Wilson Family Reunion
2012 Trivia Game with Answers
1. What was the relationship between Eunice Charlotte Seeley, wife of Alexander Wilson Jr, and Eleanor Pease Seeley, wife of Alexander and Eunice's son, Stephen Melvin Wilson?
Answer:
Although there was a 26-year difference in their ages, Eunice and Eleanor were first cousins. Eunice was the daughter of Stephen Seeley, and Eleanor was the daughter of Stephen's brother, John Seeley. Stephen and John were sons of Hezekiah and Joanna (Beardsley) Seeley.
2. Pearl Alice Harsin was the second wife of Alfred Chamberlain (William Alfred Chamberlain, Cynthia (Wilson) Chamberlain, Alexander Wilson Jr, Alexander Wilson and Jane Armour). What is the mystery question hidden in Pearl's ancestry?
a. Is she a first cousin, once removed, of William Henry McCarty Jr, aka Henry Antrim, aka William H Bonney, aka Billy the Kid?
b. Is she a second cousin of Mary Mallon, aka Typhoid Mary?
c. Is she a second great-grandniece of President William Henry Harrison?
d. Is she a first cousin, three times removed, of Vice-President Spiro Theodore Agnew?
e. There is no mystery - she was just a nice lady.
Answer:
c. Is she a second great-grandniece of President William Henry Harrison?
There was a time when it was believed that the person who lived out his life as Garret Harsin was actually Andrew Harrison, older brother of President William Henry Harrison. DNA testing has resolved some, but not all of this controversy.
3. For which Wilson family widow did the Probate Court waive the normal 3-day waiting period after the issuance of a marriage license, so that the couple could be married the next day (perhaps in consideration of the facts that the groom was 85 years old and the bride was 75)?
a. Mary Jane (Sawyer) (Davis) Davis
b. Harriet M (Wilson) (Heim) Hyde
c. Rachel Randall (Johnson) (Pawling) Knapp
d. Mabel S (Briggle) (Campbell) Iles
e. Grace (Harrington) (Chapman) Chapman
Answer:
d. Mabel S (Briggle) Campbell and Walter T Iles were issued a marriage license on 2 May 1969, and were married on 3 May 1969. A note on the marriage license indicates that the Judge waived the 3-day waiting period.4. The descendants of which Wilson couple are related to Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and to First Lady Anna "Eleanor" (Roosevelt) Roosevelt?
a. William Armour Wilson and Ruth Lamira Tappen
b. Jane Wilson and Levi Pawling
c. Hezekiah E Wilson and Eva Temple
d. William Alfred Chamberlain and Eunice Marie Burch
e. William Henry Mead and Martha Mariah Wicks
Answer:
b. Jane Wilson and Levi Pawling – The common ancestral couple was Jan Barentsen Kuntz and Jacomyntje Slecht. The line to Levi Pawling is through their son, Barent Kuntz, whose daughter, Jacomyntje, married Levi's grandfather, Henry Pawling. The line to the Roosevelts is through their daughter, Heyltje Jans Kunst, who married Nicholas Roosevelt.5. Which of the following Wilson family members lived to be over 100 years old?
a. Jennie Ethel (Hinds) McCulla
b. Hazel Ann (Rosseau) Mead
c. Ora Johnson “Buzz” Pettit
d. Clara Maria (Flinders) Gaskill
e. Catherine Johnson (Hewlett) Wilson
f. Dovie (Nickson) Morey
Answers:
All of them:
a. Jennie Ethel (Hinds) McCulla – 102 years, 4 months, 14 days
Line: Emma Florence (Bailey) Hinds, Jane Ann (Morey) Bailey, Amanda (Pawling) Morey, Jane (Wilson) Pawling, Alexander Wilson and Jane Armour
b. Hazel Ann (Rosseau) Mead – 102 years, 9 months, 1 day
Line: Wife of Homer William Mead, Lewis Almond “Mayor” Mead, William Henry Mead, Ruth (Wilson) Mead, Alexander Wilson Jr, Alexander Wilson and Jane Armour
c. Ora Johnson “Buzz” Pettit – 100 years, 9 months, 7 days
Line: Husband of Marion Elnora (Wilson) Pettit, Walter Sinsel Wilson, William Armour Wilson, Alexander Wilson Jr, Alexander Wilson and Jane Armour
d. Clara Maria (Flinders) Gaskill – 100 years, 7 months
Line: Anna Amanda (Bailey) Flinders, Jane Ann (Morey) Bailey, Amanda (Pawling) Morey, Jane (Wilson) Pawling, Alexander Wilson and Jane Armour
e. Catherine Johnson (Hewlett) Wilson – 100 years, 6 months, 30 days
Line: Wife of William Tappen Wilson, William Armour Wilson, Alexander Wilson Jr, Alexander Wilson and Jane Armour
f. Dovie (Nickson) Morey – 100 years, 11 months, 24 days
Line: Wife of Paul Alexander Morey, David Charles Morey, Pawling Alexander Morey, Amanda (Pawling) Morey, Jane (Wilson) Pawling, Alexander Wilson and Jane Armour
6. Which Wilson couple is buried in which cemetery?
Chamberlain: Cynthia Wilson and Philonzo Chamberlain
Chamberlain: Marvin Howard Chamberlain Jr and Dorcas Lecureux
Chapman: Horace S Chapman and Rebecca "Becca" Hunzeker
Chapman: Josiah B "Si" Chapman and Nellie I Stout
Dailey: Bertha I Davis and Isaac Newton Dailey
Flinders: Anna Amanda Bailey and George Bottesini Flinders
Harger: Marcus E "Mark" Harger and Alice "May" Beatty
Hill: Juliet M Wilson and John Martin Hill
Mead: Ruth Wilson and Lewis A Mead
Morey: William Justus Morey and Nancy Maria Thompson
Pawling: Jane Wilson and Levi Pawling
Wilson: Alexander Wilson Jr and Eunice Charlotte Seeley
Burnt Hills Baptist/Hillside Cemetery, Burnt Hills, Saratoga, NY
Emigrant Cemetery, Emigrant, Park, MT
Fasken Cemetery, Jasper County, MO
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, CA
Fraser Cemetery, Burnt Hills, Saratoga, NY
Greenwood Cemetery, Wilson, Niagara, NY
Lakeview Cemetery, Olcott, Niagara, NY
North Farmington Cemetery, Farmington, Oakland, MI
North IOOF Cemetery, Garfield County, OK
Somerset Cemetery, Somerset, Niagara, NY
Waterman Cemetery, Sutherland, O'Brien, IA
Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, MI
Answers:
Cynthia Wilson and Philonzo Chamberlain - Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, MI
Marvin Howard Chamberlain Jr and Dorcas Lecureux - Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, CA
Horace S Chapman and Rebecca "Becca" Hunzeker - North IOOF Cemetery, Garfield County, OK
Josiah B "Si" Chapman and Nellie I Stout - Lakeview Cemetery, Olcott, Niagara, NY
Bertha I Davis and Isaac Newton Dailey - Emigrant Cemetery, Emigrant, Park, MT
Anna Amanda Bailey and George Bottesini Flinders - Waterman Cemetery, Sutherland, O'Brien, IA
Marcus E "Mark" Harger and Alice "May" Beatty - North Farmington Cemetery, Farmington, Oakland, MI
Juliet M Wilson and John Martin Hill - Fasken Cemetery, Jasper County, MO
Ruth Wilson and Lewis A Mead - Somerset Cemetery, Somerset, Niagara, NY
William Justus Morey and Nancy Maria Thompson - Burnt Hills Baptist/Hillside Cemetery, Burnt Hills, Saratoga, NY
Jane Wilson and Levi Pawling - Fraser Cemetery, Burnt Hills, Saratoga, NY
Alexander Wilson Jr and Eunice Charlotte Seeley - Greenwood Cemetery, Wilson, Niagara, NY
7. Which Wilson family member served in which war?
Revolutionary War
War of 1812
Civil War
World War I
World War II
Korean War
To the best of current knowledge, no Wilson family member served in this war.
Chamberlain, Reamer Allen
Davis, Albert Pawling
Morey, Stephen Augustus
Pawling, Levi
Wilson, Richard Walter “Dick”
Answers:
a. Revolutionary War - To the best of current knowledge, no Wilson family member served in this war - Alexander Wilson died in 1771, and Alexander Wilson Jr was still an infant when the War began.
b. War of 1812 - Levi Pawling
c. Civil War - Albert Pawling Davis
d. World War I - Stephen Augustus Morey
e. World War II - Reamer Allen Chamberlain
f. Korean War - Richard Walter "Dick" Wilson
8. Match each Wilson family member to the state in which he or she spent most of her or his life.
Campbell, Harold Rivers
Davis, Wyman P
Flinders, Laurence George
Harger, Stephen “Wilson”
Wilson, Ruth Lamira (Tappen)
Illinois
Iowa
Michigan
Missouri
New York
Answers:
Campbell, Harold Rivers - Missouri
Davis, Wyman P - Illinois
Flinders, Laurence George - Iowa
Harger, Stephen “Wilson” - Michigan
Wilson, Ruth Lamira (Tappen) - New York
9. True or False. William Harley Cook, husband of Florence May Wilson, and Velma "Jean" Laird were seventh cousins once removed, excluding any relationship through the Wilson line.
Answer:
True. William Harley Cook's Line: Hannah "Elizabeth" (Dennis) Cook (Cushing), Mary (Newman) Dennis (Nelson), Nathaniel Newman, James Newman, Mary (Lounsbury) Newman, Mercy/Marcy (Scofield) Lounsbury, Hannah (Mead) Scofield, John and Hannah Mead
Velma "Jean" Laird's Line: Florence Corinne (Taylor) Laird, Mary Ida (Mead) Taylor, William Henry Mead, Lewis A Mead, Michael Mead, Ezra Mead, Timothy Mead, Jonathan Mead, John and Hannah Mead
10. Which of the following Wilson descendants were twins?
a. George Byron Campbell and Walter Wilson Campbell
b. William Denzel Wilson and Peter Jack Wilson
c. Ruth Wilson and Robert E Wilson
d. Mary Viola Wilson and Martha V Wilson
e. Edwin A Chamberlain and Edgar Chamberlain
f. Philinda Mead and Phylinda Mead
Answers:
a. George Byron Campbell and Walter Wilson Campbell - Yes
b. William Denzel Wilson and Peter Jack Wilson - No. Peter Jack was William Denzel's nickname.
c. Ruth Wilson and Robert E Wilson - Very likely. To the best of our knowledge, both Ruth and Robert were born in 1804. Robert died the same year.
d. Mary Viola Wilson and Martha V Wilson - Yes. Martha died not quite two years later.
e. Edwin A Chamberlain and Edgar Chamberlain - Yes
f. Philinda Mead and Phylinda Mead - No. Philinda Mead was the daughter of Lewis A and Ruth (Wilson) Mead; Phylinda Mead was the daughter of Henry and Eunice Charlotte (Wilson) Mead. Although Lewis and Henry were brothers, and Ruth and Eunice were sisters, there was a twelve-year difference in age between Philinda and Phylinda.