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Dr. John Darby WINDHAM Doctor of Medicine

Born: 13 Feb 1816, MS
Died: 30 Mar 1898,
CallCtyTX

Find-A-Grave 31009332, TX

Father: Samuel B. WINDHAM

Mother: Leah BLAKE

Dr. J.D. Windham

Married ?

Eliza SPROLES (SPRAULS?)

Died: in Miss.

 

Child:
 
 

1. James Lodric WINDHAM "Jim" Civil War Confederate Soldier (b. 26 Dec 1837, MS; d. 29 Dec 1902, Big Spring, HowaCtyTX)

  • m1. Rhoda Elizabeth JONES in 1860 (probably in AngeCtyTX)

  • m2. Delphia Ann FANNIN "Daphne" 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 Doctor of Medicine

Born: 13 Feb 1816, MS
Died: 30 Mar 1898,
CallCtyTX

Find-A-Grave 31009332, TX

Father: Samuel B. WINDHAM

Mother: Leah BLAKE

Dr. J.D. Windham

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

Fannie Monteith Windham

Children:
 


1. Samuel Robert WINDHAM Civil War Confederate Soldier (b. 10 Sep 1842, NacoCtyTX; d. 10 Nov 1917, BrowCtyTX)

  • m. Amazon Savannah BAUGH on July 21, 1872, BrowCtyTX

Children:

John David WINDHAM 1. John David WINDHAM  "Dave" (b. 1873, TX)
  • m. Leoma TERRY
     
Thomas Morgan WINDHAM 2. Thomas Morgan WINDHAM  "Top" (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)
 
Amanda Jane WINDHAM Floyd 5. Amanda Jane WINDHAM  (b. 1879, TX)
  • m. Robert B. FLOYD
     
Levin Baugh WINDHAM 6. Levin Baugh WINDHAM  (b. 1880, TX)
  • m. Tulia JOHNSON
     
Mary Magdelene WINDHAM 7. Mary Magdelene WINDHAM  (b. 1888, TX)
  • m. Dr. Homer C. BOWDEN
     
William Oscar WINDHAM 8. William Oscar WINDHAM  "Bill" (b. 1890, TX)
  • m. Essie COOK
     
Amazon Elizabeth WINDHAM Phillips 9. Amazon Elizabeth WINDHAM "Eliza" (b. 1891, TX)
  • m. James W. PHILLIPS
     

 

Notes:

  • For more detailed information on Sam R. Windham, click his name above.

 

2. Jessie Ezekiel WINDHAM  "Eli" Civil War Confederate Soldier (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 1849, TX; d. 21 May 1867)
 

Notes:

  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:

  1. Isaac W. WINDHAM  (b. 4 June 1880; d. 24 Oct 1880, age 4 months; Find-A-Grave 31009289, TX)
 
  2. Roy Calvin WINDHAM  (b. 12 Mar 1884, Tecumseh, CallCtyTX; d. 12 Mar 1942, Oplin, CallCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 31009450, TX)
  3. 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
  4. Ed WINDHAM  (b. 8 Feb 1890, Tecumseh, CallCtyTX; d. 20 Oct 1955, LassCtyCA; Find-A-Grave 88842091, CA)

 

Notes:
  • 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.

  • 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 WINDHAM "Tod" (b. 17 Apr 1851, MariCtyTX; d. 5 Dec 1927)

Children:

  1. Jessie Eli WINDHAM  (b. 1881, TX)
  • m. Sarah WILLETT
Willis Windham 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:

Eliza Jane WINDHAM Jones


    John

7. Eliza Jane WINDHAM  (b. 24 June 1854, Nacogdoches, NacoCtyTX; d. 30 Nov 1930; Find-A-Grave 64916543, TX)

  • m. Captain John Walter JONES Veteran of US Civil War Conferate Soldier US Civil War (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 head his obituary HERE.
Dicie Windham Gilliland

William E. Gilliland
     Billy

8. Dicie J. WINDHAM  (b. 18 May 1856, AngeCtyTX; d. 23 Dec 1934, Baird, CallCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 32302737)

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. John GILLILAND (b. 1885, TX)
 
  7. Samuel Eli GILLILAND (b. 1887, 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.

9. Thomas WINDHAM "Tom" (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)
5. Samuel Robert WINDHAM (b. 1893)
  • m. Pearl M. WATSON
6. Annie Laura  WINDHAM  (b. 1895)
  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 WINDHAM (b. 1906, TX)
  • m1. Kathleen WOOD
  • m2. Marietta DYER

 

Notes:

  • For  more detailed information on Tom Windham, click his name above.

Dr. J.D. and Fannie Windham  Home of Dr. J. D. Windham


 

Notes:

  • 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:
    1. Bio of J.D. from A History of Angelina County Texas

    2. Betty M. Pierce of Brownwood, TX

    3. 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.
         

Names Added to Name Index: YES

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