Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Capt. William Harrison McCandless and Harriet Newell "Hattie" Glenn




Husband Capt. William Harrison McCandless 1 2 3




           Born: 21 Dec 1840 - Center Twp, Butler Co, PA 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Feb 1916 3
         Buried: 


         Father: John F. "Peach John" McCandless (1802-1869) 1 4 5 6
         Mother: Nancy Hays (Abt 1821-1863) 1 6


       Marriage: 8 Mar 1865 or 1866 3 7



Wife Harriet Newell "Hattie" Glenn 3 7

           Born: 1842 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 1928 3
         Buried: 


         Father: William Glenn (Abt 1800-1880) 8 9 10
         Mother: Rebecca Porter (1807-Abt 1890) 8 9 11




Children
1 F Caroline Belle "Carrie" McCandless 3 7

           Born: 1868 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Oct 1906 or 1907 3 7
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Robert L. Mellon (      -      ) 3 7


2 M Dr. Milton Lowrie McCandless 7 12

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Martha Gertrude Lyon (      -      ) 7 12 13


3 F Minnie R. McCandless 7 14

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Rev. David Porter Williams, D.D. (      -      ) 7 14


4 F Myrta McCandless 12 15

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 May 1903 12 15
         Buried: 
         Spouse: H. Curtis Hindman (1866-      ) 15
           Marr: 16 Jun 1898 12 16


5 M Everett McCandless 7 12

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Anna Skinner (      -      ) 12



General Notes: Husband - Capt. William Harrison McCandless


He was reared on the home farm and received his educational training in the district schools. When the Civil War was in progress he enlisted, in August of 1862, as a member of Company D, 137th Pennsylvania Volun­teer Infantry, and served nine months. He then remained at home until the sum­mer of 1864, when he re-enlisted as a mem­ber of Company A, Sixth Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, bearing the rank of first lieutenant from that time until the war closed. Upon his return home he resumed agricultural pursuits on the same farm.

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Sources


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

2 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1343.

3 Joseph A. Ferree, The McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Natrona Heights, PA: Self-Published, 1977), Pg 22.

4 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 344.

5 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 848, 1133, 1343.

6 Joseph A. Ferree, The McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Natrona Heights, PA: Self-Published, 1977), Pg 13.

7 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1344.

8 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 416.

9 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1045.

10 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 572, 1063.

11 Margaret S. Kahle, Ritchey-Lowrey Family Tree (Emlenton, PA: Self-published, 1976), Pg 27.

12 Joseph A. Ferree, The McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Natrona Heights, PA: Self-Published, 1977), Pg 34.

13 Robert Stewart, D.D., LL.D, Col. George Steuart and his wife Margaret Harris: Their Ancestors and Descendants (Labore, India: The Civil and Military Gazette Press, 1907), Pg 439.

14 Joseph A. Ferree, The McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Natrona Heights, PA: Self-Published, 1977), Pg 18.

15 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1297, 1344.

16 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1297.


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