George Adamson Biography
As published in
"The City of Kenosha and Kenosha County Wisconsin: A Record of Settlement,
Organization, Progress and Achievement"
by Frank H. Lyman Vol. 2, The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, 1916.
George Adamson was for a long period actively and prominently identified with
farming interests, but to a considerable extent is now living retired. He has
achieved success and deserves much credit therefor, as his prosperity has
resulted entirely from his earnings and persistent efforts. Kenosha County
numbers him among her native sons, his birth having occurred in Bristol
township, August 3, 1872, his parents being George and Johanna (Guiennea)
Adamson, the former a native of Dublin, Ireland.
In the common schools, George Adamson pursued his education to the age of
seventeen years, and afterward worked with his father upon the old homestead
farm until the latter's death save for a period of two years which he spent in
Kenosha. He has always carried on general agricultural pursuits, working
diligently to till and soil and produce crops adequate to the care and labor
which he bestows on the fields. He has always fully realized the value of
persistent industry and upon earnest effort has based his success. Year after
year he continued to develop and improve his farm of one hundred and sixty acres
until 1913, when he disposed of that property and bought five and one-half acres
known as the Woodworth place.
On the 5th of October,1904, George Adamson was united in marrigae to Miss Lena
Heller, a native of Glenhaven, Wisconsin, and a daughter of John Heller. To them
have been born five sons: Joseph, Harry, Walter, George Jr., and Arthur. George
Adamson votes with the Democratic party where national issues are involved, but
at local elections supports the candidate whom he thinks best qualified for the
office, regardless of party affiliation. He belongs to the Catholic church. From
the age of seventeen years he has concentrated his efforts upon agricultural
pursuits, and his success is the legitimate and merited reward of labor
intelligently directed.
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