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John Darby Windham Family Group Sheet

Subject: John Darby WINDHAM

Birth: 13 Feb 1816 Mississippi Territory.
Marriage: circa __ ___ 1836 Groom
Marriage: 8 Jul 1841 Groom; Frances "Fannie" MONTEITH (b. 10 Feb 1816, d. 11 Jan 1901); Nacogdoches County, Texas.
Death: 30 Mar 1898 Callahan County, Texas.
Burial: __ ___ 1898 Tecumseh, Callahan County, Texas.1
Father: Samuel B. WINDHAM (b.ci circa 1769, d. between 1850 and 1860)
Mother: Leah BLAKE (b. 12 Jan 1775, d. )
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Spouse: Eliza SPRAULS(SPROLES?)
Birth: say __ ___ 1816
Name-Marr: circa __ ___ 1836 WINDHAM
Death: circa __ ___ 1837 Newton County, Mississippi.
Burial: circa __ ___ 1837 Newton County, Mississippi.
Father:
Mother:
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M James "Jim" Lodric WINDHAM
Birth: circa __ ___ 1836 Newton County, Mississippi.
Name-Comm: __ ___ ____ Jim
Marriage: __ ___ 1860 First; Rhoda Ann Elizabeth "Lizzia" JONES (b. say 1832, d. circa 1866); Angelina County, Texas.
Residence: __ ___ 1860 Resident; Angelina County, Texas.
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Marriage: before __ ___ 1870 Second; Delphia Ann FANNIN (b. circa 1846, d. after 1902)
ChildNum: __ ___ ____ Delphia Ann FANNIN (b. circa 1846, d. after 1902)3
Residence: __ ___ 1870 Resident; Brown County, Texas.
Death: 29 Dec 1902 Big Spring, Howard County, Texas.
Burial: __ ___ 1902 Big Spring, Howard County, Texas.
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John Darby Windham Family Group Sheet

Subject: John Darby WINDHAM

Birth: 13 Feb 1816 Mississippi Territory.
Marriage: circa __ ___ 1836 Groom; Eliza SPRAULS(SPROLES?) (b. say 1816, d. circa 1837)
Marriage: 8 Jul 1841 Groom; Nacogdoches County, Texas.
Death: 30 Mar 1898 Callahan County, Texas.
Burial: __ ___ 1898 Tecumseh, Callahan County, Texas.1
Father: Samuel B. WINDHAM (b.ci circa 1769, d. between 1850 and 1860)
Mother: Leah BLAKE (b. 12 Jan 1775, d. )
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Spouse: Frances "Fannie" MONTEITH
Birth: 10 Feb 1816 Tennessee.
Name-Comm: __ ___ ____ Fannie
Name-Marr: 8 Jul 1841 WINDHAM
Death: 11 Jan 1901 Callahan County, Texas.
Burial: __ Jan 1901 Tecumseh, Callahan County, Texas.1
Father: Robert MONTEITH (b. say 1785, )
Mother: Mary Ann ROBERSON (b. say 1785, )
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M Samuel Robert WINDHAM
Birth: 10 Sep 1842 Nacogdoches County, Texas.
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Biography: __ ___ ____
Marriage: __ ___ 1872 Groom; Amazon "Amy" Savannah BAUGH (b. 15 May 1847, d. 28 Feb 1914); Brown County, Texas.
Death: __ ___ 1917 Brown County, Texas.
Burial: __ ___ 1917 Byrds, Brown County, Texas.5
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M Jesse Ezekiel "Eli" WINDHAM
Birth: 3 Mar 1845 Nacogdoches County, Texas.
Name-Comm: __ ___ ____ Eli
Death: 19 May 1866 Homer, Angelina County, Texas.
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Biography: __ ___ ____
Burial: __ May 1866 Homer, Angelina County, Texas.
Marriage? __ ___ ____
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F Mary Ann WINDHAM
Birth: circa __ ___ 1847
Death: __ ___ 1864
Burial: __ ___ 1864 Byrds, Brown County, Texas.
Marriage? __ ___ ____
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M Calvin WINDHAM
Birth: 11 Jun 1849
Marriage: __ ___ ____ Groom; Martha Alice SMITH (b. 7 Aug 1861, d. 30 May 1939)
Death: 12 May 1901 Callahan County, Texas.
Burial: __ May 1901 Tecumseh, Callahan County, Texas.1
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M Hilary "Tod" WINDHAM
Birth: 17 Apr 1851 Marion, Angelina County, Texas.
Name-Comm: __ ___ ____ Tod
Marriage: 28 Sep 1880 Groom; Lenora CONNELL (b. 1 Nov 1864, d. 29 Dec 1937); Eagle Cove, Callahan County, Texas.
Burial: __ ___ 1927 Tecumseh, Callahan County, Texas.
Death: 4 Dec 1927 Callahan County, Texas.
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M Willis C. WINDHAM
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Birth: circa __ ___ 1853 Angelina County, Texas.
Death: __ ___ 1864 Brown County, Texas.
Burial: __ ___ 1864 Brown County, Texas.
Marriage? __ ___ ____
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F Eliza WINDHAM
Birth: 24 Jun 1854 Angelina County, Texas.
Marriage: __ ___ 1871 Bride; John W. JONES (b. say 1854, d. 16 Mar 1920); Texas.
ChildNum: __ ___ ____ John W. JONES (b. say 1854, d. 16 Mar 1920)3
Death: __ ___ 1930 Callahan County, Texas.
Burial: __ ___ 1930 Baird, Callahan County, Texas.7
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F Dicie J. WINDHAM
Birth: 18 May 1856 Nacogdoches County, Texas.
Marriage: 28 Mar 1872 Bride; William Eli GILLILAND (b. 28 Nov 1848, d. 14 Jan 1929); Windham Ranch, Callahan County, Texas.
Name-Marr: 28 Mar 1872 GILLILAND
Death: 23 Dec 1934 Baird, Callahan County, Texas.
Burial: 24 Dec 1934 Baird, Callahan County, Texas.7
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M Thomas WINDHAM
Birth: 8 Aug 1859 Angelina County, Texas.
Marriage: __ ___ 1883 Groom; Laura Lou JONES (b. 26 Feb 1866, d. 17 May 1948)
Death: 28 Aug 1951 Callahan County, Texas.
Burial: __ Aug 1951 Tecumseh, Callahan County, Texas.1
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Endnotes
1. in Tecumseh Cemetery.

2. He was a Confederate soldier during the War Between the States. He served in Company I, 4th Texas Cavalry, Sibley's Brigade, from 1861 until the
end of the war. After the War Between the States, he moved from Angelina County, Texas, to Brown County, Texas, where he remained until about 1877
when he moved to Callahan County, Texas, and resided at Belle Plain and Tecumseh until about 1885/86. He moved to Big Spring, Texas, where the
worked for the T and P Railway Company until his death.

3. no.

4. He served four years in the Confederate Army during the War Between the States. He was with Greers Regiment in Arizona and New Mexico, and
later, he was in the Louisiana campaign. When he died, he was buried dressed in his Confederate uniform.

5. in Windham Cemetery.

6. He was killed on Saturday May 19, 1866, in a gun battle between former Jayhawks and a group of Unionist. The "Jayhawks" were the Home Guard
Patrol that were formed as a security unit just before and during the War Between the States. John Darby Windham, father of Jesse Eli Windham, was
the leader of the Jayhawkers during the War Between the States. As the leader of the Jayhawks, John Darby Windham made some enemies in
Angelina County, Texas. Jesse Eli Windham was not a Jayhawker but had just returned from fighting in the War Between the States as a Confederate
soldier.

7. in Ross Cemetery.

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