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	Butler Co. PA, expect Muddy Creek Twp.	see 1830 residence of "Swamp" James McCandless
Marriage			To Hannah A. Stoughton, dau. of Andrew Stoughton
Death	9 Apr 1899	Butler Co., PA
Burial	1899	St. John's Methodist Cemetery Halston, Brady Twp., Butler Co. PA

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Children

(all children with Hannah A. Stoughton)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Alfred J. McCandless	M	~1853
Zilla Ann McCandless	F	~1857
Joshua Judson McCandless	M	~1859		Sarah Etta McCandless	died 1918 gravestone at Mt Zion Baptist
Arthur Clutton (A. Carlton?) McCandless	M	~1862			died 2 Nov 1936 Butler Co. Reg. Index
Mary Jane McCandless	F	~1864		Alfred Kildoo of Clay Twp.
S. Calvin McCandless	M	~1865
Rachel/Euphamia McCandless	F	~1867		Ross Mechling
John A. McCandless (Jr.)	M	~1868		Dillie Cratty

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
expect Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co. PA	b. 1831 through 1840	see 1830/40 residence of "Swamp" James McCandless
Franklin Twp., Butler Co. PA	by 1850-1860
Clay Twp., Butler Co. PA	by 1870

Photos

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

Gravestone of Joshua J. & Sarah Etta McCandless, Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery, Franklin Twp., Butler Co. PA

Gravestone of Spurgeon F. McCandless at Mt Zion Baptist Cemetery

Spurgeon F. McCandless was son of John A. McCandless & Dilly Cratty.

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 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 Clutton 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.
4	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. "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. pg.70 John A. McCandless, son of James and Jane (Jennie) (McCandless)McCandless, married Hanna Stoughton. Their children: 1) Alfred J. McCandless 2)Joshua J. McCandless, d. 1918, married Sarah Etta McCandless. 3)Zilla Ann McCandless married James Kildoo of Brady Twp. 4)Arthur Clutton McCandless, d. 2 Nov 1936. Reference is Butler Co. Reg. Indes. This may be A. Carlton. 5) S. Calvin McCandless 6)Mary Jane McCandless married Alfred Kildoo of Clay Tpw. 7) Euphemia McCandless married Ross Mechling. 8)John A. McCandless married Dillie Cratty. pg. 71 Joshua J. McCandless, son of John A. and Hanna (Stoughton) McCandless, died 2 Aug. 1918. He m. Sarah Etta McCandless, dau. of William H. and Mary Ann (Turk) McCandless. Children of Joshua J. & Warah Etta (McCandless) McCandless: 1) Mary Elverda McCandless m. 1906 Dr. Ernest Ulysses Snyder (b. 1880). 2) John W. McCandless m. Cora Lawrence. 3) Albert H. McCandless m. Phoebe Gallaher. pg. 72 John A. McCandless, son of John A. and Hanna (Stoughton) McCandless, married Dillie Cratty. Their children: 1)Spurgeon McCandless died young; 2) Ethel McCandless m. Bert Snyder; 3) Ray McCandless m. Alleen Rankin; 4)Alta Fay McCandless m. 1929 Samuel I. Eagal; 5) Esther McCandless m. unknown Ifft.
5	Gravestone transcriptions June 2007 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams. St. John's Methodist Cemetery, Halston, Brady Twp., Butler Co. PA John A. McCandless Feb 23, 1831-Apr. 9, 1899; Hannah McCandless Nov 7, 1835 - Mar 6, 1877. Mt Zion Baptist Cemeter, Franklin Twp., Butler Co. PA Joshua J. McCandless 1859-1918; Sarah Etta His Wife 1862-1946 Spurgeon F. McCandless Dec 7, 1889 - May 9 1899.