GC2DWD8 - From a Jack to a King

GC2DWD8 - From a Jack to a King

By:  Chasing Our Rainbow

1.  Here is the Puzzle.

The listed coordinates ( N 45° 00.515, W 089° 37.002 ) will take you to the parking lot of a mausoleum, where you will begin your search for the stone with the information needed to find the final coordinates to the cache.  Please observe cemetery hours.

We are placing this cache in memory of my parents. The cache name comes from a song by Ned Miller.  I remember this song being one of my Dad's favorites and him singing it to my Mom. By chance ... He went by Jack, and our surname stands for king.

You will find the cache at:  N 45 00.ABC, W 089 37.DEF

A= the last digit in the year Mom passed - 4
B= the number of letters in our last name
C= the number of years Mom lived past Dad
D= the last digit in the year Dad passed
E= Dad's birth year - Mom's birth year
F= the number of years they were married x2 / 17

Additional Hints:  4 down 8 across

2.  Find a Surname that means King?

Here is a link to a web page that will answer that question.

http://www.answers.com/Q/What_does_konig_mean_in_english


You will find the names: König or Koenig




3.  Find the name of the cemetery where the clues are located.

Here is the link to a map site, where you can enter the Listed Coordinates:  

N 45° 00.515, W 089° 37.002

https://www.google.com/maps

Enter the Listed Coordinates into the online map search, and locate the name of the cemetery.


The name of the cemetery is:  Restlawn Memorial Park




4.  Locate the grave marker info online.

Here is a link to Find A Grave.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cs

First, search for the cemetery:  Restlawn Memorial Park.

Then, scan through the listings to locate the names König and/or Koenig.

Now look for a listing that matches the hint that was in the cache description.

"...He went by Jack..."

You will find the name:  Koenig, John Albert "Jack"  Open that listing.  Notice that there is also a listing for 'Jack's' spouse.  Since there are questions regarding Jack's wife, open that listing too.

5.  Locate marriage information for question F.

Here is a link to Ancestry.com, where you can find information about Jack and Judy's marriage by searching Family Tree information that is open to the public.

(If you do not have an account with Ancestry.com, this link might not work.)

http://person.ancestry.com/tree/72910395/person/40284759521/facts

Now you are ready to start answering the puzzle questions.




6.  Answer the puzzle questions.


A = the last digit in the year Mom passed - 4 

B = the number of letters in our last name

C = the number of years Mom lived past Dad

D = the last digit in the year Dad passed

E = Dad's birth year - Mom's birth year
(This question should read: Mom's birth year - Dad's birth year)

F = the number of years they were married x 2 / 17
(Jack died 10/7/1990, Jack & Judy got married 10/6/1956)

• A = 9 - 4 = 5

• B = 6

• C = 1999 - 1990 = 9

• D = (1990) = 0

• E = 1937 - 1936 = 1

• F = (1990 - 1956) x 2 / 17 = 4

7.  Put your solved coordinates together.

N 45 00.ABC, W 089 37.DEF

8.  Solved Coordinates.

   N 45° 00.569, W 089° 37.014   

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