Gerald Austin Wilkins

Male8 November 1900–8 February 1920

Brief Life History of Gerald Austin

When Gerald Austin Wilkins was born on 8 November 1900, in Wilmington, Essex, New York, United States, his father, Guy Wilkins, was 26 and his mother, Mary L Peck, was 22. He died on 8 February 1920, at the age of 19, and was buried in Wilmington, Essex, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Guy Wilkins
1874–1947
Mary L Peck
1878–1920
Gerald Austin Wilkins
1900–1920
Clarence Roy Wilkins
1904–
Walter Emerson Wilkins
1906–1962

Sources (8)

  • Gerald A Wilkins in household of Guy Wilkins, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Gerald Austin Wilkins, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Gerald A Wilkins, "Find A Grave Index"

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Siblings (3)

World Events (8)

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

Age 1

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

1901 · Theodore Roosevelt becomes the Twenty-sixth President of the United States

Age 1

After the Assassination of William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as the Twenty-sixth President of the United States. During his first term he didn't have a Vice President but for his second term Charles W. Fairbanks filled the position.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

Age 6

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

English (West Midlands and southern England): variant of Wilkin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

North German and Dutch: variant of Wilkens .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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