▁Adams ▁County , ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁was ▁created , ▁which ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁distant ▁relative ▁of ▁John ▁Adams ▁( the ▁ 2 nd ▁U . S . ▁President ) ▁and ▁John ▁Qu in cy ▁Adams ▁( the ▁ 6 th ▁U . S . ▁President ). ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁T roy , ▁Verm ont ▁to ▁Benjamin ▁S . ▁and ▁Susan ▁Smith ▁( P ier ce ) ▁Adams . ▁He ▁married ▁Francis ▁S . ▁Smith ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 8 7 4 ; ▁they ▁had ▁two ▁children , ▁the ▁senior ▁of ▁them ▁is ▁Benjamin . ▁John ▁Qu in cy ▁Adams ▁died ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Grand ▁River ▁Institute , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁B . S . ▁in ▁C ed ar ▁Valley ▁Sem inary . ▁He ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁as ▁deput y ▁county ▁aud itor , ▁Mitchell ▁County , ▁Louisiana , ▁continu ing ▁ 1 ▁year . ▁Then , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁trav elling ▁sales man ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁member ▁of ▁mem . ▁Griff in ▁& ▁Adams , ▁bank ers , ▁Sp encer , ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁years . ▁He ▁is ▁identified ▁with ▁large ▁transactions ▁in ▁lands ▁and ▁lo ans ▁since ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁and ▁from ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Adams ▁& ▁Den me ad ▁Co