Marion William Windland was the son of William Mathias Windland and Ida Virginia Overby. He was the ninth of twelve children. He grew up and cowboyed on several ranches in Shackleford County during his early days. He married Mary Etta McNelly Windland on 23 Dec 1917. In 1927 he moved to Irran, Texas with the opening of the Yates oil field working for Ohio Oil Company which later became Marathon Oil Company. He and his wife lived in the company camp housing. He was a trucker and usually hauled oil field pipe to the well sites. He was transfered to Eunice, New Mexico in 1947, again living in the company camp housing and became a pumper. He retired after 35 years with the company. In 1972, they moved to Midland, Texas to be near their only daughter, Wynemah Deloyse Windland Fuller, and their grand children. After the death of his wife, he developed dementia and passed away at a local nursing home. He was an avid fisherman and at least once a year, several related families would go camping and fishing for one to two weeks on either the Pecos River, the Devils River or on the Gulf Coast. He was tall and built of iron but very gentle. He loved his family deeply.
Marion William Windland was the son of William Mathias Windland and Ida Virginia Overby. He was the ninth of twelve children. He grew up and cowboyed on several ranches in Shackleford County during his early days. He married Mary Etta McNelly Windland on 23 Dec 1917. In 1927 he moved to Irran, Texas with the opening of the Yates oil field working for Ohio Oil Company which later became Marathon Oil Company. He and his wife lived in the company camp housing. He was a trucker and usually hauled oil field pipe to the well sites. He was transfered to Eunice, New Mexico in 1947, again living in the company camp housing and became a pumper. He retired after 35 years with the company. In 1972, they moved to Midland, Texas to be near their only daughter, Wynemah Deloyse Windland Fuller, and their grand children. After the death of his wife, he developed dementia and passed away at a local nursing home. He was an avid fisherman and at least once a year, several related families would go camping and fishing for one to two weeks on either the Pecos River, the Devils River or on the Gulf Coast. He was tall and built of iron but very gentle. He loved his family deeply.
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