David McCandless
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Immigrant from Ireland 1794
| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | Ireland | Scottish descent | [2] | |
| Marriage | To Martha unknown | [2] | ||
| Death |
Ancestry chart segment
Generation 8 Generation 9
+--Unknown McCandless I
| (????-????)
Robert M. McCandless---------------+
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David McCandless-------------------+
(????-????) |
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William "Tailor Billy" McCandless--+
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+--Unknown
(????-????)
Sources: [2]
Children
(all children with Jane [unknown])
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses McCandless | M | Jane Hockenberry | Direct line | [2] | ||
| James "Jimmy" McCandless | M | Unknown | [2] | |||
| Elizabeth McCandless | F | Joseph Hockenberry | [2] | |||
| Mary McCandless | F | "Swamp" Robert S. McCandless | [2] | |||
| Margaret McCandless | F | John "Jack" McCandless | [2] |
Places of Residence
| Location | Dates | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | birth- ~1894 | [2] | |
| possibly Southampton Twp, Cumberland Co, PA | by 1800 | [1] | |
| Franklin Twp, Butler Co, PA, stone house on his farm 1/4 mile from Hickory Corner schoolhouse on road from Hickory Corner to Isle |
by 1796 | [2][3] |
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Sources
| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1800 United States Census, | |
| 2 | 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.52: "Three brothers - Robert M., David and William McCandless came with their cousins, the John and Jane (Carothers) McCandless family, from Ireland..." p.53, "William McCandless (Tailor Billy), third of this first group of three brothers, married Jane (surname unknown)..."; lists 5 children including Moses McCandless, married Jane Hockenberry. |
See ( William "Tailor Billy" McCandless) See (First Group of Three Brothers) See (Immigration of John & Jane Carothers McCandless family & 3 McCandless nephews) |
| 3 | 1895 History of Butler County PA p. 587, Franklin Township First Settlers. "In 1796 a branch of the Centre (township) colony drew lots for the cabins built west of the line...At the same time...the two William McCandless, Robert McCandless (& others), all natives of Ireland, located here. One of the McCandless settlers was a tailor and farmer, the other a distiller and farmer. Both were named William, and in order to distinguish between them the former was known as "Tailor Billy" and the latter as "Stiller Billy". | (See text) |
| 4 | 1895 History Butler County PA p. 52, Connoquenessing Township Taxables of 1803: William McCandless (tailor) - 400 acres, 1 cow, valuation $410, Tax $1.23. | |
| 5 | Early bounty Hunters of Butler County, Pennsylvania 1934, ed. David K. Webb & John M. Stevens, Chillicothe, OH pg 16.Wm. McCandless Sept. 18, 1835 - 2 foxes. p.17 Wm. O. McCandless Feb.3, 1837 - 1 red fox; Wm. McCandless Mar. 16, 1837 - 6 red foxes p. 23 Wm. McCandless Jan. 15, 1841 - 1 red fox & 1 grey fox. | |
| 6 | Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams. | N/A
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Source notes
- Joseph Ferree notes in "The McCandless & Related Families" that Elizabeth McCandless, daughter of Tailor Billy, married a Joseph Hockenberry but does not give the parentage of Joseph Hockenberry. Horace & Edith Renick, in "Peter Hockenberry & Descendants of His Son John", list a Joseph Hockenberry, (son of John Hockenberry and Hannah Kelly) as married to Elizabeth Unknown. Their source is not given, and may well be the 1850 census of a household of Joseph Hockenberry age 65, wife Elizabeth age 57, and two children. See John Hockenberry. Without a will or other specific primary source, we cannot with certainty say that John Hockenberry is the father-in-law of Elizabeth McCandless. The relative number of Hockenberry families in the township & area is not known; Joseph Hockenberry could be a name shared by more than one cousin...
Conjecture
Research Wishlist
- will of William Tailor Billy McCandless
- death record or obituary of Joseph Hockenberry, to possibly establish wife & parents
