History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with
Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious,
Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons
and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co.,
Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 470, Banner Township
Joseph S. Addis, farmer, sec. 5, Banner tp.; P. O., Canton. His
father, Aaron D. Addis, was a native of New Jersey and died Jan. 23,
1873, in Fulton Co.; his mother, Jane E., also a native of New Jersey,
is still living and resides at the old homestead; they emigrated with a
moving wagon to Illinois in 1837, first located at Fairview, then in
Buckheart tp., and finally in Banner tp. Joseph S. was born in Banner
tp. Oct. 11, 1848, educated in the common schools, and Feb. 27, 1873,
married Emma C. Weller, who was born in New Jersey June 13, 1852. Their
children are Aaron D., Luella May and Lottie. Mr. Addis has served as
Town Collector and School Trustee: has 100 acres of good land. He is a
Democrat, and he and his wife are both members of the Methodist
Protestant Church.
