LEWIS WILSON

The Montana Standard, Butte, 1944-04-04, p.5

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Summary

Short obituary for Lewis Wilson, native of St. Paul Minn., Butte resident 22 years (since c. 1922 — though the next-day funeral notice gives different background; see crossref). Died early Monday morning April 3 1944 at the family home, 822 West Silver, Butte. Father of Joseph L. Wilson, Butte automobile dealer. **Survivors:** - Widow Mrs. Clara Wilson - Son and daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Wilson of Butte - **Son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Dan Murphy of Butte** - Brother William DeKay in Los Angeles - Sister-in-law Mrs. Mae McLeod in Pony, Mont. Body at the White chapel; funeral 11am Wednesday Apr 5 by Rev. Mr. A. C. Caton; burial in Pony. ARCHIVE SIGNIFICANCE. Wilson is not directly family BUT his son-in-law is "Dan Murphy of Butte." Another Butte Murphy in-law connection. The next-day funeral coverage (1944-04-05) has fuller biographical detail and gives the brother's first name as "Frank C. DeKay" — likely the obituarist used different sources; one of "William" / "Frank C." is the printed error. Wilson's son Joseph L. Wilson (Butte automobile dealer) and daughter Mrs. Dan Murphy are book-context for the Butte business-class 1940s milieu.

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Narrative

Lewis Wilson, a native of St. Paul, Minn., and a Butte resident of 22 years, died early Monday morning at the family home, 822 West Silver. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Clara Wilson; his son Joseph L. Wilson, a Butte automobile dealer, and daughter-in-law; his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Murphy of Butte; a brother, William DeKay of Los Angeles; and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Mae McLeod of Pony, Mont. Funeral services will be held at the White chapel at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning by the Rev. Mr. A. C. Caton, with burial in Pony.

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  • Joseph L. Wilson · son_butte_auto_dealer
  • William DeKay · brother_in_los_angeles

    Brother of the deceased. The 1944-04-05 funeral notice gives 'Frank C. DeKay' as the brother's name; one of the two printings is in error. LA address is geographically consistent with the Butte → LA Murphy migration pattern seen elsewhere in the archive.

  • Mrs. Mae McLeod · sister_in_law_pony_mt
  • Rev. Mr. A. C. Caton · officiant

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Transcription
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# LEWIS WILSON *The Montana Standard (Butte), Tuesday, April 4, 1944, p. 5.* Lewis Wilson, a native of St. Paul, Minn., but a resident of Butte for 22 years, died early Monday morning at the family home, 822 West Silver. He was the father of Joseph L. Wilson, Butte automobile dealer. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Clara Wilson; one son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Wilson of Butte; one son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Murphy of Butte; a brother, William DeKay in Los Angeles, and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Mae McLeod in Pony, Mont. The body is at the White chapel, where funeral services will be conducted at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning by the Rev. Mr. A. C. Caton. Burial will be in Pony.

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Open questions

  • place_pony_mt — add to /vocab/places.yaml (Madison County mining town).
  • Dan Murphy of Butte (1944) — distinct from any of the Butte Murphys already in people.yaml? Should be flagged for a future Dan-Murphy-in-Butte audit.
  • William DeKay vs Frank C. DeKay — which is the brother's actual name? Reconcile on back-pass.