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Eustace Windham > Samuel B. Windham > John Darby Windham > James Lodric Windham

James Lodric WINDHAM Sr. "Jim" Confederate Soldier Civil War

Born: Dec 26, 1837, NewtMS
Died: Dec 29, 1902, Big Spring, HowaTX

Buried: Mount Olive Cemetery, HowaTX

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Father: John Darby WINDHAM

Mother: Eliza SPROLES

 

Married:
Jul 29, 1857,
Jonesville,
AngeTX

Rhoda Ann Elizabeth JONES

Born: 1832, Old Royal Colony, WhitAR
Died: 1866, AngeTX

Father: Martin William JONES "Gobbler"

Mother: Rhoda HODGES

 

Children:
 

1. John William D. WINDHAM (b. 1861, AngeTX)
 

Notes:

 

2. James Lodrick WINDHAM Jr.  (b. c. 1865, AngeTX)
 

Notes:

2nd marriage:

James Lodric WINDHAM Sr. "Jim" Confederate Soldier Civil War

(See Above)

 

 

Married:
c. 1870

Delphia Ann FANNIN "Daphne"

Born: May 1846
Died: 

Father:

Mother:

 

 

Notes:

  • Jim served in the Civil War in Sibley's Brigade. He was in the 4th Regiment - Texas Mounted Volunteers muster with along with Sam R. Windham.

  • In Howard County, Daphne Windham applied for Confederate Pension (App. # 15623) for James Lodric Windham (App. # 05523).

  • From 1870 US Census for Brown County, TX:
     
    Name Age Gender Race Occ Land
    Value
    Pers. Est.
    Value
    Birth
    Place
    Windham, J. R. 33 Male W Farmer 300 6000 MS
    Windham, Delphia Ann 24 Female W Keeping
    House
        TN
    Windham, John W. 10 Male W       TX
    Windham, James L. 5 Male W       TX
    Windham, Montecik 24 Male W Raising
    Cattle
        TX


    *Note: The next census entry is Caroline Clemmons and her children. This is the freed slave whose son, John, worked for J. D. Windham for many years.

  • We can see from 1880 Census in Callahan County, TX that James was a Deputy sheriff.
     
    Name Rel. Mar.
    Stat
    Sex Race Age Birth
    Place
    Occ Father
    BPlace
    Mother
    BPlace
    Jas. L. Windham Self M M W 42 MS Depty
    Sheriff
    AL FL
    Delphia A. Windham Wife M F W 34 TN Keeping
    House
    TN TN
    John W. Windham Son S M W 20 TX Cowboy MS TN
    Jas. L. Windham Son S M W 16 TX Cowboy MS TN

     

  • F 1900 Census for Howard County, TX:
     
    Name Rel. Race Sex Birth
    Date
    Age Mar.
    Stat
    Yrs.
    Mar.
    Birth
    Place
    Father
    BPlace
    Mother
    BPlace
    Occ
    Windham, James L. Head W M Feb 1835 65 M 27 MS MS MS Depty
    Sheriff
    Windham, Delphia A. Wife W F May 1846 54 M 27 TN TN TN  

     

  • County/State Abbreviations:
    AngeTX - Angelina County, TX
    HowaTX - Howard County, TX
    NewtMS - Newton County, MS
    WhitAR - White County, AR
     

  • Page Sources:
    1. Descendants of Martin Jones webpage web by Belinda Burleson.

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