William Marston
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William Moulton Marston (1893 - 1947)

William Moulton Marston
Born in Saugus, Massachusettsmap
Ancestors ancestors
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of — married 16 Sep 1915 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
Father of [private son (1930s - unknown)]
Died at age 53 in Rye, New Yorkmap
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Biography

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William Moulton Marston was an inventor and writer best remembered for his creation of the comic book character Wonder Woman. The two women, his wife Elizabeth Holloway Marston, and their polyamorous life partner, Olive Byrne, greatly influenced Wonder Woman's creation.

He had two children with both women.

Elizabeth Marston had:

Moulton Peter Marston

Olive Ann Marston

Olive Bryne had:

Byrne Marston

Donald Richard Marston


Sources

  • [1] Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4XH-Y5X : 25 May 2018), Frederick W Marston in entry for William M Marston and Sadie E Holloway, 16 Sep 1915; citing Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,411,235.
  • "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9R6-7T4 : accessed 20 November 2019), William M Marston in household of Fredrick W Marston, Saugus town (south part incl. Cliftondale), Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 464, sheet 2A, family 38, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,648.
  • "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2JV-TF3 : accessed 20 November 2019), William M Marston in household of Frederick W Marston, Saugus, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 481, sheet 27A, family 601, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 588; FHL microfilm 1,374,601.
  • [2] United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K314-Q6C : 14 March 2018), William M Marston, Rye, Rye Town, Westchester, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-334, sheet 13A, line 23, family 234, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2813.




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There was a movie about Dr. William Moulton Marston and the two women who inspired him to create Wonder Woman in 2017, I think.
posted by Tanya Kasim
Please connect him to his mother, Moulton-2225.
posted by Jessica Key
According to Jill Lepore (Lepore, Jill. The Secret History of Wonder Woman, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2014, ISBN 9780385354042) he is descended through his mother from Sir Thomas (V) de Moulton of Langley, a Magna Carta baron.
posted by Helmut Jungschaffer

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