Note: Birth records indicate his birthday is 14 Jul 1901. However, his gravestone shows 14 Jul 1902.
Note: In the 1910, 1920 and 1930 census, he is living with his grandparents, Jacob and Mary Beck. It is unknown why he is living here, but speculate his mother may have died some time before 1910, this in not confirmed at this time.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKDF-MXX : accessed 13 April 2020), Dewey I Wiggans in household of Jacob I Beck, Field, Jefferson, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 98, sheet 8B, family 129, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 294; FHL microfilm 1,374,307.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ46-KXX : accessed 13 April 2020), Dewey I Wiggens in household of Jacob I Bech, Field, Jefferson, Illinois, United States; citing ED 123, sheet 9B, line 79, family 199, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 376; FHL microfilm 1,820,376.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSYP-Y5Z : accessed 13 April 2020), Duey Wiggins in household of J I Beck, Field, Jefferson, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 12, sheet 9A, line 40, family 230, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 521; FHL microfilm 2,340,256.
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPRP-92R : 19 May 2014), Dewey Wiggins, Apr 1981; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dewey by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dewey: