Early Life
Born in Philadelphia, Alfred Shea Addis migrated to Lawrence, Kansas in 1850. He worked as a photographer’s assistant for Thomas Short, quickly learning the art of photography and gradually securing his own clients under Short's guidance. Addis later married Short's daughter, Sarah. The Addises had two children, Yda Hillis Addis (born 1857) and Judge Addis (born 1862). The families were Confederate sympathizers. When the situation in Lawrence became too violent, the Addises and the Shorts moved to Leavenworth, Kansas, where they lived near the protection of the fort.
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