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(all ages calc from 1830 census;removed source note re. age problem (birthdate for Jane Hockenberry had come unsourced from unreliable correspondent)
(wishlist: find children in 1850 or later census; corroborate birthdates (birth order);remove statement that jane hockenberry would be about 30 (1820 census) etc.; we only know 10-yr ranges.)
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| '''Birth'''  || 1780-1790 || PA || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
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| '''Birth'''  || 1780-1790 || PA || || <sup class="reference">[2]</sup>
 
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| '''Marriage''' || || || To [[Jane Hockenberry]] || <sup class="reference"></sup>
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| '''1st Marriage''' || || || To [[Jane Hockenberry]] || <sup class="reference">[4]</sup>
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| '''2nd Marriage''' || || || To  unknown || <sup class="reference">[4]</sup>
 
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| '''Death''' ||  || || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
 
| '''Death''' ||  || || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
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                                                     |
 
                               +-- [[Moses McCandless]]--+
 
                               +-- [[Moses McCandless]]--+
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                               |  (1780/90<sup class="reference">[2]</sup> -????)       |
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                               |  (1780/90 -????)   |
 
     [[Jane "Jennie" McCandless]] --+                    +--Jane Unknown
 
     [[Jane "Jennie" McCandless]] --+                    +--Jane Unknown
 
       (1810-1881)            |
 
       (1810-1881)            |
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=Children=
 
=Children=
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(all children with [[Jane Hockenberry]])
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(all children presumablywith [[Jane Hockenberry]]);  2nd wife unnamed)<sup class="reference">[4]</sup><br>(Birth order presented as in "The McCandless & Related Families" by Ferree.)<sup class="reference">[4]</sup>
 
{| class="wikitable"  
 
{| class="wikitable"  
 
! Name || Gender || Date of Birth || Birthplace || Spouse || Notes || Sources
 
! Name || Gender || Date of Birth || Birthplace || Spouse || Notes || Sources
 
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| [[William H. McCandless]] || M ||between 1810-1815<sup class="reference">[2]</sup> || || Mary Ann Turk || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
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| [[William H. McCandless]] || M ||1810-1815  || || Mary Ann Turk || || <sup class="reference">[2][3]</sup>
 
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| Hannah McCandless || F ||1815-1820<sup class="reference">[1]</sup>  || || George C. McCandless || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
 
| Hannah McCandless || F ||1815-1820<sup class="reference">[1]</sup>  || || George C. McCandless || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
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| [[Jane "Jennie" McCandless]] || F ||1820-1825<sup class="reference">[2]</sup>  || || [["Swamp" James McCandless]] || Direct line || <sup class="reference"></sup>
 
| [[Jane "Jennie" McCandless]] || F ||1820-1825<sup class="reference">[2]</sup>  || || [["Swamp" James McCandless]] || Direct line || <sup class="reference"></sup>
 
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| Mary "Polly" McCandless || F ||1825-1830<sup class="reference">[2]</sup> || || George Mackey || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
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| Mary "Polly" McCandless || F ||1825-1830<sup class="reference">[2]</sup> ;1830-1830<sup class="reference">[3]</sup>  || || George Mackey || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
 
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The birth order above is as presented by Ferree in "The McCandless & Related Families"1830-1830<sup class="reference">[4]</sup>. This arrangement is currently uncorroborated by census data. Assigned birth dates are calculated from the 1830 & 1840 census and so are based on birth order.  These may be corroborated later by finding the child in census of 1850 or later.
 
=Places of Residence=
 
=Places of Residence=
 
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! '''1'''
 
! '''1'''
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| '''1820 United States federal Census''', Center Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 4.  The census is not dated.  Family of M.A.McCandless: 1 male <10, 2 males 16-26, 2 males 26-44, 1 female <10, 2 females 16-26, 1 female >44.  This is ''Moses McCandless'' who should be in his 30's in this census.  He is possibly living with his widowed mother and a brother.  [[Jane Hockenberry]] should be around 20, and [[Jane "Jennie" McCandless]] should be around 10.
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| '''1820 United States federal Census''', Center Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 4.  The census is not dated.  Family of M.A.McCandless: 1 male <10, 2 males 16-26, 2 males 26-44, 1 female <10, 2 females 16-26, 1 female >44.  This may be ''Moses McCandless'' possibly living with his widowed mother and a brother.   
 
| [[Image:1820 census pa butler center pg 4.jpg|50px|center]]
 
| [[Image:1820 census pa butler center pg 4.jpg|50px|center]]
 
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! '''2'''
 
! '''2'''
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| '''1830 United States Federal Census''', Muddy Creek Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 15.  Census is not dated.  Family headed by ''Moses McCandless'':  1 male 15-20, 1 male 40-50, 1 female <5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 20-30, 1 female 30-40.  [[Jane Hockenberry]] should be about 30 at this time. The family of Joseph Hockenberry is next door, and Conrad Snyder is the next family.
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| '''1830 United States Federal Census''', Muddy Creek Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 15.  Census is not dated.  Family headed by ''Moses McCandless'':  1 male 15-20, 1 male 40-50, 1 female <5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 20-30, 1 female 30-40.  <br> The family of Joseph Hockenberry is next door.
 
| [[Image:1830 census pa butler muddy creek pg 15.jpg|50px|center]]
 
| [[Image:1830 census pa butler muddy creek pg 15.jpg|50px|center]]
 
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! '''3'''
 
! '''3'''
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| '''1840 United Staes Federal Census''', Muddy Creek Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 9.  Census is not dated.  Family headed by Moses McCandless:  1 male 20-30, 1 male 50-60, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 20-30, 1 female 30-40. The location is right and the ages seem appropriate.
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| '''1840 United States Federal Census''', Muddy Creek Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 9.  Census is not dated.  Family headed by Moses McCandless:  1 male 20-30, 1 male 50-60, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 20-30, 1 female 30-40.  
 
| [[Image:1840 census pa butler muddy creek pg 9.jpg|50px|center]]
 
| [[Image:1840 census pa butler muddy creek pg 9.jpg|50px|center]]
 
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=Conjecture=
 
=Conjecture=
 
=Research Wishlist=
 
=Research Wishlist=
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*Children in 1850 or later census to corroborate birth dates & thus birth order.

Revision as of 06:27, 13 October 2007


Date Location Notes Sources
Birth 1780-1790 PA [2]
1st Marriage To Jane Hockenberry [4]
2nd Marriage To unknown [4]
Death

Ancestry chart segment 

   Generation 6               Generation 7          Generation 8
 
                                                    +--William "Tailor Billy" McCandless
                                                    |
                              +-- Moses McCandless--+
                              |  (1780/90 -????)    |
   Jane "Jennie" McCandless --+                     +--Jane Unknown
      (1810-1881)             |
                              +-- Jane Hockenberry
                                    (1790-1800[2] -????)

Sources:

Children

(all children presumablywith Jane Hockenberry); 2nd wife unnamed)[4]
(Birth order presented as in "The McCandless & Related Families" by Ferree.)[4]

Name Gender Date of Birth Birthplace Spouse Notes Sources
William H. McCandless M 1810-1815 Mary Ann Turk [2][3]
Hannah McCandless F 1815-1820[1] George C. McCandless
Jane "Jennie" McCandless F 1820-1825[2] "Swamp" James McCandless Direct line
Mary "Polly" McCandless F 1825-1830[2] ;1830-1830[3] George Mackey

The birth order above is as presented by Ferree in "The McCandless & Related Families"1830-1830[4]. This arrangement is currently uncorroborated by census data. Assigned birth dates are calculated from the 1830 & 1840 census and so are based on birth order. These may be corroborated later by finding the child in census of 1850 or later.

Places of Residence

Location Dates Notes Sources

Photo Gallery


Sources

Ref. Num. Description Image of original
1 1820 United States federal Census, Center Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 4. The census is not dated. Family of M.A.McCandless: 1 male <10, 2 males 16-26, 2 males 26-44, 1 female <10, 2 females 16-26, 1 female >44. This may be Moses McCandless possibly living with his widowed mother and a brother.
1820 census pa butler center pg 4.jpg
2 1830 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 15. Census is not dated. Family headed by Moses McCandless: 1 male 15-20, 1 male 40-50, 1 female <5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 20-30, 1 female 30-40.
The family of Joseph Hockenberry is next door.
1830 census pa butler muddy creek pg 15.jpg
3 1840 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 9. Census is not dated. Family headed by Moses McCandless: 1 male 20-30, 1 male 50-60, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 20-30, 1 female 30-40.
1840 census pa butler muddy creek pg 9.jpg
4 The McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County Pennsylvania , 1977, self published by Joseph A. Ferree. Natrona Hgts. PA, p.55, Moses McCandless married Jane Hockenberry; lists 4 children including Jane McCandless (Jennie), who married James McCandless. (complete text Moses McCandless, The McCandless and Related Families)
5 1895 History of Butler County, PA by Brown & Co., p. 1246. "John Hockenberry, a native of Perry county, Pennsylvania, came to Butler county about 1803, and settled in Brady township. He resided there for several years, and then removed to Cherry township, where he died. He married Hannah Kelly, and was the father of eight children, viz.: John; Casper; Jonathan; Elizabeth, who married James Buchanan; Jane, who married Moses McCandless; Annie, who married and died in Ohio; Ellen, who married William Graham, and Joseph, all of whom are dead." (Complete text)
6 Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams.
N/A

Source notes

Conjecture

Research Wishlist

  • Children in 1850 or later census to corroborate birth dates & thus birth order.
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