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EDWARD W. AKINEDWARD W. AKIN, of Carlisle, Ind., is one of the children of Ransom W. and Sarah R. (Sedgwick) Akin, of whom mention is elsewhere made in this work. He was born July 17, 1853, at Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind. He received a good common school education in the schools of Sullivan County, and attended the college of Merom during the years of 1869-70, but never graduated from that place. After this he was employed as salesman in the general merchandise business by the firm of J. S. Akin & Co. until the spring of 1874. In March of that year, with his father and brother, they bought out the business of that firm and were known as R. W. Akin & Sons. This was the style of it until the father's death in 1880, when a younger brother came into the partnership, and they are now known as R. W. Akin's Sons. They are the leading merchants of Carlisle, where some of the family have been in business ever since the father located there in 1838. On July 8, 1875, his nuptials with Sue M. Wiggs were celebrated, and the fruits of this union are three children--Lou E., born May 30, 1876; Hiram C., May 8, 1879, and Edgar W., June 29, 1883. Both Mr. and Mrs. Akin are members of the Chiristian Church at Carlisle, and are active in its support, as well as all other laudable causes of their community. Mr. Akin is a stanch Democrat, and in 1881, was appointed one of the Trustees of the Carlisle Schools. He is a man of thorough and energetic business qualifications, and is held in high esteem by all.HAMILTON TWP. PAGE 746 FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT; TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, ETC. ILLUSTRATED. 1884, CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO., PUBLISHERS. |
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