NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR

William H. McCandless is not in my direct ancestry. He is 1 step removed in the following ways:

Brother of Jane McCandless who married James McCandless.
Son of Moses McCandless.

	Date	Notes	Sources
Birth	1819		^[[4][6]
Marriage		To Mary Ann Turk	^[7]
Death	1884		^[7]

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Children

(all children with Mary Ann Turk)

Census records suggest additional children who may have died young.

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Emma Zillah McCandless	F	1848		Naaman F. Bartley		^[4][5][7]
Hiram McCandless	M	~ June, 1850		Naaman F. Bartley	died young	^[4]
Viletta Jane McCandless	F	1852		John Stamm		^[5][6][7]
Moses Thompson McCandless	M	Apr. 1854^[7]	PA	Jane Forrester		^[5][6][7]
Zelda Margaret McCandless	F	1856		Seth Snyder		^[5][6][7]
Sara Etta McCandless	F	1863		Joshua J. McCandless		^[6][7]

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources

Photo Gallery

Wm. H. McCandless family plot

Gravestone Wm. H. and Mary Anne McCandless

Inscription, William H. McCandless

Inscription, Mary Ann (Turk) McCandless

The gravestone of William H. and Mary Anne McCandless is located at Muddy Creek Cemetery, on the left fairly near the entrance. It has inscription on two sides. Their plot contains an additional two stones, presumably their children although not listed in Ferree's The McCandless and Related Families. Transcribed in 2006 by Elizabeth W. Williams, they read "H. (R.?) B. McCandless" and "M. James son of W.H. & M.A. McCandless died ___ 1859"

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 may be the family of Moses McCandless. If so, he appears to be living with his widowed mother and a brother (widowed?) with young boys.
2	1830 United States 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. The family of Joseph Hockenberry is next door.
3	1840 United States 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.
4	1850 United States Federal Census, Franklin Twp, Butler Co, PA page 20. Census date 12 Aug 1850. Lines 8-12: William H. McCandless, 29, farmer, $2000 real property; Mary Ann, 22; Emazilla, 1; Hiram, 2 months; (Demosney)? Hagerty, 12. All born PA. Also on page: George and Hannah McCandless, sister of William H. McCandless, and William O. McCandless (age 37), William S. McCandless and family (age 28), Robert S. McCandless and family (age 50) and Alexander Hines and family (age 33). Relationships undetermined.
5	1860 United Staes Federal Census, Franklin Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 6. Census dated 20 June 1860. Lines 29-35: Wm. (T.)? McCandless, 41, farmer, $1920 real, 2615 personal property; Mary A., 38; Amelia A., 12; Villeta J, 10; Moses T., 6, Zelda M., 4; Valentine (Whileson)?, 33, serving. All born PA.
6	1870 United States Federal Census, Franklin Twp, Butler Co, PA page 19. Census dated 21 July, 1870. Lines 29-34: William H. McCandless, 51, farmer, $16,000 real, $2000 personal property; Mary, 43, keeping house; Jane, 18, in school; Moses, 12, in school; Margaret, 14, in school; Sarah, 7, in school. All born PA. Lines 13-15: George McCandless, 50, farmer, $11,600 real, $2600 personal property, b. Ireland; Hannah, 58, keeping house, b. PA; Mary, 23, b. PA.
7	*McCandless and Related Families*, Pioneers of Butler County Pennsylvania , 1977, researched & compiled by Joseph A. Ferree, Sr.; ed. & publ. by Joseph A. Ferree, Jr., Natrona Heights. PA. Pg.58: William H. McCandless married Mary Ann Turk; lists 5 children .	(complete text William H. McCandless, The McCandless and Related Families)
8	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams.	N/A
9	1900 United States Federal Census, District 75, Franklin Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 19. Census dated 21 June 1900. Lines 8-13: Moses McCandless, 46, b. Apr 1854, mar. 25 years, farmer, owns farm; Jennie F., 43, b. Feb 1857, mar. 25 years, 4 children, all living; Charles O., 21, b. Sept. 1878, farm labor; Stella M., 18, b. Mar, 1882, in school; William H., 15, b. June, 1884, in school; Lulu J., 8, b. June, 1891. All b. PA (and all parents). All read, write, speak English.