Daniel Emerson Wilkins

Male 1884 -


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  • Name Daniel Emerson Wilkins 
    Born 14 May 1884  Habersham Co. GA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Notes 
    • Source: Ricki Wilkins, granddaughter

      He went by multiple aliases:
      * Jasper Daniel Wilkins
      * J. Dan Wilkins
      * John Dan Wilkins

      He deserted his wife and children in 1922 in Chicago. Subsequently, the children became wards of the State of Illinois. The Illinois Children's Home and Aid Society has been very helpful in detailing the events occurring to this family and the children. Most were put into foster homes and most remained in limited contact into their adulthood. Many, despite the hardships of the Great Depression, multiple foster homes or orphanages, rose above their humble beginnings and became productive, contributing members of society. There are several stories of several of these children overcoming these poor odds and becoming successful business people and/or parents.

      Daniel Emerson Wilkins was reported to be living in or near Dekalb County, AL with another family in 1952 with a son, Douglas, who "was not an orphan". No further information is known to date.
    Person ID I22530  Master File
    Last Modified 9 Jul 2013 

    Family Jessie Boyles,   b. 24 Jun 1891, Cooper Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1976, Loveland, Larimer Co. CO Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married Nov 1909  Kansas City, MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Andy Daniel Wilkins,   b. ca 1910, Chicago, Cook Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Jessie Wilkins,   b. Jun 1912, Chicago, Cook Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1917, Chicaco, Cook Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 4 years)
     3. Helen Wilkins,   b. ca 1914, Chicago, Cook Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Iola Ruth Wilkins,   b. ca 1916, Chicago, Cook Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Charles David Wilkins,   b. 08 Jul 1921, Chicago, Cook Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Daniel Beatty Wilkins,   b. 09 Jul 1920, Chicago, IL Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. William Warren Dixon Wilkins,   b. 27 Aug 1922, Chicago, Cook Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Virginia Katherine Wilkins,   b. 07 Apr 1924, Chicago, Cook Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Owen Wilkins,   b. 17 Dec 1926, Chicago, Cook Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 9 Jul 2013 
    Family ID F10257  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart