John A. McCandless

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR John A. McCandless is not in my direct ancestry. He is 1 step removed in the following ways: Brother of Mary Jane McCandless Son of "Swamp" James McCandless and Jane "Jennie" McCandless

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	23 Feb 1831	PA
Marriage			To Hannah A. Stoughton

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Children

(all children with Hannah A. Stoughton)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Alfred McCandless	M	~1853
Ann[?] McCandless	F	~1857
Judson McCandless	M	~1859
Glutton[??] McCandless	M	~1862
Mary McCandless	F	~1864
Gabing[?] McCandless	M	~1865
Rachel McCandless	F	~1867
John McCandless	M	~1868

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources

Photos

Gravestone of John A. McCandless & Hannah Stoughton McCandless, St. Johns Methodist Cemetery at Halston, Brady Twp., Butler Co. PA.

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	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.
2	1860 United States Federal Census, Franklin Twp., Butler Co., PA, Page 48, lines 10-17 lists Jane McCandless, 52, living in the home of her son, John M. McCandless, 28, and his wife Hannah McCandless, 24. Also present are three of John and Hannah's children: son Alfred McCandless, 6; daughter Zillaham[?] McCandless, 3; and son Babe McCandless, 1. There are two additional McCandless' present—children of Jane McCandless: daughter Julyann McCandless, 13; and son Josiah McCandless, 22. John M. McCandless is a farmer, Josiah McCandless is a farm laborer (though he is listed as owning some real estate of his own). Everyone was born in PA. This census is dated 28 Jun 1860.
3	1870 United States Federal Census, Clay Township, Butler County, PA, Page 20, lines 3-12 lists John McCandless, 38, married to Hannah McCandless, 34. The live with eight children: son Alfred McCandless, 17; daughter Ann[?] McCandless, 13; son Judson McCandless, 11; son Glutton[??] McCandless, 8; daughter Mary McCandless, 6; son Gabing[?] McCandless, 5; daughter Rachel McCandless, 3; and son John McCandless, 2. The elder John McCandless is a farmer, Alfred is a farm laborer. Everyone was born in PA. The elder John's father is listed as having been "of foreign birth." The oldest five children attended school. Living next door is John's mother, Jane "Jennie" McCandless and his sister, Julia Ann McCandless. This census is dated 9 Jul 1870.
9	McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County Pennsylvania , 1977, researched & compiled by Joseph A. Ferree, Sr.; ed. & publ. by Joseph A. Ferree, Jr., Natrona Heights. PA. Pg. 69: James McCandless, and pg. 68: "The Second Group of Three Brothers" (immigrants): "James McCandless, the second of the second group of three brothers, was born in County Down, Ireland ...He married Jane (Jennie) McCandless, daughter of Moses McCandless...". Their 4 children: John A. McCandless married Hannah Stoughton, Joshua McCandless married Lucinda McCandless, Julia Ann McCandless married Albert Ralston, Mary Jane McCandless married John C. Stoughton. p.55, Moses McCandless married Jane Hockenberry. Their 4 children: William H. McCandless (died 1884) married Mary Anne Turk (died 1900), Hannah McCandless married George C. McCandless, Jane McCandless (Jennie) married James McCandless, Mary McCandless married George Mackey.	(complete text James McCandless, The McCandless and Related Families) (complete text Jane McCandless, The McCandless and Related Families)