Wilkin, Robert Chesney

1912 - 2001  (88 years)

• Name	Wilkin, Robert Chesney
  		David Soules with granddaughter Iris Glen Toliver and Robert C. Wilkin Contributed by Barbara Julien
  		Robert Chesney Wilkin (1912-2001) Contributed by Barbara Julien
  		Susan and Robert C Wilkin Contributed by Barbara Julien
  		Susan and Robert C Wilkin Contributed by Barbara Julien
  Birth	11 Feb 1912	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WILK.R001
  _FGRAVE	35107441
  Death	8 Jan 2001	Home Hospital, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana   [1]
  Burial	Greenlawn Cemetery, Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana   [2, 3]
  		Headstone, Wilkin, Robert C. and Edith S. ),(
  Person ID	I18597	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Wilkin, George David,   b. 25 Sep 1893, Clay County, Illinois d. 5 Jul 1959, Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Toliver, Iris Glenn,   b. 27 May 1892, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 4 Aug 1957, Clinton County, Indiana (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4]
  Family ID	F8378	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elkins, Edith Susan,   b. 19 Nov 1915, Stockwell, Tippecanoe County, Indiana d. 13 Mar 2009, Wesley Manor Health Care Center, Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	27 Mar 1935	Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 1 month - She : 19 years and 4 months.
  Children	> 1. Wilkin, Robert J. > 2. Wilkin, Philip W. > 3. Wilkin, Carolyn Sue > 4. Wilkin, Jane > 5. Living   6. Wilkin, John Alan,   b. 20 May 1955   d. 21 Oct 1990 (Age 35 years)
  Family ID	F8377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Feb 1912 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 27 Mar 1935 - Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana Death - 8 Jan 2001 - Home Hospital, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana Burial - - Greenlawn Cemetery, Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Robert Chesney Wilkin (1912-2001)

  
  

• Notes

  He was born February 11, 1912, in Clay City, Illinois, and attended Little Jeff High School in Jefferson, In. He was a lifelong farmer, retiring when he was 86 years old. On March 27, 1935, he married Edith S Elkins in Frankfort, and she survives. Mr Wilkin was a member of Forest United Methodist Church and a longtime member of Farm Bureau. He enjoyed watching and playing baseball.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4870] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Wilkin, Robert C, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35107441/robert-chesney-wilkin), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4871] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Wilkin, Robert C, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34935862/edith-susan-wilkin), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4872] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Wilkin, Robert C. and Edith S., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34935862/edith-susan-wilkin), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7864] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Wilkin, Iris G. and David G., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17195753), none. (Reliability: 2).