Windham Family
, Taylor County Georgia
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There are two, perhaps unrelated Windham families that settled in Taylor
County, GA. Below is the information on my line. The
other
Windham family is being researched as well.
Here is a wonderful narrative about life with George LaFayette Windham (4/19/1874 - 2/6/1944) and Willie Louise Kimble:
Clues for further research:
Family Line:
John Winfield Windham(1778 SC - ?, vet. War of 1812 (Could this be him?), (1)
m. Nancy Jones/James? (1788 NC - 1839 GA), resided in Muscogee-Taylor-Macon Co.,
buried Blair Cemetary (?, possibly in Macon County)
(see Taylor County Land Lots, 1830 Marion County Census, 1840 Macon County Census, 1850 Macon County Census)
Ruebin Windham (1806 SC - 10/26/1880 Taylor Co.)
Elizabeth Windham Calhoun (4/07/1812 - 1/16/1852), m. Eldridge H. Calhoun
10 children, decendent contact is Joan Buhlmann
John J. (9/18/1818 GA - 4/04/1895 Macon Co GA)
decendent contact is Guelda Hay (Macon Co. GA researcher)
Barthenia Windham Busbee (1827/1831? - 1899), m. Marion Francis Busbee (1820 - ?)
Robert Busbee (5/20/1866 - 10/20/1936), resided in Reynolds, buiried Mt Olive Cemetary, Taylor Mill/Pottersville
Reubin Windham(1806 SC - 10/26/1880 Taylor Co),
m. Jinsey Doles(1812 - ?), both buried in New Hope (Little Vine) Cemetery in Reynolds, GA,
(see 1830 Marion County Census, see 1860 Taylor County Census)
Mary A. (1830 - ?)
George W. (1834 - ?)
Jeremiah (Jerre) William Windham (June? 06, 1835 - 4/7/1898),
Elizabeth (1840 - ?)
Reubin (1840 - ?)
Emaline (? - 4/11/1911), obit
Jeremiah (Jerre) William Windham (1/6/1835 - 4/7/1898) CSA,
tombstone,
m2. Ann E. Downing (7/15/1846 - 6/12/1925) on 8/12/1860
(see 1860 Taylor County Census data and Muster Roll of Company C, 59th Regiment and Taylor County 1863 Military Census))
Jincie A.E. Windham Clark
Mary J. Windham Clark
Reuben M. Windham
Martha E. Windham
Alice Windham Hobbs
Benjamin F. Windham, m. Polly Ann ?
Maud Windham Youngblood
George LaFayette Windham (4/19/1874 - 2/6/1944)
Hattie B. Windham (photo)
Camilla Windham Cotney, m. David Cotney
Mattie Windham Blair (Sep 21, 1889 - ?), (photo)
m. John Robert (Bob) Blair (1875-1953)
Julia Windham Posey (photo)
George LaFayette Windham (4/19/1874 - 2/6/1944, Mt. Olive Cemetary),
m.Willie Louise Kimble (3/22/1880 - 2/18/1960, Mt. Olive Cemetary)
Eunice Ruth Windham Crook (8/28/1903 - 11/26/1969, Mt. Olive Cemetary),
m. Benjamin Chester (Ches) Crook
Dorothy Louise Crook Harmon
Marsdelle Jacquelyn Crook Stinson
Sammy Russell Crook
Jeanie Ruth Crook Carpenter
Jack Franklin Windham (2/3/1905 - 5/19/1963, Bethlehem Cemetary),
m. Tressie Reid
Kathryn Windham
Eva George Windham (9/17/1906 - 3/19/1964),
m. Earl Hightower Sr.
Earl Hightower Jr. (8/15/1926 - living)
m. William (Billy) Smith
Luttie Miander Windham (10/9/1908 - ?),
m. Thurmond Greer (10/25/1910 - ?)
Thurmond Jr. (Butch) Greer
Mary Lou Greer Melvin
Jerry William (J.W.) Windham (11/6/1910 - living),
m. Winnie Underwood
Jane Windham Bickley
Jerry Windham Harris
Jacob (Jake) Edward Windham (3/7/1913 - 1997),
m. Stella Douglas
Riley Windham
Leroy Leonard Windham (4/13/1917 - 1/?/1985),
m. Helen Neisler
Marilyn Neisler Windham
Donald Roderick Windham (5/20/1920 - 8/31/1955),
m. Elizabeth Lee
Wayne Windham
(1) Macon Co. 1850 census, see also GA Tax schedule for 1838 for land info
apparently the location of Blair Cemetary too.
Randy Carpenter, 1/13/98