Porter A. McCandless and Laura Catherine Eckert

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Husband Porter A. McCandless ^{1 2}

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           Born: 28 May 1847 - Center Twp, Butler Co, PA 1 2
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           Died: 20 Dec 1918 2
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         Father: Anderson McCandless (1818-1884) 1 3 4
         Mother: Mary Carlin (1828-1895) 1

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       Marriage: 15 Dec 1875 1

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Wife Laura Catherine Eckert ^{1 2 5}

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            AKA: Laura E. Eckert 6
           Born: 2 Feb 1858 2
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           Died: 24 Sep 1928 2
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         Father: John Nicholas Eckert (      -1906) 1 5 7
         Mother: Frances "Fanny" Morrison (      -Aft 1883) 5 7

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Children

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1 F Mary Fannie McCandless ^{1 8}

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 F Hannah Eldora McCandless ^{1 8}

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         Spouse: Adolph Carlon (1877-1941) 6

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3 F Estella Jane McCandless ^{1 6}

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         Spouse: Curtis L. Robb (      -      ) 6

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4 F Laura Cathleen McCandless ^{1 6}

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         Spouse: Simon Milheim (      -1934) 6

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5 M Anderson Lemoyne McCandless ^{1 6}

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           Born: 17 May 1886 - Pennsylvania
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           Died: 24 Sep 1970 - Los Angeles Co, CA
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         Spouse: Margaret Hunter (      -      ) 6

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6 M John Delmar McCandless ^{1 6}

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         Spouse: Ethel Findley (      -      ) 6

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7 F Sarah Helen McCandless ^{1 6}

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         Spouse: Carl Diehl (      -      ) 6

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8 F Margurette McCandless ¹

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            AKA: Margaret McCandless 9
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         Spouse: Arthur M. Stoops (      -      ) 9

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9 F Genevieve McCandless ⁸

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           Died: 22 Aug 1922 8
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         Spouse: George Kapp (      -      ) 8

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10 M Wayne McCandless ⁸

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         Spouse: Gertrude Guttormsen (      -      ) 8

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11 M Melvin Eugene McCandless ⁸

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General Notes: Husband - Porter A. McCandless

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He received a good common school education, and was reared on his father's farm. In 1872, he engaged in merchandising at Unionville, but sold out and opened a store at Greece City, which he also disposed of, and then purchased his a homestead in 1876. He and his wife were members of Unionville Presby­terian church, in which body he held the office of trustee. Politic­ally, he was a stanch Democrat, and was a member of the Patrons of Husbandry.

1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1070.

2 Joseph A. Ferree, The McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Natrona Heights, PA: Self-Published, 1977), Pg 26.

3 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 339.

4 Joseph A. Ferree, The McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Natrona Heights, PA: Self-Published, 1977), Pg 15.

5 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 500.

6 Joseph A. Ferree, The McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Natrona Heights, PA: Self-Published, 1977), Pg 42.

7 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 199.

8 Joseph A. Ferree, The McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Natrona Heights, PA: Self-Published, 1977), Pg 27.

9 Joseph A. Ferree, The McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Natrona Heights, PA: Self-Published, 1977), Pg 43.