Marriage License — Daniel L. Murphy + Julia B. Wilson, 18 Aug 1936, Butte

Montana Marriage Licenses, Silver Bow County · Silver Bow County, Montana, USA · 1936-08-18

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Summary

Silver Bow County Marriage License No. A 23369, sworn 18 August 1936. **Groom**: **Daniel L. Murphy**, White man, aged **35** (age understated — he was actually ~42, b. Aug 1894 per 1900 census), born at **Butte**, County of **Silver Bow**, State of **Montana**. Not previously married. Son of **Patrick Murphy** and **Ellen Murphy whose maiden name was Ellen Lyne**. **Bride**: **Julia B. Wilson**, White woman, aged **35**, born at **Pony**, County of **Madison**, State of **Montana**. Not previously married. Daughter of **Lew Wilson** and **Belle Wilson** (maiden name blank — = Clara Belle Nelson Wilson per CLAUDE.md / archive's Lewis Wilson Pony-MT electrician thread). **Two MAJOR findings**: 1. **THIRD primary-source confirmation of Ellen's maiden name = LYNE.** The 1881 Pat-Ellen marriage cert, the 1883 JJM baptism cert, and now this 1936 Daniel-Julia marriage license all explicitly attest "Ellen Lyne". 2. **Daniel L. Murphy (JJM's younger brother) married into the Wilson family of Pony, Madison County, Montana** — opening a new **Wilson paternal-in-law branch** (in-law through Daniel, not JJM directly). Julia B. Wilson's parents are Lewis "Lew" Wilson + Clara "Belle" Wilson, the Pony / Bozeman MT electrician family already in the archive (person_lewis_wilson_pony_electrician, person_clara_belle_nelson_wilson).

Parties named in the record

groom
Daniel L. Murphy(= Daniel L. Murphy (Butte, b. 1894))100
age: 35 · status: not previously married
bride
Julia B. Wilson(= Julia B. Wilson (m. Daniel L. Murphy 1936; daughter of Lewis + Belle Wilson))95
age: 35 · status: not previously married
father of groom
Patrick Murphy(= Patrick Murphy (my ancestor))100
mother of groom
Ellen Murphy (née Ellen Lyne)(= Ellen (Lyne) Murphy (b. Ardgroom; m. Patrick Murphy 1881; d. Butte 1935))100
father of bride
Lew Wilson(= Lewis "Lew" Wilson (Pony MT electrician, d. 1944))95
mother of bride
Belle Wilson(= Clara Belle (Nelson) Wilson)95

People — link detail

Daniel L. Murphy (Butte, b. 1894)(as printed: Daniel L. Murphy)
role: groom · family confidence: 100 certain
age: 35 · birthplace: Butte, Silver Bow, Montana · status: not previously married
Julia B. Wilson (m. Daniel L. Murphy 1936; daughter of Lewis + Belle Wilson)(as printed: Julia B. Wilson)
role: bride · family confidence: 95 certain
age: 35 · birthplace: Pony, Madison, Montana · status: not previously married
NEW: Daughter of Lewis Wilson + Clara Belle Nelson Wilson of Pony MT. Married Daniel L. Murphy 18 Aug 1936 Butte — bringing the Wilson family into the Murphy paternal line as in-laws through Daniel's branch.
Patrick Murphy (my ancestor)(as printed: Patrick Murphy)
role: father of groom · family confidence: 100 certain
Ellen (Lyne) Murphy (b. Ardgroom; m. Patrick Murphy 1881; d. Butte 1935)(as printed: Ellen Murphy (née Ellen Lyne))
role: mother of groom · family confidence: 100 certain
THIRD primary-source confirmation of Ellen's maiden name LYNE. Note Ellen had died Aug 1935 — one year before this 1936 marriage license — but the form still names her as mother (standard form-field requirement, not a present-tense claim).
Lewis "Lew" Wilson (Pony MT electrician, d. 1944)(as printed: Lew Wilson)
role: father of bride · family confidence: 95 certain
The "Lew Wilson" on the license = Lewis Wilson per the CLAUDE.md / existing Pony MT electrician thread (d. 1944 per the inbox Lewis Wilson obit).
Clara Belle (Nelson) Wilson(as printed: Belle Wilson)
role: mother of bride · family confidence: 95 certain
"Belle Wilson" = Clara Belle (Nelson) Wilson, Lewis Wilson's wife per CLAUDE.md.

Also mentioned

J. P. Kelly · court_clerk
J. L. Inman · deputy_court_clerk

Places

Butte, Montana (primary)
Silver Bow County, Montana (primary)
Pony, Montana (primary)
Montana (primary)

Themes

irish_american_community

Story threads

The Pat-and-Ellen Murphy household — Butte 1887 to LA 1980