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Born 1864, Pickaway County
From History of Pickaway County, Ohio and representative citizens (1906)
OSEPH W. ADKINS, a well-known member of the bar at Circleville, was born in 1864 in Pickaway County, Ohio, and is a son of Hon. Barzillai Adkins, one of Circle ville's most prominent men, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work.
Mr. Adkins was reared in Pickaway County and was educated at the Normal University at Lebanon after completingthe common-school course. He then entered the law department of the Ohio Northern University at Ada, where he was graduated with the degree of B. L. in 1898. He was admitted to the bar in June of the same year. Following his admission to the bar, Mr. Adkins located in his native county and for the two succeeding years taught school, but in 1900 he opened a law office at Circleville, where he has continued in active practice ever since. Flis standing in the profession is high and he enjoys the confidence and esteem of his fellow-citizens.
Mr. Adkins belongs to one of the old and honorable families of this section. He is actively interested in the general welfare of Circleville and, aside from his profession, devotes time and influence to promoting the growth and development of this city. While not a very active politician, he is a good citizen and gives his support to candidates and measures which promise good government.
As printed in History of Pickaway County, Ohio and representative citizens (1906). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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