Benjamin Franklin Windham

Benjamin Franklin Windham
BIRTH 14 Nov 1837
Rockford, Coosa County, Alabama, USA
DEATH 28 Dec 1917 (aged 80)
Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA
BURIAL
Lone Oak Cemetery
Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA
PLOT A0210
MEMORIAL ID 20483862 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 6
FLOWERS 3
He shares a Double Headstone with his Wife, Marsena "Missie" Temperance Hill Windham.

They were Married November 04, 1865 in Corinth, Alcorn County, MS; per Marriage Records of Alcorn County, MS.

They moved to Texas about 1875.
He died in the Old Soldier's Home in Oklahoma.*

Their Children are listed as:

1. 1> William W. Windham: 1866; MS; Death: About 1870; Sharp

County, AR.

1. 2> *Virdus Windham: 1867; AR; Death: About 1872.

(She is only listed on The Census Report of 1870).

1. 3> Nancy Ellen Windham; September 1870; AL; Death:_______;

Married: S. L. Spurlock in Sharp City, Arkansas on October 9, 1890.

1. 4> Arthur Pendleton Windham; Born: 1873;

Married: Ethel Carrie Stovall.

1. 5> George Overton Windham: May 1875; AL;
2. 6> Thomas Windham: August 1876; AL;
3. 7> Artie Windham: June 1879; AL;
4. 8> Cora Estella Windham: January 1880; AL;
5. 9> Joseph "Joe" Shelby Windham: February 22, 1881; Arkansas; Married: Myrtle Unknown Windham;

He was a World War I Army Veteran. Both are Buried At: Sayre-Doxey Cemetery; Sayre County, Beckham County, OK.

1. 10> Everett Windham: August 1883; Arkansas; Twin
2. 11> Albert Lee Windham: August 1883; Arkansas; Twin
3. 12> Augusta Windham: May 1885; Arkansas;
4. 13> Mary Pearl Windham: October 1886; Arkansas;
5. 13> Ida Drucille Windham: July 1888; Arkansas.

He was a Civil War Veteran . Records show he Enlisted with Company "F", Blackland Gideonites, who were Mustered into STATE Service June 08, 1861; in Old Tishomingo County, Mississippi; along with his three Brothers, Simeon Matthew Windham, Stephen Wesley Windham and William Edward Windham.
He also Served with the Company "E", 38th Regiment, Alabama Infantry.

He grew up in Old Tishomingo County, MS.
His Wife, Marsena "Melissa" Hill Windham, is the Sister of Felix Hill, who married his Sister, Mary Margaret "Elizabeth" Windham.

He is the Son of Simeon Edward Windham and Eleanor Rebecca Myers Windham.
They are Buried at Windham Cemetery, Jumpertown, Prentiss County, Miss.

His Paternal Grandparents are William Windham and Nancy Jane Jumper Windham.
They are Buried in Alabama.

His Maternal Grandparents are John James Myers and Elizabeth Rebecca Jumper Myers.
They are Buried in Autauga County, Alabama.

NOTE OF REFERENCE:

1. 1> On the Lone Oak Cemetery Records it shows his Year of Birth as 1836.
2. 2> On Windham Family Records it shows his Year of Birth as 1837.

DOCUMENTED:

1. 1> Original Civil War Record - STATE of Alabama:

• Name: Benjamin F. Windham;
• Side: Confederate;
• Regiment State/Origin: Alabama;
• Regiment Name: 38 Alabama Infantry;
• Regiment Name Expanded: 38th Regiment, Alabama Infantry;
• Company: E;
• Rank In: Private;
• Rank In Expanded: Private;
• Rank Out: Private;
• Rank Out Expanded: Private;
• Alternate Name: Benjamin T./Windham;
• Film Number: M374 roll 48.

1. 2> Excerpts: 23rd Mississippi Infantry Registry.
2. 3> 1870 Federal Census, Richwoods, Sharp County, ARKANSAS.

• B. F. Windham: Age: 30; 1840; AL;
• Temperence Windham: Age: 24; 1870; AR;
• Virdus Windham: Age: 3; 1867; AR;
• Nancy E. Windham: Age: 1; 1869; MS.

1. 4> 1900 Federal Census, Mangum, Greer County,OKLAHOMA:

• Benjamin Windham: Age: 63; 1836; AL;
• Missey Windham: Age: 53; July 1846; MS;
• Ella Windham; Age: 29; September 1870; AL;
• Arthur Windham: Age: 28; March 1872; AL;
• George Windham: Age: 25; May 1875; AL;
• Thomas Windham: Age: 23; August 1876; AL;
• Artie Windham: Age: 21; June 1879; AL;
• Cora Windham: Age: 20; January 1880; AL;
• Shelby Windham: Age: 18; February 1882; Arkansas;
• Everett Windham: Age: 16; August 1883; Arkansas; Twin
• Albert Windham: Age: 16; August 1883; Arkansas; Twin
• Augusta Windham: Age: 15; May 1885; Arkansas;
• Pearl Windham: Age: 13; October 1886; Arkansas;
• Ida Windham: Age: 11; July 1888; Arkansas.

1. 5> 1910 Federal Census, Sayre, Beckham County, OKLAHOMA:

• Benjaman F. Windham: Age: 72; 1838; AL;
• Missie T. Windham: Age: 63; 1847; AL;
• Joseph S. Windham: Age: 29: 1881; AR; Widowed;
• Esther S. Spurlock: Age: 18; 1892; Granddaughter;*
• Odis P. Spurlock: Age: 16; 1894; Grandson.*

(These 2 are the Children of their Daughter, Nancy Ellen "Ella" Windham Spurlock).

Family Members Parents
Simeon Windham
Simeon Edward Windham
1811–1892

Eleanor Windham
Eleanor Rebecca Myers Windham
1812–1890

Spouse
Marsena Windham
Marsena Hill Windham
1846–1916

Siblings
Gertrude Windham

William Windham
William E. Windham
1831–1861

Nancy Windham
Nancy J. Windham
1833–1852

Mary Windham
Mary Frances Windham
1835–1850

Simeon Windham
Simeon Matthew Windham
1840–1920

Andrew Windham
Andrew Jackson Windham
1842–1924

Stephen Windham
Stephen Wesley Windham
1845–1865

Mary Hill
Mary Margaret Windham Hill
1848–1876

Susan Richardson
Susan Jane Windham Richardson
1850–1930

Annie Jumper
Annie Catherine Windham Jumper
1853–1929

Harriet Bridges
Harriet L. Windham Bridges
1855–1937

Children
Arthur Windham
Arthur Pendleton Windham
1873–1942

George Windham
George O. Windham
1875–1960

Samuel Windham
Samuel Thomas Windham
1876–1946

Artie Hunt
Artie Elizabeth Windham Hunt
1878–1957

Cora LaCasse
Cora Estella Windham LaCasse
1880–1934

Joe Windham
Joe Shelby Windham
1881–1952

Edward Everette Windham
1885 – unknown

Pearl Bird
Pearl M. Windham Bird
1886–1979

Ida Roles
Ida Drucillewind Windham Roles
1888–1948

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