |
S |
TX |
TX |
LA |
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Windham, Oscar |
Son |
W |
M |
Apr 1898 |
2 |
S |
TX |
TX |
LA |
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Clark, Dan |
Boarder |
W |
M |
May 1875 |
25 |
S |
TX |
TX |
AL |
Farm Labor |
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Page Sources:
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Site
author's personal experience.
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ModLog:
Date of ModLog |
Source of Information |
Description of Changes |
20 Apr 2022 |
Author's upgrade |
Changed county links. |
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Tom Windham and son, John |
Tom and Laura Windham |
Tom, Laura, Ernest and Frank Windham, and Frankie
Lee Hancock |
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Laura, Tom and Frank Windham |
Tom Windham in His Eighties |
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Annie Straley, Laura Windham and Winnie Jordan |
All the Windhams: John, Sam, Frank,
Annie, Winnie and Ernest |
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Laura and Tom |
Windham Family Gathering |
Names Added to Name Index: YES
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