Joshua McCandless

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NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR

Joshua McCandless is not in my direct ancestry. He is 1 step removed in the following ways:


Date Location Notes Sources
Birth ~1840 PA
Marriage To Lucinda McCandless

Sources:

Children

(all children with Lucinda McCandless)

Name Gender Date of Birth Birthplace Spouse Notes Sources

Places of Residence

Location Dates Notes Sources

Sources

Ref. Num. Description Image of original
1 1840 United States Federal Census Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co. PA, pg 3. James McCandless household with 2 males under age 5, 1 male age 10-15, 1 male 30-40; 1 female age 5-10; 1 female age 20-30.
These ages correspond fairly well with those expected for Joshua b. ~1840, Moses b. ~1836, John b. 1831, James, Mary Jane b. 1832, and Jane b. 1810.


Four other census were found for James McCandless households, in Franklin & Muddy Creek Twps, Butler Co. PA. Each has a young daughter, but the number of sons or age of sons do not match; see below in Research section.

1840 census pa butler muddy creek pg 3.jpg
2 1850 United States Federal Census, Franklin Twp., Butler Co., PA, Page 254, lines 10-14 lists widow Jane McCandless, 40, living with four children: son John McCandless, 19 (farmer); daughter Mary J. McCandless, 17; son Moses McCandless, 14; and son Joshua McCandless, 10. Everyone was born in PA. Moses attended school within the census year. This census is dated 16 Aug 1850.
1850 census pa butler franklin pg254a.jpg
3 1860 United States Federal Census, Franklin Twp., Butler Co., PA, pg. 48. Date of census 28 June 1860.
Lines 10-17: Household of John M. McCandless, age 28,farmer, $2650 real estate, $913 personal estate; Hannah age 24; son Alfred, 6; dau. Zillaham, 3; son Baby, 1. Jane McCandless age 52, dau. Julyann 13; son Josiah, 22, farm laborer, $665 real estate, $6 personal estate.
Note: This appears to be Jane "Jennie" McCandless with two of her children, Josiah & Julyann, living with another of her children, James, his wife and 3 children. All are born in PA.
1860 census pa butler franklin pg48.jpg
3 1870 United States Federal Census, Franklin Twp., Butler Co., PA, Page 13, lines 9-11 lists Joshua McCandless, 34, married to Lucinda McCandless, 34. They live with one child: son Evender McCandless, 7. Joshua is a farmer. Everyone was born in PA. Lucinda's mother and father are of foreign birth. Evender attended school within the census year. They live next door to the family of John and Mary Stoughton. This census page is undated, but the previous page is dated 21 Jul 1870 and the following page is dated 21 + 22 Jul 1870.
1870 census pa butler franklin pg13.jpg


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