Wilson Family Reunion
2013 Trivia Game with Answers
1. What did she or he do? Match the Wilson descendant with the job he or she held during at least part of her or his life.
| Helen Young (Hughes) Blackburn | actuary |
| Alfred John Chamberlain | beautician |
| George Oscar Davis | jockey |
| Erma M (Bateman) Freeman | minister |
| Maud Claire (Hinds) Furgason | Niagara County, NY, Deputy Sheriff |
| Howard Duane Mead | private duty nurse |
| Harriet Armour “Hattie” Morey | salesperson in a crockery store |
| Dorothy Christine (Mead) Swensen | saloonkeeper |
| Elmer M Voorheis | school principal |
| Ellen June Wilson | shoemaker |
| Marvin Eugene Wilson | stockman |
| Robert King Wilson | US Army |
Answers:
Helen Young (Hughes) Blackburn - actuary
Alfred John Chamberlain - minister
George Oscar Davis - stockman
Erma M (Bateman) Freeman - salesperson in a crockery store
Maud Claire (Hinds) Furgason - private duty nurse
Howard Duane Mead - Niagara County, NY, Deputy Sheriff
Harriet Armour "Hattie" Morey - school principal
Dorothy Christine (Mead) Swensen - US Army
Elmer M Voorheis - saloonkeeper
Ellen June Wilson - beautician
Marvin Eugene Wilson - shoemaker
Robert King Wilson - jockey
2. The descendants of which of the following Wilson couples are related to President Ulysses Simpson Grant?
a. Levi Armour Young and Isabella Anderson White
b. Lucy Faye Chapman and William M Culp
c. Warren Orr Campbell and Bernice E Worman
d. Florence "Matilda" Harger and Howard Albro Green
e. No Wilson descendants are related to President Grant.
Answer:
d) Florence "Matilda" Harger and Howard Albro Green. The common ancestors are Bernard and Joan (Purchase) Capen. Bernard and Joan are also the ancestors of Willis R Capen, husband of Eunice Eleanor "Ellen" (Wilson) Capen.
3. Whose house is this? For extra credit, where is this house located? (Answers are given with each picture.)
a. Josiah B "Si" Chapman, USA, NY, Niagara, Newfane, Lake Road
b. Jane Wilson Pawling, USA, NY, Saratoga, Burnt Hills
c. Frank Bodendorfer Wilson (first house), USA, NY, Niagara, Wilson, Wilson-Burt Road
d. George Oscar Davis, USA, MT, Tom Miner Basin
e. Horace S Chapman, USA, OK
f. Alexander Wilson Jr, USA, NY, Saratoga, Charlton
4. Match the Wilson descendant with his or her spouse.
| Howard Herman Campbell | Margaret Adams |
| Hector Wilson Hill | Dora Lenore Bradley |
| Claude Wilson Hyde | Millard Wetherald Coates |
| Ruth Caroline Mead | Ralph Wilson Laird |
| William Henry Mead | Anneliese Ludwig |
| Amanda Pawling | Jesse Morey |
| Florence Corrine Taylor | Louis J Pies |
| Arlene Elizabeth Wilson | Howard Louis Rosseau |
| Thelma Dione Wilson | Ida Mae Seeley |
| William Tappen Wilson | Martha Mariah “Marie” Wicks |
Answers:
Howard Herman Campbell - Dora Lenora Bradley
Hector Wilson Hill - Margaret Adams
Claude Wilson Hyde - Anneliese Ludwig
Ruth Caroline Mead - Howard Louis Rosseau
William Henry Mead - Martha Mariah "Marie" Wicks
Amanda Pawling - Jesse Morey
Florence Corrine Taylor - Ralph Wilson Laird
Arlene Elizabeth Wilson - Millard Wetherald Coates
Thelma Dione Wilson - Louis J Pies
William Tappen Wilson - Ida Mae Seeley
5. Which of the following statements about Wilson family Revolutionary War ancestors are true?
a. No direct line Wilson ancestors fought in the Revolutionary War.
b. All descendants of Alexander Wilson Jr have an ancestor who fought in the Revolutionary War.
c. All descendants of Jane (Wilson) Pawling have an ancestor who fought in the Revolutionary War.
Answer:
All of them are true.
Although no direct Wilson ancestors fought in the Revolutionary War (Alexander Wilson died in 1771, before the War began, and Alexander Wilson Jr was only 12 years old in 1776), at least one ancestor of Eunice Charlotte Seeley, wife of Alexander Wilson Jr, and of Levi Pawling, husband of Jane Wilson, fought in that war.
Eunice Charlotte (Seeley) Wilson's father, Stephen Seeley, fought in the Revolutionary War. After the War, he became a Quaker.
Levi Pawling's father, Colonel Levi Pawling, commanded a regiment of Ulster County, NY, militia in the Revolutionary War. He was a member of the Provincial Congress; the first judge of Ulster County, NY; and Senator from the State of NY.
6. Where are they buried? Match the Wilson descendant with the cemetery in which she/he is buried.
| Reamer Allen Chamberlain | Broken Bow Cemetery, USA, NE, Custer, Broken Bow |
| Hugh W Chapman | Corwin Cemetery, USA, NY, Niagara, Newfane |
| Dale Joseph Flinders | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, USA, TX, Bexar, San Antonio |
| Eunice Eleanor (Wilson) Harger | Fraser Cemetery, USA, NY, Saratoga, Burnt Hills |
| Mary “Christine” (Kinzly) Houston | Hartland Cemetery, USA, NY, Niagara, Hartland |
| Mabel H (Chamberlain) Landreth | Hollywood Forever Cemetery, USA, CA, Los Angeles, Hollywood |
| Frances Edith (Wilson) Liddell | Inglewood Park Cemetery, USA, CA, Los Angeles, Inglewood |
| Ethel S (Bradley) McParlin | North Farmington Cemetery, USA, MI, Oakland, Farmington |
| Ruth (Wilson) Mead | North IOOF Cemetery, USA, OK, Logan, Marshall |
| Jane (Wilson) Pawling | Provo City Cemetery, USA, UT, Utah, Provo |
| Kathryn Lamira “Katy” (Wilson) Rebasz | Somerset Cemetery, USA, NY, Niagara, Somerset |
| Leon Armour Wilson | Willamette National Cemetery, USA, OR, Multnomah, Portland |
Answers:
Reamer Allen Chamberlain - Willamette National Cemetery
Hugh W Chapman - North IOOF Cemetery
Dale Joseph Flinders - Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Eunice Eleanor (Wilson) Harger - North Farmington Cemetery
Mary "Christine" (Kinzly) Houston - Provo City Cemetery
Mable H (Chamberlain) Landreth - Broken Bow Cemetery
Frances Edith (Wilson) Liddell - Corwin Cemetery
Ethel S (Bradley) McParlin - Hartland Central Cemetery
Ruth (Wilson) Mead - Somerset Cemetery
Jane (Wilson) Pawling - Frasure Cemetery
Kathryn Lamira "Katy" (Wilson) Rebasz - Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Leon Armour Wilson - Inglewood Park Cemetery
7. Who is this lady? (Answers are given with each picture.)
a. Fanny (Mead) Bradley
b. Ruth "Lamira" (Wilson) Campbell
c. Jane Ann (Morey) Bailey
d. Jane (Pawling) Leavitt
e. Esma Elizabeth (Harger) Green
f. Ida Mae (Farnsworth) Kinzly
8. Who is this gentleman? (Answers are given with each picture.)
a. Stephen Melvin Wilson
b. Elton Luther Wilson
c. Gering Kenneth Chamberlain
d. Walter Sinsel Wilson
e. William Pawling
f. Warren Orr Campbell
