John M. McCandless and Nancy Fish McCandless

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Husband John M. McCandless ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 1806 - Center Twp, Butler Co, PA 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Jun 1886 2 3
         Buried: 

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         Father: James McCandless (      -1840) 4 5 6
         Mother: Margaret Moore (      -1847) 1 6

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Nancy Fish McCandless ^{2 3 7}

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           Born: 1 Feb 1808 - Center Twp, Butler Co, PA 3 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Jul 1892 or 1894 2 3
         Buried: 

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         Father: William "Stiller Billy" McCandless (1777-1850) 5 9 10
         Mother: Nancy Fish (1783-1870/1871) 5 7 10

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Children

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1 F Margaret J. McCandless ^{2 11}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1895
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Lemon Dean (      -      ) 2 11

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2 F Jemima McCandless ^{2 3}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1895
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Elijah Stephenson (      -      ) 3

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3 F Elizabeth McCandless ^{2 3}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1895
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John Nicel (      -      ) 3

         Spouse: Horatio Tuttle (      -      ) 3

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4 M Josiah McCandless ²

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1895
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 F Abigail McCandless ²

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: while young
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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6 M Abner McCandless ^{2 11}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1905 11
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary S. McCall (      -      ) 11

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7 M William L. McCandless ^{12 13}

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           Born:  - Center Twp, Butler Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1895
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary J. Pollock (      -      ) 14

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8 F Nancy Fish McCandless ^{2 3}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1919
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Calvin Raub (      -1915) 3

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9 F Mary Ellen McCandless ^{2 13 15}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Leonard Shannon (      -1910) 2 13 15

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10 M James McCandless ²

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1895
         Buried: 

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11 F Nancy A. McCandless ²

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1895
         Buried: 

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12 U [Unk] McCandless ²

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: while young
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - John M. McCandless

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He resided on part of the original family homestead in Centre Township, Butler County, PA, in 1883. The barn on his farm, erected in 1828, was the first frame building in Centre Township. He was a Justice of the Peace ten years.

He was born in Centre township, Butler county, PA, on the farm settled and cleared by his father. He attended the subscription schools of pioneer days, and became by self-application a very well educated man, and filled most of the town­ship offices, being justice of the peace ten years, and also jury commissioner. He was a member of the Presbyterian church.

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General Notes: Wife - Nancy Fish McCandless

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She was born November 1. [HBC 1895, 1069]
She died in 1892. [MRF, 9]

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

2 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1071.

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

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

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

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

7 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 339, 344.

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

9 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 338, 344.

10 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1069.

11 Joseph A. Ferree, The McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Natrona Heights, PA: Self-Published, 1977), Pg 19.

12 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1071, 1072.

13 Joseph A. Ferree, The McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Natrona Heights, PA: Self-Published, 1977), Pg 20.

14 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1072.

15 Thomas E. Armstrong & June H. Moyer, History of the Armstrong Family from 980 to 1939 A.D. (Sharon, PA: 1939), Pg 204.