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Windle Family
Lucinda and John William’s third son was John Pressley Windle;
he was born on April 1st 1855. He was an enterprising man. He was a partner
in a dry goods store on the square in Bonham TX. later he owned and ran
a dry
goods store in Lamasco TX. He was one of the first, if
not the first notaries in Fannin Co. He married Harriet
Ellen Havens August 31st 1876 in Hunt Co. With Harriet he had one son,
David Parker born March 3rd 1880, and four daughters Effie Odam born 1883,
Viola Mae born May 8th1884, Carrie born in 1885 died at birth, Cora born
in 1886 and Mamie born 1887. Harriet died at the age of 31 in 1888
and was buried at Center Grove Cemetery in Lamasco, which was land donated
from John A Windle survey by John Pressley for the Cemetery outside of
Lamasco.
John Pressley Windle
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On February 16th 1891 in Hunt Co. TX John Pressley Married Virginia
Caroline Son Harris Havens. Who had previously married twice, first
to John Harris, and then John Havens, she was John Pressley and his first
wife Harriet’s sister in law by her marriage to Harriet’s brother John.
With her first husband John Harris she had one son James born 1883, and
with her second husband John Haven’s she had one son Wesley born in 1888.
With John Pressley she had six children Angelina Lucinda born 1892, Presley
Owen in 1893, John David whose birth year was not recorded he died in infancy,
Bessie in 1898, William McKinley in 1901, and Emma Brown in 1903. In 1904
at the age of 43 Virginia passed away and in 1931 at the age of 75 John
Pressley passed away both were also buried at Center Grove Cemetery.
John P. Windle
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