The History of Hendricks County (Chicago: Interstate Publishing, 1885)--Liberty Township, page 649
Addison E. Rogers, Superintendent of the public schools of Hendricks County, is a native of this county, born March 5, 1846, the youngest but one of nine children of Henry and Mary (Hadley) Rogers, natives of North Carolina, who settled in Liberty Township, Hendricks County, in 1844. His mother died in 1855. He was reared on a farm, attending in his boyhood the district schools and later the schools of Clayton and Danville Academy. Upon reaching his majority he began his career as a teacher, teaching his first school in Franklin Township, this county, in 1866-'67. He was a successful instructor and disciplinarian and gained an enviable reputation in his profession. In June, 1883, he was elected to his present position for a term of two years, and was re-elected in 1885. He gives his entire attention to the duties of his office and has elevated the grade of the schools of the county in a marked degree since holding the position of Superintendent, and his painstaking and efficient management is recognized by all interested in the welfare and advancement of the educational interests of the county. Mr. Rogers was married in 1867 to Miss Mary E. Henderson, daughter of William and Amanda Henderson of Hendricks County. He is a member of the Odd Fellows' fraternity and the Grand Army of the Republic.