Harry Willsmer was born in 1864 at Sturmer, Essex, England to William and Charlotte (Finch) Willsmer. Upon completion of his education, Willsmer held occupations including clerk, collector and farmer. He emigrated to Canada in April 1902 and settled briefly in Regina, North-West Territories (after September 1905, Saskatchewan). Between 1902 and 1906, he lived in various locations before settling permanently in Regina.

Willsmer was employed with the Government of Saskatchewan as its first chief clerk of the Department of Railways, Telegraphs and Telephones (ca. 1906-1913) and as an inspector of rural telephones with the Department of Telephones (ca. 1913-1917). He left the employ of the government briefly and was a representative for O'Hara & Co. bond brokers (ca. 1917). Subsequently, he was re-employed with the Government as an accountant with the Local Government Board, a position he held until his retirement in 1931. He was a founding member of the Saskatchewan Civil Service Association, and served as its first president in 1913.

Willsmer was active in several secret and benevolent societies. He was a past grand patron of the Grand Chapter of Saskatchewan, Order of the Eastern Star; a charter member of Floreat Lodge No. 64, I.O.O.F.; and held life membership to Wascana Lodge No. 2, A.F. & A.M.; Wascana chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Shepherds of Gabriel's White Shrine of Jerusalem; and the Scottish Rite. Among Willsmer's other hobbies were sketching, cartooning and illustrating, particularly on programmes, certificates, and greeting cards.

Harry Willsmer died in Regina on January 1, 1950. He was interred at Regina Cemetery.

Betty Clare Bray was born in 1928 in Saskatoon and attended Wilson and King Edward Elementary schools and City Park Collegiate. She obtained her B.A. at the University of Saskatchewan. Later, in her fifties, she earned a BSW at the same institution. Bray competed on the track and field team for three seasons as a sprinter, highlighted by the U of S winning the Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Association title in 1947. Bray was also on the tennis team for three years, capturing the doubles tournament in 1946-47 and winning the Hudson Bay Trophy in 1948-49. Bray played guard on the basketball team for two seasons. In addition to competing in sports, she served on the Women's Athletic Board. Bray was inducted into the U of S Athletic Wall of Fame for basketball, tennis and track. She was inducted as a team member, also for basketball, in the Saskatchewan Sports Halls of Fame. Bray died in 2012 in Saskatoon.

Beverly Wilson was born in 1938. She was married to Douglas Wilson (1938-2011). She lived in Moose Jaw until her death on August 9, 2017.

Douglas Wilson was born in 1950 in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. He received his Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Saskatchewan, with majors in Art and History. He taught public school in Makwa, Saskatchewan, in 1969-1970 and 1973-1974. He did post-graduate work in Educational Foundations at the University of Saskatchewan between 1974 and 1976. During this period, he worked as a sessional lecturer and supervisor of practice teaching for the College of Education.

While living in Saskatoon during the early 1970s, Wilson was actively and visibly involved in the gay liberation movement. He was instrumental in the organization and administration of groups such as the Zodiac Friendship Society (later the Gay Community Centre of Saskatoon) and the Saskatchewan Gay Coalition. The latter organization fought for the human rights of homosexuals in the province, and in the late 1970s, Wilson was the group's leading activist.

On September 22, 1975, Dean J. Kirkpatrick of the College of Education suspended Wilson's work as a supervisor of practice teaching in public schools, on the grounds of Wilson's open admission of his homosexuality and his public involvement in the gay liberation movement. A Committee to Defend Doug Wilson was formed to fight the university's action, and Wilson placed a formal complaint with the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission. The inquiry was never held, as the Court of Queen's Bench ruled that sexuality was not covered by The Fair Employment Practices Act.

In 1978, Wilson became the Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Association on Human Rights, a position which he held until 1983. In 1983, he and his partner Peter McGehee moved to Toronto, Ontario where he worked for the Toronto Board of Education's Race Relations office. Wilson became the first openly gay candidate to run in a federal election, when he ran unsuccessfully as the NDP candidate for Rosedale in the 1988 election.

Wilson died in Toronto in 1992.

Niall Garrett Ardri Wilson was born on May 19, 1932 in Limerick, Saskatchewan to Charles and Florence (Sproule) Wilson. He attended Luther College in Regina, and earned Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees from the University of Saskatchewan in 1954. While attending university, Wilson wrote for its newspaper, The Sheaf, and in the 1953-54 school year was the newspaper's editor.

After graduation, Wilson articled under F.B. Bagshaw. In 1955, he was called to the bar, admitted to the Law Society of Saskatchewan, and became a partner in Bagshaw, Neville & Wilson, a private law firm in Regina. Along with his private practice, Wilson was a Regina City Prosecutor in 1958. During his career, Wilson was a partner in the following law firms: Neville & Wilson; Wilson & Rendek; Wilson, Drummond & Whitmore; Wilson & Drummond; Wilson, Drummond, Findlay & Neufeld; Wilson, Harmel, Drummond; Wilson & Company; and Wilson Rasmussen. In addition, Wilson served as counsel to the Regina Police Service and the Association of Professional Engineers of Saskatchewan for several years. Wilson was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1968. He was Chair of the Saskatchewan Public Service Commission (1964-1965) and of the Regina Rail Relocation Committee (1973-1982). In 2005, he was awarded an honourary life membership to the Law Society of Saskatchewan.

Wilson was active with the provincial and federal Liberal parties in the 1960s and 1970s. He was involved in the campaign of provincial Liberal leader Ross Thatcher in 1964, and served as the Liberal Party's campaign manager for the 1967 election. He served as president of the Saskatchewan Liberal Association (1971-1975) and as vice-president of the Liberal Party of Canada (1978-1980).

With his daughter Lesley, Wilson co-authored Deny, Deny, Deny: The Rise and Fall of Colin Thatcher, which detailed the murder of JoAnn Wilson and the resulting trial of her ex-husband, Colin Thatcher. This book was published in 1985, with a second edition published in 2000. The 2000 edition of the book was short-listed for a Saskatchewan Book Award in the Regina Book Award category. In 1988, Wilson co-authored Diefenbaker for the Defence with his son Kevin. This work examined the legal career of John G. Diefenbaker prior to his entry into politics. Other works authored by Wilson include the crime mystery Guilty Addictions (1999) which was short-listed for a Saskatchewan Book Award and the Crime Writers of Canada Arthur Ellis Award, and Frontier Farewell (2007) which won Wilson a Saskatchewan Book Award in the Scholarly Writing category. Wilson is a former director and president of the Saskatchewan Book Awards, a former director and current member of the advisory council of The Writers' Trust of Canada, and holds membership with The Writers' Union of Canada, the Saskatchewan Writers Guild and the Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society.

Garrett Wilson has three children from his marriage to Lois Merle Neville: Lesley, Taralyne, and Kevin. Wilson currently (2010) resides in Regina.

Moose Jaw Mayor

John (Jack) Hilton Wilson was appointed agent for Saskatchewan Government Insurance in 1949, later also selling real estate. His son, William (Bill) Wilson took over the business in 1964. Jack Wilson operated Wilson's Flour Mill from 1915 to 1925 and was a member of town council 1916-1919 and mayor of Indian Head (1926-1927). While he was mayor in 1927, he hosted Governor-General Lord Willingdon and, later that year, Edward, Prince of Wales and his brother George - both to become King later (See Indian Head History Book p 754).

Ruby Wilson was born in Ontario in 1892. She married James Wilson, and settled in Sintaluta, Saskatchewan. They had children Gerald (1914), Donald (1915), Dorothea (1917), Shirley (1919), Thomas (1921), and Basil (1929). James died in 1954.

Ruby’s eldest daughter Dorothea gave her a diary for Christmas in 1963 to write in. She would keep near-daily diary entries until at least 1970.

Ruby died in 1984.