Wilson Family Reunion
2011 Trivia Game with Answers
This game has been modified from its original form in order to remove references to living people.
1. Where are they buried? Match the Wilson family member with the cemetery in which he or she is buried. Hint: Each cemetery is used once.
| Alta Pearl (Baker) Eggert | Dudenville Cemetery, Jasper, MO |
| Harold Rivers Campbell | Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens, North Platte, Lincoln, NE |
| Marvin Wood Chamberlain | Floral Park Cemetery, Johnson City, Broome, NY |
| Marcus E "Mark" Harger | Frasure Cemetery, Burnt Hills, Saratoga, NY |
| Jane (Wilson) Pawling | Greenwood Cemetery, Wilson, Niagara, NY |
| Alexander Wilson | Inglewood Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA |
| Jane (Armour) Wilson | Julia Page Memorial Park, Douglas, Cochise, AZ |
| Alexander Wilson Jr | North Farmington Cemetery, Oakland, MI |
| Jean Marvin Wilson | Sunset Memorial Park, North Olmstead, OH |
| Leon Armour Wilson | Trinity Churchyard, New York City, NY |
| Richard Walter "Dick" Wilson | Unknown, but probably in Saratoga County, NY |
| Stephen Melvin Wilson (s of Alexander Wilson Jr | Wrights Corners Cemetery, Newfane, Niagara, NY |
Answers:
Alta Pearl (Baker) Eggert - Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens, North Platte, Lincoln, NEHarold Rivers Campbell - Dudenville Cemetery, Jasper, MO
Marvin Wood Chamberlain - Julia Page Memorial Park, Douglas, Cochise, AZ
Marcus E "Mark" Harger - North Farmington Cemetery, Oakland, MI
Jane (Wilson) Pawling - Frasure Cemetery, Burnt Hills, Saratoga, NY
Alexander Wilson - Trinity Churchyard, New York City, NY
Jane (Armour) Wilson - Unknown, but probably in Saratoga County, NY
Alexander Wilson Jr - Greenwood Cemetery, Wilson, Niagara, NY
Jean Marvin Wilson - Floral Park Cemetery, Johnson City, Broome, NY
Leon Armour Wilson - Inglewood Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
Richard Walter "Dick" Wilson - Sunset Memorial Park, North Olmstead, OH
Stephen Melvin Wilson - Wrights Corners Cemetery, Newfane, Niagara, NY
2. Are any branches of the Wilson family related to any of the following people?
a. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, US President
b. Henry, Peter, and Jane Fonda, Members of the Screen Actors Guild
c. Henry II, King of England
d. Ulysses Simpson "US" Grant, US Army General during the Civil War and US President
e. William Howard Taft, US President
Answer:
a. Yes. Levi Pawling, husband of Jane Wilson, is a descendant of Jan Barentsen and Jacomyntje (Slecht) Kuntz, as is President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
b. Yes. Henry (and consequently Peter and Jane) Fonda is a descendant of Jellis Adam and Rachel Pieterse (Winne) Fonda, as is Gardner Howland Fonda, husband of Helena Burhans Pawling.
c. Yes. From research conducted by our cousin "Bill," Henry II, King of England, is the 20th great-grandfather of Eunice Charlotte Seeley, wife of Alexander Wilson Jr.
d. Yes. General and President Ulysses Simpson "US" Grant is a descendant of Bernard and Joan (Purchase) Capen, as is Willis R Capen, husband of Eunice Eleanor "Ellen" Wilson.
e. Yes. President William Howard Taft is a descendant of Henry Squire, as is Millard Wetherald Coates, husband of Arlene Elizabeth Wilson.
3. Which of the following Wilson family members lived to be more than 100 years old?
a. Alexander Wilson
b. Eunice Charlotte (Seeley) Wilson
c. Hallie Lamira Hill
d. Hazel Ann (Rosseau) Mead
e. Jane (Wilson) Pawling
Answer:
d. Hazel Ann (Rosseau) Mead, wife of Homer William Mead, died at the age of 102 years, 9 months, 1 day.
4. Which of the following groups of Wilson family members all share the same birthday?
Question omitted because of the use of living family members.
5. Which of the following Wilson couples were married on Christmas Day?
a. Alfred Chamberlain and Lena Bell Flynn
b. Horace S Chapman and Rebecca "Becca" Hunzeker
c. Charles Alexander "Chick" Wilson and Elizabeth Louise "Lizzie" Rohring
d. Frank Bodendorfer Wilson and Edith Amanda Cook
e. Walter Sinsel Wilson and Nellie Margaret Wright
f. Orson Floyd Wilson and Daisy Frances Sherman
g. Donald Wilson Mead and Sara Tarter
h.
i.
j.
Answers:
a. Alfred Chamberlain and Lena Bell Flynn
b. Horace S Chapman and Rebecca "Becca" Hunzeker
e. Walter Sinsel Wilson and Nellie Margaret Wright
f. Orson Floyd Wilson and Daisy Frances Sherman
6. Which of the following Wilson family members were career military?
a. Ronnie Byrle Baker
b. Harvey Parmley Wilson
c.
d. Marvin Wood Chamberlain
e. Dale Joseph Flinders
Answers:
a. Ronnie Byrle Baker - US Navy
d. Marvin Wood Chamberlain - US Cavalry
e. Dale Joseph Flinders - US Army Air Corps
7. Which of the following Wilson family members is/are descended from a Rabbi?
Question omitted because of the use of living family members.
8. Which of the following Wilson couples were also related by blood?
a. William Temple Wilson and Martha Hess Wilson
b. Marvin Howard "MH" Chamberlain and Ellen Aurelia Wilson
c. William Alexander Wilson and Alice K Bateman
d. William Tappen Wilson and Ida May Seeley
e. George Edwin Wilson and Esther Marion Wilson
Answers:
b. MH Chamberlain and Ellen Wilson were first cousins once removed.
c. William Alexander Wilson and Alice K Bateman were second cousins, twice removed, through one line, and third cousins, once removed, through a second line.
d. William Tappen Wilson and Ida May Seeley were second cousins, once removed, through two different lines.
9. Which of the following Wilson family members lived into their 90's?
a. Doris Helene (Rosseau) Mead
b.
c.
d. Frances Edith (Wilson) Liddell
e. Thora (Hegstad) Campbell
f. Fern Eleanor (Cook) Lynn
g. William Armour Wilson
h. Dale Joseph Flinders
i. Philonzo Chamberlain
j. Helen Newman (Wilson) Bowman
Answers:
a. Doris Helene (Rosseau) Mead died at age 98 years, 8 months, 11 days
d. Frances Edith (Wilson) Liddell died at age 95 years, 8 months, 3 days
e. Thora (Hegstad) Campbell died at age 95 years, 3 months, 20 days
f. Fern Eleanor (Cook) Lynn died at age 94 years, 11 months, 22 days
g. William Armour Wilson died at age 91 years, 7 months, 16 days
h. Dale Joseph Flinders died at age 90 years, 11 months, 15 days
i. Philonzo Chamberlain died at age 90 years, 6 months, 10 days
j. Helen Newman (Wilson) Bowman died at age 90 years, 5 months, 18 days
10. Who am I?
a. Alexander Wilson, Stephen Melvin Wilson (son of Alexander Wilson Jr), or William Armour Wilson?
Answer: Stephen Melvin Wilson
b. Jane (Wilson) Pawling, Mary Viola "Mate" (Wilson) Farnsworth, or Jane Ann (Morey) Bailey?
Answer: Jane Ann (Morey) Bailey
c. Augustus W and Sarah M Chamberlain, Lewis A and Ruth (Wilson) Mead, or Marcus E "Mark" and Alice "May" (Beatty) Harger
Answer: Augustus W and Sarah M Chamberlain