Marcellus Dwayne WINDER

1850 - 1921  (70 years)

• Name	Marcellus Dwayne WINDER  [1]
  Birth	28 Dec 1850	Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Providence, Hardin, Iowa, USA
  	Federal
  	Household of W. Serepta Winder
  Census	1875	, Lander, Nevada, USA
  	Nevada
  	Living with M. Wallace
  Census	1885	, Larimer, Colorado, USA
  	Colorado State
  	Household of M D Winder
  Patent	31 May 1898	Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado, USA
  	Apparatus for Controlling Head-Gates, patent 514,399
  	with Don A. Carpenter, letter of application dated 6 Feb 1894
  Census	1900	Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA
  	Federal
  Occupation	1901-1904	Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA   [3]
  	Mining
  Occupation	1905	Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA   [4]
  	vice-president, Excelsior Carbide and Gas Machine Co.
  Occupation	1906	Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA   [5]
  	Manager, Spokane branch, Excelsior Carbide and Gas Machine Co.
  Census	1910	Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA
  	Federal
  Occupation	1910	Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA   [6]
  	vice-president, Okanogan Irrigation and Improvement Co.
  Census	1920	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA
  	Federal
  Death	19 May 1921	, , Washington, USA
  	Cause: Angina
  cemetery	20 May 1921	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA
  	Calvary Cemetery
  Name	Doc WINDER
  Religion	Catholic
  _UID	5306E984CB044CDDADE943D9E29112B7AC15
  Burial	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA
  Person ID	I178	WinderWonderland
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	Thomas J. WINDER,   b. 30 Oct 1814, , , Ohio, USA d. 1 Jan 1862, , El Dorado, California, USA (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Eliza HARMAN,   b. 9 Mar 1821, , , Ohio, USA d. 26 Feb 1889, Bladensburg, Wapello, Iowa, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	1 Apr 1838	, Coshocton, Ohio, USA   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F51	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie LAMB,   b. 26 Mar 1862, Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA d. 2 Jan 1941, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	13 Aug 1884	Spring Canyon, Larimer, Colorado, USA   [9]
  Children	1. Major Hugh Edward James WINDER,   b. 19 May 1885, Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado, USA d. 24 Feb 1966, Woodburn, Marion, Oregon, USA (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Dec 1850 - Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA Census - Federal - 1920 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA cemetery - Calvary Cemetery - 20 May 1921 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Burial - - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Tombstone of Marcellus Dwayne Winder

  
  

• Notes

  According to letter from Mary Launder to Pat Vaughan (Dec 17, 1997): ...I heard also of "Uncle Doc" [M.D.] Winder who lived in the northwest...I visited his grave in a cemetery south of Portland and met two of his daughters...There were four living at Lake Oswego at the time, names: Mary Etta Melcher (my age), Virginia Pilling, Marge Knorr, and Duane Mark. I think Virginia lived separately with a husband...M.D. had come out from Colorado I think. According to Molly Davis: My grandmother's family history notes are also my source on the marriage of Marcellus Dwight (Doc) Winder and Annie Lamb. Grandma's notes say: "m. 9-13-1884 at the home of Frank Lamb by Father Gleason, Spring Canyon, Colorado." I must check other notes I have, but I believe that Doc moved to the Tacoma, Washington area. According to Pat Vaughan (Feb 1999): Uncle "Doc" and Aunt Annie came here (to Washington) before Washington became a state in 1889. They had a fruit ranch and they had a Chinese cook. Uncle Doc took care of the orchards. He talked and talked telling people they should dam up the Columbia River and irrigate all that land around Spokane and southeast Washington but they told him it couldn't be done. Now, long after he died, it has been done. The Chinese cook was very satisfactory until when Aunt Annie went down to the kitchen one day where he had a number of pie shells lined up preparatory to making apple pies. While she watched he took up a glass of milk, filled his mouth with it, and blew it out onto the pies. She fired him on the spot. Larimer Co, CO query board Posted by Marta Norton Sat, 06 Mar 1999 Hi, I saw 2 entries in the Larimer County Marriage Index for Winder. Book B, Page 74 Marcellus Winder married Annie Lamb August 13, 1884. Book 198, Page 330 Mary Winder married George Blehm February 3, 1909. I hope this helps you out. From: ANN HOWILER Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 12:52 AM Subject: M.D.'s story I enjoyed reading the items you have collected. M.D. worked on the Marcus Daley Ranch as a water engineer. He and Annie were often invited to dine at the Main House when there were out-of-town guests, like President Theodore Roosevelt, various Senators and other interesting and influential people. They would dress for dinner and enjoy all the delights of the company and surroundings. Annie loved Grand Opera. M.D. sent her to Chicago to see Galli-Curchi sing. As you noted he was called Doc most of his life. He had lost two fingers on his right hand, but was an accomplished fiddle player. He met Annie at a country dance when she was eighteen and fell in love. He was 6'4" and very handsome. Annie had come from Ohio to visit her sister in Colorado and was swept off her feet by this big, tall, handsome, intelligent and accomplished man. M.D. Did well financially, though I do not know any details. He and Annie had only the one son. She had a postpartum infection which left her sterile after Hugh was born. I heard the story of the Chinese cook and the pies. They had a Chinese man servant for many years after that, too. He was the subject of many humorous stories, too. [snip] An M.D. story, I heard as a child, told of how he was injured felling trees as a 12-year-old. His family was traveling in a wagon train and could not stay so he was left to convalesce with the Indians. When he recovered and ready to return to his family he was given a wampum bag, which I have. My Mother always told us that the Winders came from Pennsylvania. She said they were Pennsylvania Dutch. Apparently a major turning point for the family was when M.D.'s father decided to go to California. She must have had the information from her Grammy Annie. She, according to Mom and Aunt Margie, loved to recount family stories. She and Hugh's mother-in-law would exchange reminiscences with the children. This probably explains how some details were garbled. Hugh's parents-in-law lived in Tacoma, Washington. Their older son was the general manager/owner of the Tacoma Hotel. After M.D. and Annie moved there from Spokane they socialized with the Hickey family and were good friends. Spokane City directories indicate that Marcellus was there from 1902-1911. After that date, he no longer is listed. (Research):In 1910 census, both mother and father b. OH

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] Mary Launder, Family Group Sheet for Thomas J. Winder, (Repository: Wapello County Genealogical Society) (Reliability: 0). Marcellus Duane, b. 28 Dec 1850, IA, d. 19 May 1921 in WA. Buried 21 May 1921, Calbory, Tacoma, Pierce, WA. Married Annie Lamb. [S33] Patricia Brownlee Vaughan, (Feb 1999). [S65] Spokane City Directory, 1902-1904 (Reliability: 3). [S65] Spokane City Directory, 1905 (Reliability: 3). [S65] Spokane City Directory, 1906 (Reliability: 3). [S65] Spokane City Directory, 1910 (Reliability: 3). [S401] Ohio, Choshocton County, 1811-1930 Marriages, Coshocton County, OH 1811-1930, Page 404 (Reliability: 0). Winters, Thomas, 1 Apr 1838, Eliza Harmon [S786] Marriages, Coshocton County, OH 1811-1930, Page 404 (Reliability: 0). Winters, Thomas, 1 Apr 1838, Eliza Harmon [S408] Larimer County Genealogical Society, Larimer County, Colorado, Index to Marriages.