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Children:
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1. John
D. WINDHAM (b. Jan 22, 1885, Oplin, CallTX; d. Feb 16, 1954, Clyde,
CallTX)
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m.
Maggie STRALEY "Bunce"
(Feb 16, 1886, Novice, ColeTX; d. Dec 8, 1976, Midland,
MidlTX) on Aug 5, 1894
Parents: John H. Straley/Addie O. Popnoe
Children:
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Robbie Ellen WINDHAM (b.
Jun 4, 1916)
m.
Roy DAVIDSON
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James Thomas WINDHAM (b.
Oct 6, 1918)
m.
Bettye J. TAYLOR
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2. James Calvin
WINDHAM
"Jim"
(b. Dec 30, 1885; d. Aug 15, 1901, TX, age 15;
Find-A-Grave 31009302)
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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. Apr 25, 1888, TX; d. Sep 27, 1898, TX;
Find-A-Grave 31009008)
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4. Winnie Jones
WINDHAM (b. Jul 9, 1890; d.
Sep 27, 1975, Abilene, TaylTX)
Child:
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Infant daughter (died at birth in
1922)
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5.
Samuel Robert WINDHAM "Sam" (b. Apr 12, 1893; d. Jul 6, 1964, TX)
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m.
Pearl M.
WATSON (b. Jul 28, 1909, Forth Smith, SebaAR; d. Jul 1, 1994,
TaylTX)
Children:
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Robert Lee Windham (b.
Dec 8, 1925)
m. Ida V.
MCWHORTER
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Billy Ray Windham (b.
Aug 17, 1927)
m. Rita M. WILLIAMS
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Howard Newton Windham
(b. Aug 20, 1929)
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Infant
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Bailey Anson Windham (b.
Dec 9, 1932, TX)
m. Charlyn L. JOHNSON
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Tommy Samuel Windham (b.
April 11, 1934)
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Hal Dean Windham (b. Feb
8, 1938)
m. Brenda G. RAY
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Virginia Lee Windham
"Ginger" (b. Aug 20, 1941)
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Winnie Joan Windham (b.
Sep 12, 1943
m. Michael ODOM
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J.D. Windham (b. Nov 29,
1945)
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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.
Aug 14, 1915, TX
m.
Jack HANCOCK
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Elsie Louise Straley (b.
Apr 3, 1920, TX)
m.
Edmund Earl DURHAM
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Charley Tom Straley (b. Jul 11,
1923, TX)
m. Peggy Eugena SANSOM
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7. Oscar Thomas Windham (b. May 18, 1898; d. Sep 19, 1900,
TX;
Find-A-Grave 31009417)
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8. Ernest Richard WINDHAM (b. Jun 15, 1900, Oplin,
CallTX; d. Mar 22, 1965, CallTX)
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m.
Sarah Marie BROOKS (b. Apr 12, 1901, MO; d. Dec 17, 1969, TX) on Apr 19, 1919,
CallTX
Children:
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Richard Brooks Windham (b. Nov 18,
1920, TX
m. Private
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Laura Mae Windham (b.
Sep 11, 1926, TX)
m1. Ocie YARBOROUGH
m2. Mr. Hill
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Wanda Jo Windham (b. Sep
1, 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)
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10. Frank Anson
WINDHAM (b. Aug 8, 1903, Oplin, CallTX; d. Feb 23, 1986, Baird,
CallTX;
Find-A-Grave 31009218)
Child:
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Frank Anson Windham Jr.
(b. Sep 7, 1944, Baird, CallTX; d. Oct 22, 2016,
CallTX;
Find-A-Grave 171751647)
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11. Tom Ferguson WINDHAM "Tommie" (b. Oct 24, 1906, Oplin,
CallTX; d. Nov 11 1991)
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m1.
Catherine WOOD (b. c. 1907, TX)
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m2. Marietta DYER (b. Dec 28, 1911 near Novice,
ColeTX; d. Dec 3, 1993) on Sep 8, 1936
Child to Marietta:
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Paula Windham
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Notes: |
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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,
CallTX. 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. -
In 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
Name |
Rel. |
Race |
Sex |
Birth
Date |
Age |
Mar.
Stat |
Yrs.
Mar. |
Birth
Place |
Father BPlace |
Mother BPlace |
Occ. |
Windham, Thomas |
Head |
W |
M |
Aug 1859 |
40 |
M |
16 |
TX |
TN |
MS |
Farmer |
Windham, Laura |
Wife |
W |
F |
Feb 1866 |
34 |
M |
16 |
LA |
LA |
AL |
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Windham, John |
Son |
W |
M |
Jan 1885 |
15 |
S |
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TX |
TX |
LA |
Farm Labor |
Windham, James |
Son |
W |
M |
Dec 1885 |
14 |
S |
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TX |
TX |
LA |
Farm Labor |
Windham, Winnie |
Dau |
W |
F |
Jul 1890 |
9 |
S |
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TX |
TX |
LA |
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Windham, Sam |
Son |
W |
M |
Apr 1893 |
7 |
S |
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TX |
TX |
LA |
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Windham, Laura |
Dau |
W |
F |
Aug 1895 |
4 |
S |
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TX |
TX |
LA |
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Windham, Oscar |
Son |
W |
M |
Apr 1898 |
2 |
S |
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TX |
TX |
LA |
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Clark, Dan |
Boarder |
W |
M |
May 1875 |
25 |
S |
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TX |
TX |
AL |
Farm Labor |
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County/State
Abbreviations:
AngeTX - Angelina County, TX
CallTX - Callahan County, TX
ClaiLA - Claiborne Parish, LA
ColeTX - Coleman County, TX
MidlTX - Midland County, TX
SebaAR - Sebastian County, AR
TaylTX - Taylor County, TX
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Page Sources:
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Site
author's personal experience.
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