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Eustace Windham >
Samuel B. Windham > John Darby
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Married ?
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Eliza SPROLES (SPRAULS?)
Died: in Miss.
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Child:
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1.
James Lodric WINDHAM "Jim"
(b. 26 Dec 1837, MS; d.
29 Dec 1902, Big Spring,
HowaCtyTX)
Children:
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John William D. WINDHAM
(b. 1861, TX)
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James Lodrick WINDHAM Jr. (b. c. 1865,
TX)
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2nd Marriage
Children:

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1. Samuel Robert WINDHAM
(b. 10 Sep 1842,
NacoCtyTX; d. 10 Nov 1917, BrowCtyTX)
Children:
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John David WINDHAM "Dave"
(b. 1873, TX)
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Thomas Morgan WINDHAM
"Top"
(b. 1875, TX)
- m1. Frances Ellie HARRELL
- m2. Annie L. NICHOLS
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Dr. Samuel Hillory WINDHAM
(b. 1876, TX)
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4. |
Arthur Jefferson WINDHAM
(b. c. 1876-79)
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5. |
Amanda Jane WINDHAM (b.
1879, TX)
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6. |
Levin Baugh WINDHAM (b.
1880, TX)
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Mary Magdelene WINDHAM
(b. 1888, TX)
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William Oscar WINDHAM "Bill"
(b. 1890, TX)
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Amazon Elizabeth WINDHAM "Eliza"
(b. 1891, TX)
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2. Jessie Ezekiel
WINDHAM "Eli"
(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.
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3. Mary
Ann WINDHAM (b. 18 Apr 1849, TX; d. 21 May 1867)
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4. Calvin 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;
Find-A-Grave 31005084,
TX) on
9 Aug 1879,
CallCtyTX
Parents: James SMITH "Jimmie",
2nd husband: Hillard
Cisero GRANTHAM
Children:
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Isaac W. WINDHAM (b. 4 June 1880; d. 24 Oct 1880,
age 4 months;
Find-A-Grave 31009289, TX)
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Roy Calvin WINDHAM (b. 12 Mar 1884, Tecumseh,
CallCtyTX;
d. 12 Mar 1942, Oplin, CallCtyTX;
Find-A-Grave 31009450, TX)
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Maude E. WINDHAM (b. Nov 1887, TX; d. 31 Jan 1909,
age 22;
Find-A-Grave 31005162, TX)
- m. Orlando GRANTHAM "Lando" (b. Oct 1881; d. 16 July 1914,
age 33;
Find-A-Grave 31005172, TX)
Parents:
Hillard Cisero GRANTHAM / Margaret E. DICKSON
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Ed WINDHAM (b. 8 Feb 1890, Tecumseh,
CallCtyTX;
d. 20 Oct 1955, LassCtyCA;
Find-A-Grave 88842091, CA)
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Some time 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.
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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.
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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 |
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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 |
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Windham, Ed |
Son |
W |
F |
Feb 1890 |
10 |
S |
TX |
TX |
TN |
In School |
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5. Hilary WINDHAM "Tod"
(b. 17 Apr 1851, MariCtyTX; d. 5 Dec 1927)
Children:
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6. Willis
WINDHAM
(b. 30 Jan 1853; d. 2 Dec 1867)
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John |
7. Eliza Jane
WINDHAM (b. 24 June 1854, Nacogdoches, NacoCtyTX; d.
30 Nov 1930; Find-A-Grave
64916543, TX)
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 head
his obituary HERE.
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Billy |
8. Dicie J.
WINDHAM (b. 18 May 1856,
AngeCtyTX; d. 23 Dec 1934, Baird,
CallCtyTX;
Find-A-Grave 32302737)
Children:
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Francis Lewis GILLILAND (b. 1873)
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Catherine Eliza GILLILAND (b. 1875, TX)
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Amy GILLILAND (b. 1878,
TX)
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Clara Jones GILLILAND (b.
1880,
TX)
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Laura Irene GILLILAND (b.
1883,
TX)
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John GILLILAND (b. 1885,
TX)
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Samuel Eli GILLILAND (b.
1887,
TX)
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Willie
Coppins GILLILAND (b. 1889, TX)
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Manche Ethel GILLILAND (b.
1892, TX)
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Haynie
Armstrong GILLILAND (b. 1894, TX)
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Juliette Ellen GILLILAND (b. 1896, TX)
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12. |
Eliska
Eulalia GILLILAND (b. 1899)
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Notes: |
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My mom pronounced the
last name as "Gil-lund".
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William was a
newspaperman. He was the publisher of the Baird Star.
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Williams parents were Haynie's parents were Elijah GILLILAND (b. 1784,
TN; d. 25 Aug 1867, TarrCtyTX) and Keziah HAYNIE.
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9. Thomas WINDHAM
"Tom" (b. 8 Aug 1859,
AngeCtyTX; d. 28 Aug 1951)
Children:
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John D. WINDHAM (b. 1885,
TX)
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James Calvin WINDHAM (b.
1885)
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Alfred Walter WINDHAM
(b. 1888)
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4. |
Winnie Jones WINDHAM
(b. 1890)
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Samuel Robert WINDHAM (b. 1893)
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Annie Laura WINDHAM
(b. 1895)
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Oscar Thomas WINDHAM (b.
1898)
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Earnest Richard WINDHAM (b. 1900, TX)
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Infant boy WINDHAM (b. 1902, TX)
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Frank Anson WINDHAM (b.
1903, TX)
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11. |
Tom Ferguson WINDHAM
(b. 1906,
TX)
- m1. Kathleen WOOD
- m2. Marietta DYER
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Notes: |
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Monteith is sometimes spelled "Mantooth",
"Monteeth", "Monteith", and "Mantuth".
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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.
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Dr. Windham is mentioned
in the Biography of Samuel P. McInnis webpage
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There is a documented account of John
Darby's life in I Remember Callahan County
ircc.
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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.)
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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 |
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TN |
Samuel Windham |
8 |
Male |
W |
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TX |
Zeke Windham |
4 |
Male |
W |
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Mary Windham |
3 |
Female |
W |
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Calvin Windham |
1 |
Male |
W |
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William Granad |
22 |
Male |
W |
farmer |
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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. |
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AL |
Frances Windham |
46 |
Female |
W |
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Samuel R. Windham |
17 |
Male |
W |
Farmer |
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TX |
Jessie E. Windham |
15 |
Male |
W |
Farmer |
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TX |
Mary A. Windham |
13 |
Female |
W |
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TX |
Calvin Windham |
11 |
Male |
W |
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TX |
Hildred Windham |
9 |
Male |
W |
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TX |
Willis C. Windham |
7 |
Male |
W |
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TX |
Eliza J. Windham |
6 |
Female |
W |
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TX |
Dicey J. Windham |
4 |
Female |
W |
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TX |
Thomas Windham |
1 |
Male |
W |
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TX |
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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 |
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TN |
Samuel R. Windham |
24 |
Male |
W |
Raising
Cattle |
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1000 |
TX |
Hilery Windham |
19 |
Male |
W |
Driving
Cattle |
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TX |
Dicie Windham |
14 |
Female |
W |
At Home |
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TX |
Thomas Windham |
10 |
Male |
W |
At Home |
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Page Sources:
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Bio of J.D.
from A History of Angelina County Texas
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Betty M.
Pierce of Brownwood, TX
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Bio of J.D.
from I Remember Callahan County
ircc
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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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Names Added to Name Index: YES
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