Descendants of John McCandless

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Generation No. 1

JOHN MCCANDLESS was born abt 1798 in Pennsylvania? and died 1845 in ?--he lived in Antrim, Madison Township, Guernsey County, Ohio.

He married MARY ANN NEEL October 09, 1828 in Harrison County, Ohio by Reverend Benjamin Wood, daughter of WILLIAM NEEL and MARY SHERIDAN (Source:

Certified copy of Marriage Certificate from Harrison County, Ohio Common Pleas Court). She was born 1809 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland or Belmont County, Ohio, and died 1883.

More About JOHN MCCANDLESS and MARY NEEL:

Marriage: October 09, 1828, Harrison County, Ohio by Reverend Benjamin Wood

Children of JOHN MCCANDLESS and MARY NEEL are:

i. GEORGE HANNA MCCANDLESS, b. June 30, 1830, Antrim, Madison Township, Guernsey County, Ohio; d. October 16, 1886, Rose Valley Township, Stafford County, Kansas.

ii. WILLIAM NEEL MCCANDLESS, b. Abt. 1833, Ohio; d. July 01, 1886, Noble Co., OH.

iii. SARAH JANE MCCANDLESS, b. 1835, Ohio.

iv. ASBERRY MCCANDLESS, b. 1837, Ohio.

v. MARY ANN MCCANDLESS, b. 1838, Ohio.

vi. JOHN ALEXANDER MCCANDLESS, b. 1841, Ohio; d. July 12, 1860, Noble Co., OH. Burial: Ragan Chapel Cemetery, Noble Co., OH

vii. TEMPERANCE E. MCCANDLESS, b. 1845, Ohio.

Generation No. 2

GEORGE2 HANNA MCCANDLESS (JOHN1) was born June 30, 1830 in Antrim, Madison Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, and died October 16, 1886 in Rose

Valley Township, Stafford County, Kansas. He married ELIZA RUTH CALVERT August 30, 1855 in Hiramsburg, Noble County, Ohio, daughter of REZIN CALVERT

and NANCY COTTON. She was born July 09, 1830 in ??Hiramsburg, Noble County, Ohio??, and died April 05, 1916 in Rose Valley Township, Stafford County, Kansas.

Notes for GEORGE HANNA MCCANDLESS:

George Hanna McCandless, son of John McCandless and Mary Ann Neel, was born June 30, 1830 in Antrim, Madison Township, Guernsey County, Ohio and died

October 16, 1886 in Antrim, Rose Valley Township, Stafford County, Kansas. He married Eliza Ruth Calvert, daughter of Rezin Calvert and Nancy Dodson Cotton, August 30, 1855 in Hiramsburg, Noble County, Ohio. George had three brothers, William, Abner (who later moved to Seattle, Washington), and Alexander (who died when at 16), and two sisters (names unknown). George and William moved to Hiramsburg, Noble County, Ohio and worked in the carpenter trade. George also served as a Private in the Union side of the Civil War. He was discharged honorably from the 161st Regiment, Company H, Ohio Infantry. At the close of the Civil War George H. and his family moved to Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri. In Spring of 1877, George and his daughter Emma came to Antrim in Stafford County, Kansas from Missouri. The rest of the McCandless family came out in the fall of that year. According to the 1885 Stafford County, Kansas Census for Rose Valley Township, George owned 320 acres (valued at $2000), three horses, two mules, nine milk cows, twenty-one cattle, one swine, and one dog. It appears that compared with those in the surrounding area, George was quite well off. He is listed as a farmer who came to Kansas from Missouri. Rodger Russell now owns the original McCandless homestead. It is located two miles directly south of the home of Violet McCandless on the east side of the road. Thankfully, the entire place is well-preserved and a beautiful sight to

see. George was one of the first to be buried in Rose Valley Cemetery, Rose Valley Township, Stafford County, Kansas.

**1860 Census--Noble Twp., Noble Co., OH

524-515

George McCanless 30 Carpenter OH

Eliza R. 29 Domestic OH

Mary 03 OH

John C. 01 OH

Look in DAR Lineage Books 152 Vols.

More About GEORGE HANNAH MCCANDLESS:

Burial: 1886, Rose Valley Cemetary, Stafford County, KS

Medical Information: 56 years old at death

Occupation: Carpenter

Soundex Code: M225

Notes for ELIZA RUTH CALVERT:

Ted McCandless, Eliza's grandson, tells of a rosebush Eliza brought with her to Antrim from Missouri. In the Stafford County soil the flower flourished and spread, and root-stalk starts were given to others. Ted's mother, Lula, received one of them and that same red rose was still flourishing in 1955 on their farm.

Eliza died the day before the weekly newspaper printing, so she ended up with two obituaries. The first, very brief article appeared in the St. John Weekly News on April 6, 1916, titled "Death of Aged Lady," and it reads: " Grandma McCandless, one of Rose Valley township's most highly respected ladies, died at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The funeral services will be conducted from Antrim Methodist church tomarrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and burial will be in Plano cemetary. Grandma McCandless would have been eighty-six years of age, had she survived until the coming July. Obituary has been promised for next week."

The second appeared in the St. John Weekly News on April 20, 1916.

Titled "Eliza Ruth McCandless," it reads:"In our last issue we promised a more extended mention this week week of the death of Mrs. Eliza Ruth McCandless, who died last week in Rose Valley township at the home of her daughter Mrs. N.C. Adams. Complying with our request a friend of the family has handed in the following.

Mrs. Eliza Ruth McCandless, or as she was known by almost everyone in the Antrim neighborhood where she had lived so long, "Grandma" McCandless, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. N.C. Adams, in Rose Valley township, Wednesday, April 5, 1916. Taken with a stroke of paralysis about two weeks before, she suffered much and felt that her time had come to go to the Better Land. She was born near Hiramsburg, Ohio, July 9, 1830, and had she lived until the coming July, would have been eighty-six years old. August 30, 1855, she was married to George H. McCandless and ten years after moved to Missouri, where the family lived until 1878, when they moved to Stafford county, Kansas. The country was very new at the time and it was from her that the post office got its name--Antrim. She, with her husband, endured many hardships incidental to pioneer life, but with their energy, thrift, and careful management, brought up their large family who have all done well and made their mark in the world. Her husband's death occurred in 1886, and for nearly thirty years, she made her home with her children, where she was always a welcomed guest. Besides her five daughters and three sons, she is survived by twenty-two grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, most of whom were present at the funeral."

Eliza's birthplace is questionable, because of the history of the area: "Noble county was formed from the surrounding counties in 1851. Hiramsburg was named for its founder, Hiram Calvert [Eliza's uncle]. The survey was made by John F. Talley Nov. 5, 1836. The original plat contained 20 lots. An addition was made by the same proprietor in 1838 and another in 1858. Before this date, Hiramsburg would have been part of Morgan county."

Source: 1887 History of Noble County, Ohio by L.H. Watkins.

More About ELIZA RUTH CALVERT:

Burial: 1916, Rose Valley Cemetary, Stafford County, KS

Cause of Death: stroke

Medical Information: 86 years old at death

Places Lived: Bet. 1865 - 1878, Missouri

Places Lived (2): Aft. 1878, Stafford County, Kansas

More About GEORGE MCCANDLESS and ELIZA CALVERT:

Marriage: August 30, 1855, Hiramsburg, Noble County, Ohio

Children of GEORGE MCCANDLESS and ELIZA CALVERT are:

i. MARY MATILDA MCCANDLESS, b. May 08, 1856, Hiramsburg, Noble County, Ohio; d. November 10, 1939.

ii. JOHN CALVERT MCCANDLESS, b. March 02, 1859, Hiramsburg, Noble County, Ohio; d. July 24, 1959, Stafford County, Kansas.

iii. EMMA LUCRETIA MCCANDLESS, b. November 14, 1860, Hiramsburg, Noble County, Ohio

iv. CLARA ALVARETTA MCCANDLESS, b. March 08, 1862, Hiramsburg, Noble County, Ohio; d. April 13, 1956.

v. SARAH ADELINE MCCANDLESS, b. November 01, 1863, Hiramsburg, Noble County, Ohio; d. February 14, 1936.

vi. WILLIAM ALEXANDER MCCANDLESS, b. July 13, 1866, Freeman, Cass County, Missouri; d. July 16, 1952, Stafford County, Kansas.

vii. GEORGE ELMER MCCANDLESS, b. November 30, 1868, Freeman, Cass County, Missouri; d. June 28, 1962, Stafford County, Kansas.

viii. ALBERT LEE MCCANDLESS, b. August 14, 1872, Freeman, Cass County, Missouri; d. Abt. 1888. Cause of Death: typhoid fever

ix. CLEO AMANDA MCCANDLESS, b. November 02, 1874, Freeman, Cass County, Missouri.

WILLIAM2 NEEL MCCANDLESS (JOHN1) was born August 3, 1832 in Ohio, and died July 01, 1886 in Noble Co., OH. He married MARTHA A. THOMPSON. She was born March 04, 1837 in Ohio, and died February 27, 1907 in Noble Co., OH. They are buried together with their son John in Ragan Chapel Cemetery, Noble Co., OH. William's headstone states: "W.N. 1 Jul 1886 Age 53.10.28"

Notes for WILLIAM NEEL MCCANDLESS: Moved to Noble with George.

**1860 Census--Noble Twp., Noble Co., OH

525-516

William McCanless 27 Carpenter OH

Martha 22 Domestic OH

John A. 02 OH

Children of WILLIAM MCCANDLESS and MARTHA A THOMPSON are:

i. JOHN NEEL MCCANDLESS, b. June 27, 1858 in Noble County, Ohio

ii. SAVANNAH MCCANDLESS, b. September 25, 1861 in Noble County, Ohio.

iii. NEVADA MCCANDLESS, b. October 25, 1869 in Noble County, Ohio.

iv. LEONA MCCANDLESS, b. Abt. 1877 in Noble County, Ohio

v. MARTHA ORA MCCANDLESS, b. May 8, 1882 in Noble County, Ohio.

SARAH2 JANE MCCANDLESS (JOHN1) was born in 1835 in Ohio. She married THOMAS SHANNON on March 16, 1858 in Guernsey County, Ohio by James O. Grimes.

ASBERRY2 MCCANDLESS (JOHN1) was born in 1837 in Ohio. He married HENRIETTA ROSENGRANT on September 15, 1859 in Guernsey County, Ohio.

MARY2 ANN MCCANDLESS (JOHN1) was born in 1840 in Ohio. She married JEREMIAH DOWNEY in 1862. She died in 1889 in Noble County, Ohio and she is buried in Bethel Cemetery, Noble County, Ohio.

JOHN2 ALEXANDER MCCANDLESS (JOHN1) was born in 1841 in Ohio. He died on July 12, 1860 in Noble County, Ohio. He is buried in Ragan Chapel Cemetery, Noble County, Ohio. He was not married and had no children (line stop).

TEMPERANCE2 ELIZABETH MCCANDLESS (JOHN1) was born on February 14, 1846 in Ohio. She married ARMSTRONG JOHNSON on October 28, 1865 in Noble County, Ohio when she was 19 years of age. She died at 29 years of age on August 12, 1875 in Noble County, Ohio and is buried on Barry's Ridge Cemetery, Noble County, Ohio.

Children of TEMPERANCE ELIZABETH MCCANDLESS AND ARMSTRONG JOHNSON:

i. SARAH ALICE JOHNSON, b. December 25, 1867 in Noble County, Ohio.

ii. GEORGE W. JOHNSON

iii. SAMUEL A. JOHNSON

iv. AMANDA C. JOHNSON

v. JOSEPH A. JOHNSON

Generation No. 3

MARY3 MATILDA MCCANDLESS (GEORGE2, JOHN1) b. May 08, 1856, Hiramsburg, Noble County, Ohio; d. November 10, 1939.

JOHN3 CALVERT MCCANDLESS (GEORGE2, JOHN1) b. March 02, 1859, Hiramsburg, Noble County, Ohio; d. July 24, 1959, Stafford County, Kansas.

EMMA3 LUCRETIA MCCANDLESS (GEORGE2, JOHN1) b. November 14, 1860, Hiramsburg, Noble County, Ohio; d. March 03, 1949, Ninnescah Hospital, Pratt, Pratt County, Kansas. Emma never married. She is buried beside her parents in Rose Valley Cemetery, Stafford County, Kansas. Her bed belongs to Violet McCandless and remains in the same room that she slept in. According to the 1895 Stafford County Census, Emma lived with her parents in Rose Valley Township. Emma was a charter member of the Antrim Methodist Church. She was considered too frail and thin to ever have children, so she never married. However, she was a land owner. She lived with her brothers and sisters, spending most of her time with her brother William and his wife Lula in the house currently owned (per Violet Burwell McCandless). A poem on her obituary reads:

Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep

From which none ever wakes to weep

A calm and undisturbed repose

Unbroken by the last of foes.

Burial: Rose Valley Cemetary, Stafford Co., KS. Occupation: 1885, Housewife. Emma never married and had no children (line stop).

CLARA3 ALVARETTA MCCANDLESS (GEORGE2, JOHN1) b. March 08, 1862, Hiramsburg, Noble County, Ohio; d. April 13, 1956.

SARAH3 ADELINE MCCANDLESS (GEORGE2, JOHN1) b. November 01, 1863, Hiramsburg, Noble County, Ohio; d. February 14, 1936.

WILLIAM3 ALEXANDER MCCANDLESS (GEORGE2, JOHN1) b. July 13, 1866, Freeman, Cass County, Missouri; d. July 16, 1952, Stafford County, Kansas.

GEORGE3 ELMER MCCANDLESS (GEORGE2, JOHN1) b. November 30, 1868, Freeman, Cass County, Missouri; d. June 28, 1962, Stafford County, Kansas.

ALBERT3 LEE MCCANDLESS (GEORGE2, JOHN1) b. August 14, 1872, Freeman, Cass County, Missouri; d. Abt. 1888. Cause of Death: typhoid fever

CLEO3 AMANDA MCCANDLESS (GEORGE2, JOHN1) b. November 02, 1874, Freeman, Cass County, Missouri.

JOHN3 NEEL MCCANDLESS (WILLIAM2, JOHN1) b. June 27, 1858 in Noble County, Ohio; Died at 21 years of age on March 04, 1879, Noble Co., OH. Census says John A.; Grave says John N. Burial: Ragan Chapel Cemetery, Noble Co., OH. John never married and had no children (line stop).

SAVANNAH3 MCCANDLESS (WILLIAM2, JOHN1) b. September 25, 1861 in Noble County, Ohio. She married JAMES DAVAULT on September 23, 1883 in Ohio. She died at 32 years of age on April 10, 1896 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. She is buried in Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.

Children of SAVANNAH MCCANDLESS and JAMES DAVAULT:

i. ALICE F DAVAULT, b. 1884 in Tusk. Co., Ohio.

ii. BESSIE DAVAULT, b. November 17, 1888 in Springfield Township, Muskingum, Ohio

iii. J.G.B. DAVAULT (male), b. January 28, 1981 in Muskingum, Ohio

NEVADA3 MCCANDLESS (WILLIAM2, JOHN1) b. October 25, 1869 in Noble County, Ohio. Married JOHN K PLATTER. Died in 1940 in Newark, Licking County, Ohio.

LEONA3 MCCANDLESS (WILLIAM2, JOHN1) b. Abt. 1877 in Noble County, Ohio. Married Harry F. Morgan on December 23, 1897 in Ohio.

MARTHA3 ORA MCCANDLESS (WILLIAM2, JOHN1) b. May 8, 1882 in Noble County, Ohio. Never married or had children (line stop).

SARAH3 ALICE JOHNSON (TEMPERANCE2, JOHN1) b. December 25, 1867 in Noble County, Ohio. She married HENRY LANDON HOWELL in abt 1891. She died in 1951 and was buried in Cumberland Cemetery, Cumberland, Guernsey County, Ohio.

Children of SARAH ALICE JOHNSON AND HENRY LANDON HOWELL:

i. WILLIE HOWELL, b. abt 1890 in Spratt, Rich Hill Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

ii. WILBUR HOWELL, b. abt 1890 in Spratt, Rich Hill Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

iii. JOHN HENRY HOWELL, b. abt 1894 in Spratt, Rich Hill Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

iv. DALTON MARION HOWELL, b. February 5, 1903 in Spratt, Rich Hill Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

v. ROSE HOWELL, b. March 15, 1892 in Spratt, Rich Hill Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

vi. FLORENCE LEWETTA HOWELL, b. March 22, 1895 in Spratt, Rich Hill Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

vii. LULU EDITH HOWELL, b. April 21, 1907 in Spratt, Rich Hill Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

viii. EDGAR DONALD HOWELL, b. June 1, 1909 in Spratt, Rich Hill Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

ix. BESSIE HOWELL, June 18, 1888 in Spratt, Rich Hill Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

x. CHARLES ELTON HOWELL, December 19, 1898 in Spratt, Rich Hill Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Generation No. 4

ALICE4 F DAVAULT (SAVANNAH3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1) b. 1884 in Tusk. Co., Ohio. She married ARTHUR J WHEELER on October 3, 1905 in Stark, Ohio.

BESSIE4 DAVAULT (SAVANNAH3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1) b. November 17, 1888 in Springfield Township, Muskingum, Ohio. She married HOMER L. DINE on September 30, 1911 in Summit, Ohio.

Generation No. 5

ROBERT5 E DINE (BESSIE4 DAVAULT, SAVANNAH3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1) b. abt 1922. He married Jill Larimore on February 18, 1954 in Franklin, Ohio.

EVELYN5 MARGUERITE DINE (BESSIE4 DAVAULT, SAVANNAH3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1) Born April 26, 1916 in Ohio. Married unknown BLEWETT. Died September 19, 1983 in Los Angeles, California.