John McCandless, Jr. and Mary Ann Smith

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Husband John McCandless, Jr. ^{1 2}

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           Born: Abt 1770 - Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died: May 1810 1 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: John McCandless, Sr. (      -      ) 1 2
         Mother: Jane Carothers (      -      ) 2

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       Marriage:  - Ireland

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Wife Mary Ann Smith ^{1 2}

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           Born:  - ? Ireland
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           Died: 
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Children

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1 F Mary "Aunt Mollie" McCandless ^{4 5}

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            AKA: Mollie McCandless 3
           Born: 1795 - Westmoreland Co, PA 6 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Apr 1866 - Butler Twp, Butler Co, PA 8
         Buried: 

         Spouse: William Turner, Jr. (Abt 1791-1833) 6 7

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2 F Elizabeth McCandless ^{1 5}

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: John Turk (      -Bet 1848/1850) 5 9

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3 F Jane McCandless ^{1 7 10}

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           Born: Abt 1796
     Christened: 
           Died: 1868
         Buried:  - Upper Cemetery, Muddy Creek Church, Butler Co, PA

         Spouse: William Humes Thompson (1796-1867) 7 10 11
           Marr: 1828 1

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4 F Nancy McCandless ^{1 5}

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: William Patterson (      -      ) 1 5 12

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5 M John S. McCandless ^{1 5}

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           Born: 
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           Died: 18 Mar 1859 5
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Martha "Mattie" Thompson (      -Abt 1840) 5 13

         Spouse: Jemima McCandless (1820-1893) 14 15
           Marr: Abt 1848-1850

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6 M George W. McCandless ^{1 7}

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           Born: 
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           Died: 1865 7
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         Spouse: Susannah [Unk] (      -      ) 7

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General Notes: Husband - John McCandless, Jr.

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Centre Twp, Butler Co, PA
He settled in Centre Township, Butler County, PA, sometime in the 1790s.
He was the pioneer settler on a tract of land located near Queen's Junction, Butler County. Part of this farm was later known as the Rudolph Bortmas Farm.
He was the first sheriff of Butler County, PA. His will is among the first recorded with the county.

In the summer of 1804, occurred the first social and festive assemblage of the people. The occasion was the celebration of the 4th of July. It was held at the Federal spring, near the Connoquenessing. “A long table, say 100 feet, well supplied with the best the country afforded, accommodated the eating and drinking part of the occasion. After dinner, William Ayres was appointed President and John McCandless (then Sheriff) Vice President. Patriotic toasts, general and volunteer, suited to the occasion, were read by the President, at the head of the table, and repeated by the Vice President, at the foot. Then followed the drink, the huzzas and firing of musketry, and music of drum and fife playing, playing the old Revolutionary tunes of 'Yankee Doodle' and 'Hail Columbia.' ”
It is related that on this occasion one of the toasts caused much amusement. Mr. Ayres proposed a “health” to Thomas McKean, coupling with his name the sentiment “energy and wisdom.” McCandless, who was a little deaf, and possibly of the opposite po­litical party, rose at the foot of the table and in a sonorous voice announced “Thomas McKean - injured by whisky,” and so the toast was drunk. [HBC 1883, 148]

1 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 338.

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

3 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1312.

4 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 338, 407.

5 Joseph A. Ferree, The McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Natrona Heights, PA: Self-Published, 1977), Pg 10.

6 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 407.

7 Joseph A. Ferree, The McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Natrona Heights, PA: Self-Published, 1977), Pg 7.

8 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 806.

9 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1274.

10 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1247.

11 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 338, 364, 417.

12 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1050.

13 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 336x, 338, 364, 417.

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

15 Joseph A. Ferree, The McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Natrona Heights, PA: Self-Published, 1977), Pg 7, 10.