Lewis "Lew" Wilson (Pony MT electrician, d. 1944)
Also known as: Lew Wilson, Lewis Wilson
family confidence: 95 — certain (corroborated)
Early-day Montana electrician of Pony, Madison County, MT. Per CLAUDE.md and existing place_pony_mt / place_bozeman_mt / place_virginia_city_mt notes: he installed early lighting systems at Virginia City; supervised the first Ennis-to-Bozeman power line; married Clara Belle Nelson at Bozeman 1904; died 1944 per the inbox Lewis Wilson 1944 funeral obituary clippings (not yet processed). His daughter Julia B. Wilson married Daniel L. Murphy (JJM's brother) 18 Aug 1936 at Butte — bringing the Wilson family into the Murphy paternal in-law line via Daniel's branch.
Facts
- Birth:
- unknown date, place_pony_mt (date confidence: 50)
- Death:
- 1944, Pony, Montana (date confidence: 75)
- Residence:
- Pony, Montana
Relationships
Nexus
Solid edges: declared/inferred relationships. Dashed edges: appear together in sources (thicker = more shared sources). Click a name to open that person.
Appears with
- Daniel L. Murphy (Butte, b. 1894)1 shared source
- Julia B. Wilson (m. Daniel L. Murphy 1936; daughter of Lewis + Belle Wilson)1 shared source
- Patrick Murphy (my ancestor)1 shared source
- Ellen (Lyne) Murphy (b. Ardgroom; m. Patrick Murphy 1881; d. Butte 1935)1 shared source
- Clara Belle (Nelson) Wilson1 shared source
Sources linking to this person
≥75 — High confidence — 1
- 1936-08-18 — Montana Marriage Licenses, Silver Bow CountyMarriage License — Daniel L. Murphy + Julia B. Wilson, 18 Aug 1936, Butterole: father_of_bride · confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Lew Wilson