Thread:Wagwan piffting23/@comment-30706862-20190925133602/@comment-37973629-20190925144544

No, Bill's name is "Bill". Simple as that. It may have been Marion at some point, but he later changed it to "Bill" because he found it embarrassing. Those are his words (maybe a little paraphrased), not mine. If the discharge papers say "Marion", then that’s probably because he hadn’t yet changed it at the point where they were written.

In addition, Bill is an outlaw - he can hardly change his name with the conventional, legal means, as that would mean contact with the government. Just because his outlaw status restricts his ability to do it in that particular way, it doesn’t invalidate his desired name change.

As it happens, I agree with you on there being no evidence (as far as I know) for Jack's real name being "John Marston Jr.". I will look around for any evidence and ask on the talk page if anyone has any, but if not, "John Marston Jr." will be erased.