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Mary Jane McCandless

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 4                  Generation 5               Generation 6
 
                           +-- John C. Stoughton
                           |   (1832-1902)         
 Elizabeth Ann Stoughton --+                          +-- "Swamp" James McCandless
 (1862-1932)               |                          |   (????-????)
                           +-- Mary Jane McCandless --+ 
                               (1832-1882)            |
                                                      +-- Jane "Jennie" McCandless
                                                          (~1825-1881)
Sources:  
[4][6][9]

Children

(all children with John C. Stoughton)

Places of Residence

Photo Gallery

John C. Stoughton & Mary Jane McCandless

Gravestone, Mary Jane McCandless Stoughton, at Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery, Franklin Twp., Butler Co. PA

Stoughton plot, Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery, Franklin Twp. Butler Co. PA

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.
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.
4	1870 United States Federal Census, Franklin Township, Butler County, PA, Page 13, lines 1-8 lists John Stoughton, 34, married to Mary, 33. They live with six children: son James Stoughton, 15; daughter Mary Stoughton, 14; daughter Ann Stoughton, 11; daughter Elizabeth Stoughton, 8; daughter Ellen Stoughton, 4; and daughter Jane Stoughton, age 2. John Stoughton is listed as a farmer, Mary Stoughton as "keeping house," and James Stoughton as "farm laborer." Everyone is listed as having been born in PA. Mary Stoughton has a "father of foreign birth." James, Mary, Ann, and Elizabeth attended school within the year. Mary and Ann are listed as unable to write. This census page is undated. However, the previous page is dated July 21, 1870 and the following page is dated July 21,22 1870.
5	1880 United States Federal Census, Franklin Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration district 42, Page 17, lines 14-18 lists John C. Stoughton, 50, married to Mary Jane Stoughton, 50. They live with three children: daughter Ellin Stoughton, 14; daughter Sydy Jane Stoughton, 12; and son Solomon Stoughton, 3. Mary Jane Stoughton is somehow listed as both married and single. John C. Stoughton is a farmer. Everyone and their parents were born in PA. Ellin and Sydy attended school within the census year. This census is dated 9 Jun 1880.
6	McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County Pennsylvania , 1977, self published by Joseph A. Ferree. Natrona Hgts. PA, p. 70: "Mary Jane McCandless, daughter of James and Jane (Jennie) (McCandless) McCandless (p.69) married John C. Stoughton ..." lists 7 children.	complete text Mary Jane McCandless, McCandless and Related Families
7	Gravestone transcription by Helen McCandless Staiger 1988, Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery, Franklin Twp., Butler Co. PA. "Stoughton Mary J wife of John C. Stoughton Nov 30 1882 aged 50 yrs 2 mos 20d."
8	20th Century History of Butler & Butler Countyby James A. McKee, Butler PA 1909,p.1001, biographical sketch: "Solomon R. Stoughton, ... son of John C. and Mary Jane (McCandless) Stoughton. (John C. Stoughton's) wife, Mary Jane, was a daughter of James McCandless, of Franklin Township, and they became the parents of seven children, all of whom attained maturity, and of whom there are now three survivors. They were as follows: James, a resident of Claytonia; Mary, now deceased, who was the wife of Henry Miller; Elizabeth, wife of James L. Wilson, of Brady Township; Annie, now deceased, who was the wife of Samuel Lawrence, of Muddy Creek Township; Ella, also deceased, who was the wife of William Stine, of Brady Township; Mrs. Sydney Jane Conroy, of New Castle; and Solomon R., whose name appears at the head of this sketch..."	(Complete text, Solomon R. Stoughton sketch
9	Manuscript of John T. Wilson researched 1975-1985, including personal knowledge and interviews of McDeavitt cousins and of his aunts Stella Wimer (McNeese), Lizzy Wimer (McDeavitt), Meda Wimer (McDeavitt), and Mary Gahagan.
10	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams, granddaughter of Bert Winfred Wilson.
11	Personal correspondence from P. K. Heckathorn; without sources.

Source notes

• The 1860 census, Butler Co. PA, was read page by page for the townships of Muddy Creek, Franklin twp. (including Prospect Borough), and inadvertently Parker Twp. John C. & Mary Stoughton were not found, but the census for Franklin Twp. available on ancestry.com began with dwelling # 232, so much of the Franklin Twp. census is apparently missing from that site. It is presumed that since Mary Jane McCandless Stoughton was in Franklin Twp. in 1850 & 1870, she was probably there in 1860 also. A different source for the 1860 census will need to be searched

Research

Conjecture

Research Wishlist

• McCandless and Related Families book ref.
• Gravestone photo/transcription
• Butler Co. Cem Inventory
• 20th century histroy of Butler Co. by McKee
• Was the middle name Aribell or Ann?
• 1860 census Franklin Twp., Butler Co. PA (dwellings 1-231 missing from ancestry.com.).