Abbie E. Krebs-Wilkins

Abigail Elvenia Krebs-Wilkins (, Jackson; after first marriage, DeCamp; after second marriage, Wood; after third marriage, Krebs; after fourth marriage, Wilkins; 1842–1924) A wealthy woman, she was a patron of the arts and a philanthropist.

Early life and education Abigail Elvenia Jackson was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on March 24, 1842. She was the only daughter of Capt. Jacob Green Jackson, and former wife of Henry Krebs; both gentlemen were notable citizens of San Francisco. national secretary of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, grand matron of the Eastern Star in California, and director of the women's board of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.

Krebs-Wilkins relocated later in life to Southern California. They purchased a new home in St. Francis Wood, San Francisco and she returned to San Francisco.

Abbie E. Krebs-Wilkins died at her home in San Mateo, California, on July 30, 1924, aged 82 years.

Selected works Editor La Cope de Orc (the Cup of Gold); a Collection of California Poems, Sketches and Stories by the Members of the Pacific Coast Women's Press Association (1905) (text)