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Joseph Abraham Adkins
Full Name: Joseph Abraham "Joe" Adkins
Date of birth: September 12, 1864
Date of death: February 1, 1942
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Terms of Service top
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88
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Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909
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30th
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Democrat
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Brady / McCulloch
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Lampasas, McCulloch, Mason, San Saba
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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| Biographical Sketches |
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Biographical sketches of Joseph A./Joe A. Adkins in McCulloch County History, Vol. II, 1980, and The Brady Standard, 3/7/1936. Joseph A. Adkins, birth date 9/12/1964 in Lamar County, death date 2/1/1942. "He was made [McCulloch] county judge and served from 1901 to 1906. He later served as a representative to the Texas Legislature from 1907 to 1910 and was county judge again in 1919 and 1920."
U.S. Biographies Project.
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Joseph Abraham Adkins (Joe A. Adkins on grave marker), birth date 9/12/1964 in Lamar County, death date 2/1/1942 in Brady, McCulloch County, burial in Live Oak Cemetery, Brady, McCulloch County.
Find a Grave.
Mentioned in son Evans J. Adkins' candidate announcement for McCulloch County D.A., "Brady Lawyer in Race For District Attorney," Brownwood Bulletin, 4/8/1924, p. 6, crediting Howard Payne University Library.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Mentioned in "Through the Years - San Saba Representatives in Legislative History," 4/1/1948, p. 9.
San Saba News.
Mentioned in son Evans J. Adkins' candidate announcement, "For Representative," 2/1/1940, pp. 1, 10.
San Saba News.
30th Legislature (1907) - Joe A. Adkins, postoffice Brady, nativity Texas, age 41 (born circa 1866), lawyer.
Texas Legislative Manual.
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| Photographs |
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Photograph.
Joe A. Adkins, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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| Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
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30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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