Moses McCandless

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	1780-1790	PA
Marriage			To Jane Hockenberry
Death

Ancestry chart segment

   Generation 6               Generation 7          Generation 8
 
                                                    +--William "Tailor Billy" McCandless
                                                    |
                              +-- Moses McCandless--+
                              |  (<1790-????)       |
   Jane "Jennie" McCandless --+                     +--Jane Unknown
      (1810-1881)             |
                              +-- Jane Hockenberry
                                    (????-????)

Sources:

Children

(all children with Jane Hockenberry)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
William H. McCandless	M			Mary Ann Turk
Hannah McCandless	F			George C. McCandless
Jane "Jennie" McCandless	F			"Swamp" James McCandless	Direct line
Mary "Polly" McCandless	F			George Mackey

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources

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 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.
1	1830 United Staes 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.
1	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.
1	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)
2	1895 History of Butler County, PA by Brown & Co., p. 1246. John Hockenberry married Hannah Kelly, had 8 children including Jane, who married Moses McCandless.	(Complete text)
3	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams.	N/A

Source notes

• There is a problem with ages and dates here. Jane "Jennie" McCandless is supposed to be born in 1810, but her mother is only supposed to be about 10 at that time.