George W. Adams, of the law firm of Adams & Adams, of Wichita, is a "Hawkeye" by birth, having been born at Moulton, Iowa, Sept. 15, 1860, a son of John Emmons Adams, a farmer who was born in Wooster, Wayne county, Ohio, May 2, 1816, and who removed with his family from Ohio to Iowa in 1856, and died in the latter state, Oct. 7, 1875. (See sketch of John W. Adams). He was reared in Moulton, Iowa, and in the schools of that place he received his early education. While yet a mere youth of sixteen years he became a teacher in the public schools and taught eight terms in all in the vicinity of Moulton, attending the Moulton Normal High School during the periods intervening between school terms. While engaged in the capacity of teacher he devoted his spare time to the study of law, and on Jan. 17, 1880, several months before his twentieth birthday, he was admitted to the bar at Centerville, Iowa. On Sept. 3, 1880, he began the practice of law at Farmington, Iowa, continuing there until Sept. 1, 1884, when he removed to Wichita. Ever since that date, or for more than a quarter of a century, he has been a practicing lawyer at the Wichita bar, and since Jan. 1, 1887, he has been the junior of the firm of Adams & Adams, his partner being his elder brother, John W. Adams, who gave up the practice of law in Iowa to come here and become the legal associate of his brother. The firm of Adams & Adams is today not only one of the ablest law firms in Wichita, but it takes high rank among the most distinguished legal partnerships of the state. Both men being trained and skilled lawyers, as well as high-bred, high-minded gentlemen, they have stamped their impress on the legal history of both county and state. Each has for himself made an imperishable name as a man of correct sentiments, strict integrity and unimpeachable high character. The firm of Adams & Adams occupies a handsome suite of offices at No. 502 New Schweiter Building, where it has one of the best equipped legal libraries in the State of Kansas.

On May 6, 1891, George W. Adams married Miss Lulu Lee, then residing in Wichita, but a native of Anderson, Ind. They have two children, Marceil, born March 14, 1892, and George L., born Sept. 20, 1901. Politically, George W. Adams is a Republican. He has spent six years in the service of the city, having been city treasurer two years and city attorney four years. Aside from this he has never been a candidate for office. He is a member of the Sedgwick County Bar Association; the Wichita Chamber of Commerce; and the Masonic lodge. A man of sturdy build and of rugged constitution, he has never been sick a day in his life. His good humor and geniality are such, that when coupled with his kindly nature and true heartedness, one instinctively feels that it is a pleasure to know him, and knowing him, he ever after desires to keep him as a friend. His rugged honesty and sincerity of purpose are such as to convince all that he says only that which he firmly believes, and he supports only that which his earnest convictions tell him is right and just. Straightforward and upright in all things, George W. Adams is a distinct success as a lawyer, and he measures up to a high standard of true American citizenship.

1880 Census, Wells Twp., Appanoose Co., Iowa, July 15, 1880, pg 9 of 18 on Ancestry.com
Addams (Adams), J.W., white, male, age 26, single, farmer, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born G?; Cornelia, white, female, age 18, sister, single, keeping house, born Iowa, father born Ohio, mother born ?; George W., white, male, age 20, brother, single, born Iowa, father born Ohio, mother born __

Received his education in Moulton, Iowa. He taught school in Moulton, Iowa; he began his practice of law at Farmington, Iowa

1884 George arrived in Wichita as a young lawyer. He came from Moulton, Iowa.
Later helped establish the law firm of Adams and Adams with his brother John W. Adams.
1886-87, 1894, 1900 Wichita Business Directory
Adams & Adams (John W. & George W.) lawyers cor Main & Douglas (109 E. Douglas 1894; 107 E. Douglas 1900)
1888 Wichita City Directory
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/mhgs/1888dir.htm
Adams, George W, attorney, (Adams, Jones & Adams)
1893-94 Served as Wichita City Treasurer
1895-96 Served as Wichita City Attorney

1900 Census, Wichita City Twp., Sedgwick Co.,Kansas, June 8, 1900, pg 12 of 31 on Ancestry.com, live at 329 Lawrence Street
Adams, Geo., head, white, male, born September 1861, age 38, married, married 9 years, born Ohio, father & mother born Ohio, lawyer, on own account, can read, write & speak English, owns own home, mortgaged; Lula, wife, white, female, born June 1867, age 32, married 9 years, 1 child born, 1 living, born Indiana, father & mother born Indiana, can read, write & speak English; Marceil, daughter, white, female, born March 1891, age 8, born Kansas, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana, at school, can read, write & speak English

1910 Census, North 1/2 of 1st Pct 3rd Ward, Wichita City, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, April 20, 1910, pg 8 of 19 on Ancestry.com, lives at 327 N. Lawrence Ave
G.W. Adams, head, male, white, age 49, married, married 19 years, 2 children born, 2 living, born Iowa, father born Ohio, mother born Germany, speaks English, attorney, law practice, employer, can read & write English, owns home, mortgaged; Lulu, wife, female, white, age 42, married, married 19 years, 2 children born, 2 living, born Indiana, father & mother born Indiana, speaks English, can read & write English; Marceil, daughter, female, white, age 18, single, born Kansas, father born Iowa, mother born Indiana, speaks English, can read & write English; Geo Lee, son, male, white, age 8, single, born Kansas, father born Iowa, mother born Indiana, speaks English, can read & write English, attends school

1915 Census, Wichita, Sedgwick Co. Kansas
G.W. Adams, age 55; Lula Adams, age 48; Marceil M. Adams, age 20; George Lee Adams, age 13
RESEARCH DONE by Larry Pace, great grandson of his brother Benjamin F H Adams