William Moulton Marston

1893 - 1947  (53 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	William Moulton Marston
  Born	9 May 1893	Cliftondale, Essex, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940
  		Marston 1940 1940 US census, Rye, Westchester, New York, enumeration district 60-234, Family Number 102, Marston.
  Military Service	U.S. Army WWI
  Occupation	While William had written a number of articles and books on various psychological topics his work eventually turned to comics. With inspiration from his wives he created Wonder Woman.
  		Wonder Woman Sketch William's very first Wonder Woman sketch.
  		Wonder Woman #1. The character first appeared in All Star Comics #8 in December 1941. Wonder Woman next appeared in Sensation Comics #1 in January 1942. Six months later, Wonder Woman #1 debuted. Since then, with the exception of four months in 1986, the series has been in continuous print.
  Occupation	William was a psychologist and inventor. While a number of people worked on developing a lie detector William developed the systolic blood pressure test and his wife Elizabeth suggested the connection between blood pressure and emotion. Their research eventually led to the modern polygraph.
  		Marston - Lie Detector. William and his wife, Elizabeth administer a lie detector test.
  Died	2 May 1947	Rye, Westchester, New York
  Buried	Bethel Cemetery Elmwood Section, Bethel, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
  		Elizabeth & William Marston Headstone. Elizabeth & William Marston Headstone.
  Person ID	I65192	Nagel
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Frederick William Marston,   b. 10 Dec 1863, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island ,   d. 17 Jan 1923, Saugus, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Annie Dalton Moulton,   b. 1 Jun 1858, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 1944  (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	25 Nov 1887	Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F20260	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Elizabeth Holloway,   b. 20 Feb 1893, Isle Of Man ,   d. 27 Mar 1993, Bethel, Fairfield, Connecticut  (Age 100 years)
  Married	16 Sep 1915	Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts
  		Moulton-Holloway Marriage. Register of Marriages, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
  Children	1. Fredericka Marston,   b. Abt 1921  [Birth]   2. Moulton Peter Marston,   b. 26 Aug 1928, Manhattan, New York, New York ,   d. 17 Jan 2017, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut  (Age 88 years)  [Birth]   3. Olive Ann Marston,   b. 19 Feb 1933, New York  [Birth]
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F20261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Olive Byrne,   b. 19 Feb 1904, Steuben County, New York ,   d. 19 May 1990, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida  (Age 86 years)
  Married	William and Olive were never married. They were however part of a life long polygamous relationship with his wife, Elizabeth. At the time they did not make the details of the relationship public. In 1940 they told the census taker that she was William's widowed sister-in-law.
  Children	1. Byrne Holloway Richard Marston,   b. 12 Jan 1931, New York  [Birth]   2. Donald Richard Marston,   b. 20 Sep 1932, New York ,   d. 17 May 1997, Mississippi  (Age 64 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F20262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 16 Sep 1915 - Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts Died - 2 May 1947 - Rye, Westchester, New York Buried - - Bethel Cemetery Elmwood Section, Bethel, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		William Marston. William Marston.
  		William Moulton Marston William under the pen name Charles Moulton created the comic book character "Wonder Woman". He was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2006.