Abbie E. Krebs-Wilkins

Abbie E. Krebs-Wilkins
Portrait photo from Problems Women Solved (1915)
Born
Abigail Elvenia Jackson

March 24, 1842
DiedJuly 30, 1924
Occupationbusinesswoman
Known forPresident, Caspar Lumber Company
Notable workLa Cope de Orc
Spouses
  • James DeCamp
  • William Wood
  • Henry Krebs, Jr.
  • James E. Wilkins
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Abbie E. Krebs-Wilkins (née, Jackson; after first marriage, DeCamp; after second marriage, Wood; after third marriage, Krebs; after fourth marriage, Wilkins; 1842–1924) was an American businesswoman. Arriving in California as a young child, she contributed to the success of business, personal, literary, and political affairs in San Francisco. After the death of her father, Capt. Jacob Green Jackson, Krebs-Wilkins became the president and active manager of Caspar Lumber Company, in Mendocino County. She also served as president of the Pacific Coast Women's Press Association. Krebs-Wilkins was actively affiliated with the Order of the Eastern Star for more than half a century. A wealthy woman, she was a patron of the arts and a philanthropist.