Joel served as a U.S. Representative from December 1850 to March 1851, being elected to fill the term of Henry Nes after Nes died in office.[1]
Sources
↑ Biography by Bobb Edwards at Find A Grave Memorial# 6856430.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M444-GRL : 12 April 2016), Joel B Esq Danner, Gettysburgh, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 584, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZLM-KYJ : 12 April 2016), Joel B Danner, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 33, family 121, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,788.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW64-X1P : 16 July 2017), Joel B Danner, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 51, sheet 168B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1085; FHL microfilm 1,255,085.