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Eustace Windham > Samuel B. Windham > John Darby Windham > Hilary  Windham > Jessie Eli Windham

Jessie Eli WINDHAM

Born: Jul 28, 1881, TX

Died: Oct 27, 1947, TuolCA, age 66

Father: Hilery T. WINDHAM

Mother: Lenora CONNELL

 

Married:
May 23, 1903,
Tecumseh, CallTX,
Rev. T. H. Davis officiating

Sarah WILLETT

Born: Dec 26, 1882, TX
Died: Mar 20, 1947, CoCoCA

Father: ? WILLETT

Mother: ? WAINSCOTT

 

Children:
 

1. Ione WINDHAM (b. Aug 12, 1904; d. Apr 15, 1994, Fair Oaks, SacrCA)
m. Bill SPARGO Sr.

Child:

  1. William Eli Spargo "Billy" (b. Jul 18, 1933, CA; d. Sep 24, 1993, Sacramento, SacrCA)

Notes:

  • Bill Spargo Sr. was a U.S. Forest Ranger.

 

2. Hillery WINDHAM (b. June 5, 1921; d. Jan 21, 2004, CA)
m. Norma ?
Children:

  1. David WINDHAM

  2. Verena WINDHAM (b. 1964)

  3. Lila WINDHAM (b. 1969)

  4. Anita WINDHAM (b. 1976)

Notes:

  • Hillery was decorated in World War II. He was a corporal in the U.S. Marines and was awarded the Silver Star for this bravery on Iwo Jima.

  • Hillery lives in West Sacramento, CA and is a retired civil engineer.

  3. Jim WINDHAM (b. ?, adopted)
 
Notes:

 
Notes:
  • Eli was born in Tecumseh, CallTX.  He died at age 66 and is buried in Sonora, CA. Sarah died in Richmond, CA and is supposedly buried at Tecumseh Cemetery.
  • Eli and Sarah lived in Callahan County, Texas before moving to Redding, CA, where they lived for about 40 years. Eli was a dealer in scrap iron and a trucker.
     
  • County/State Abbreviations:
    CallTX - Callahan County, TX
    CoCoCA - Contra Costa County, CA
    SacrCA - Sacramento County, CA
    TuolCA - Tuolumne County, CA
     

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