McCandless Family History
Lucian McCandless, 1912 |
This page lists the families of Lucian McCandless, his father Samuel Harper McCandless, and his grandfather William McCandless.
Lucian McCandless was a pioneer farmer who homesteaded in Custer County, Nebraska, in 1882. He was the second son of Samuel Harper McCandless, a pioneer farmer, schoolteacher, and politician (R. Illinois State Assembly), from McDonough County, Illinois, who died in 1862 when Lucian was seven years old. That same year Lucian's grandfather, William McCandless, a pioneer farmer from Western Pennsylvania, grandmother, Mary (Harper) McCandless, and uncle, William Wallace McCandless, a Corporal in the Union Army, also died.
In February, 1874, seeking homes of their own, Lucian and brother William Reed McCandless, moved from McDonough county, Illinois, to York county, Nebraska. Here Lucian met Amanda Emma Gandy, whom he married on September 12, 1878. In the spring of 1882 Lucian brought his wife and son, Harper Leroy McCandless, to Custer County taking a homestead adjoining the city limits of Broken Bow, which had just been laid out by Amanda�s uncle James P Gandy.
Eventually Lucian sold his farmland and businesses in Broken Bow and moved to Lincoln, Nebraska. All of Lucian�s surviving children attended Nebraska Wesleyan University and went on to various careers. Amanda died in 1948. In 1954, on his 100th birthday, an article ran in either the Lincoln Journal or the Lincoln Star quoting Lucian, "I attribute my age to the fact that I never drank or chewed. I have always kept regular hours and worked hard. I was a rancher and by the grace of God, I am still alive." Lucian died in 1955 at the age of 100. He is buried in the Broken Bow Cemetery, Broken Bow, Custer County, Nebraska, along with his wife Amanda, sons Harper, Amos and Tedy, grandson Raymond W., and in-laws, Amos W. and Mary E. Gandy.
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William McCandless Family
William McCandless (1785 � 1862)
- Birth: April 5, 1785
- Birth Place: York County, PA* or Allegheny County, PA�
- Marriage: September 7, 1815
- Spouse: Mary Harper
- Death: September 24, 1862
- Burial:�Bardolph Cemetery, Macomb Township, McDonough County, Illinois
- Occupation: Farmer
- Father:�likely William McCandless (c1746-1826), son of Alexander McCandless (c1727-1780) and Elizabeth Ross (c1727-abt 1795).
- Mother: likely Martha McBride (c1755-after 1827), daughter Henry McBride (c1733-1809) and Jane Alexander.
* History
of McDonough County, Illinois, (Springfield, Illinois: Continental Historical
Co., 1885). [Book online] McDonough County Illinois Web Page [http://www.macomb.com/~ilmcdono/MoundTwp1885.html].
� Genealogical and Biographical
Record of North-Eastern Kansas, �Biographical Sketch of J. B. Allison Brown
County, Kansas� (Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1900). [Book Online] KSGenWeb Digital
Library [http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/brown/bios/jallison.htm].
Mary (Harper) McCandless (1795 � 1862)
- Birth July 3 1795
- Birth Place Hopewell Township, York County, Pennsylvania
- Marriage September 7, 1815
- Spouse William McCandless
- Death Jan 31, 1862 (age 66 years 5 months, 28 days)
- Burial Bardolph Cemetery, Macomb Township, McDonough County, Illinois
- Father Samuel Harper
- Mother Jane [or Jean] Purdy [or Purdie]
William and Mary�s Children
- Samuel Harper McCandless (1817 � 1862), m. Delia Reed (1821 � 1900)
- Margaret (McCandless) Allison (1819 � 1854), m. George Allison (1813 - 1868)
- William Wallace McCandless, Jr. (1820 - 1863)�, m. Sarah Ann Duncan
(1824 � 1910)
- Jane Harper (McCandless) Woods (1822 � 1903), m. Hugh Snodgrass Woods (1810 � 1861)
- Harriett McCandless (1824 � 1826), died in childhood
- Sarah P. (McCandless) McBride (1826 � 1885), m. Andrew D McBride
- Mary McCandless (1832 � 1832), died in infancy
�William
Jr. died at, or as a result of, the battle of Stones River. He was a Corporal,
in Company H, 84th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and is buried at Stones River
National Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Though the date of his death
is recorded in the William McCandless Sr. family bible, it is hard to make out
the date recorded. The date appears to be Jan 13, 1863, which would put his
death a few days after the battle of Stones River, December 31, 1862. This could
mean that William was wounded in the battle and died days later of his wounds
at a field hospital, as often was the case. The biographical entry for William
Jr’s son, Arnott Duncan McCandlass, in A Biographical
and Genealogical History of Southeastern Nebraska
(Lewis Publishing Co., 1904, p. 824 ), gives the date of William Jr’s
death as December 21, 1862. This must be a misprint of December 31, 1862, the
day the Confederate Army attacked the Union position. More than one source says
William was killed at the battle of Chattanooga (September 24-November 23, 1863).
The history of Mercer and Henderson Counties, [Illinois], (H.H. Hill
and Co., 1882, p. 454-5), says William was a Lieutenant in company A, and was
killed at the battle of Chattanooga. To make matters more confusing, there is
a William McCanlass buried in the Chattanooga National Cemetery, yet this William's
name is spelled differently and he was a Private. The William of Stones River
National Cemetery is spelled exactly the same as on the 84th Illinois' regimental
records,“William W. McCandlass”, his rank is Corporal, and he was
in Company H. The William of Stones River National Cemetery is the right William
Jr.
William McCandless Family Bible
The following is a transcription by M. H. McCandless (2002), of a photocopy
of a slip of wrinkled, torn, and stained paper copied by Jeanie Anderson H[as]kins
on November 31, 1948. Haskins copied this data from a slip of paper copied by
her mother, Louisa Allison Andersen, in 1886, directly from the William McCandless
family bible. [Bracketed statements] have been supplied by M. H. McCandless
and represent my best guess as to what was written given the poor condition
of the photocopy. The location of the actual family bible today, or even if
it still exists, is unknown.
Transcription (M. H. McCandless, 2002) |
William McCandless Family Bible Record |
This family record was copied by my
mother Louisa Allison Andersen from
great grandfather McCandless' family
bible in 1886.
William McCandless born in Penn.
Apr 5, 1785
Died Sept 24, 1862
M. Sept 7, 1815 to Mary Harper
who was B July 3, 1795
D. Jan 31,
1862.
Their children
Samuel Harper McC
B. Jan 27, 1817 - Jan 20, 1862
Margaret (my grandmother) B. Oct 11, 1819
D. Jan 28, 1854
Wm Jr. born Jan 31, 1820 d. [Jan] 13, 186[3]
Jane H. � June 31, 182[2] [not recorded; d. 1903]
Harriet�� Nov 2, 1824 d. Oct 10, 1826
Sarah P. ��May 1, 1826 d. Oct 4, 1885
Mary � Apr 13, 1832 - Oct 21, 1832
Copied by Jennie Andersen H[as]kins
Hebron Neb July 31, 1948 |
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Samuel Harper McCandless Family
Samuel Harper McCandless (1817 � 1862)
- Birth: January 27, 1817
- Birth Place: York County, Pennsylvania
- Marriage: October 8, 1847, Fulton County, Illinois
- Spouse: Delia Reed
- Death: January 20, 1862, (age 44 years 11 months 24 days)
- Burial: Bardolph Cemetery, Macomb Township, McDonough County, Illinois.
- Occupation: Farmer, Schoolteacher, Politician
- Father: William McCandless
- Mother: Mary Harper
Delia (Reed) McCandless (1821 � 1900)
- Birth: ca. 1821
- Birth Place: New York
- Marriage: (1) October 8, 1847, Fulton County, Illinois (2) March 27, 1866, McDonough, Co Illinois
- Spouse: (1) Samuel Harper McCandless (2) Isaac N. Myrick
- Death: 1900, York, Nebraska (her son William Reed McCandless lived in York NE)
- Burial: unknown
- Occupation: Schoolteacher
- Father: unknown
- Mother: unknown
Samuel and Delia�s Children
- Elisabeth C. McCandless (1850 � 1850[1]), died in childhood.
- William Reed McCandless (1852 � 1919), m. unknown, York Nebraska
- Lucian McCandless (1854 � 1955), m. Amanda Emeline Gandy (1861 � 1948)
- Annetta �Nettie� (McCandless) Vose (1859 � 1890), m. Lyman B. Vose
Lucian McCandless Family
Lucian McCandless (1854 � 1955)
- Birth: June 25, 1854
- Birth: McDonough county, Illinois
- Marriage: September 12, 1878, York County, NE
- Spouse: Amanda Emeline Gandy
- Death: February 8, 1955
- Burial: Broken Bow Cemetery, Broken Bow, Custer County, Nebraska
- Occupation: Farmer
- Father: Samuel Harper McCandless
- Mother: Delia Reed
Amanda Emeline (Gandy) McCandless (1861 � 1948)
- Birth: November 13, 1861
- Birth Place: Davis county, Iowa
- Marriage: September 12, 1878, York County, NE,in home of Amos W. Gandy
- Spouse: Lucian McCandless
- Death: July 28, 1948, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Burial: Broken Bow Cemetery, Broken Bow, Custer County, Nebraska
- Father: Amos Washington Gandy
- Mother: Mary Elizabeth Phelps
Lucian and Amanda�s Children
- Harper Leroy McCandless (1880 � 1918)
- Tedy McCandless (1882 � 1884), died in childhood
- William Lucian McCandless (1885 � 1970), m. Charlotte �Lottie� Waterberry
- Raymond Beebe McCandless (1889 � 1931) m. Margaret Woods (1891 � 1972)
- Amos Gandy McCandless (1895 � 1898), died in childhood
- Harrison �Harry� Phelps McCandless (1898 � 1973) m. Carol Simpson (1900
� 2000)
- Mary Belle (McCandless) Baker (1900 � living), m. Paul DeWitt Baker (1899
� 19??)
- Charles Wesley McCandless (1902 � 1974) m. Irene Taylor (1906 � 1991)
Lucian McCandless Family Bible
Lucian McCandless and Amanda Emeline Gandy McCandless' Family. Information
from the McCandless Family Bible recorded in the hands of Lucian, Amanda and
Harry Phelps McCandless (his death by Carol Simpson McCandless). [Bracketed
comments by M. H. McCandless, 2001.]
- Lucian McCandless
b. June 25, 1854, [Bardolph], Illinois
m. Sept. 12, 1878, York, Nebraska
d. February 8, 1955, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Amanda Emeline Gandy
b. November 13, 1861, [Davis County], Iowa
d. July 28, 1948, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Harper Leroy McCandless
b. June 3, 1880, York, Nebraska
d. March 17, 1918, Broken Bow, Nebraska
- Tedy McCandless
b. November 5, 1882, Broken Bow, Nebraska
d. May 9, 1884, Broken Bow, Nebraska
- William Lucian McCandless
b. November 30, 1885, Broken Bow, Nebraska
m. November 26, 1912, Berwyn, Nebraska, Charlotte Waterberry
d. June 29, 1970, Kansas City, Missouri
- Raymond Beebe McCandless
b. October 6, 1889, Broken Bow, Nebraska
m. August 12, 1919, Beckett, Montana, Margaret Woods
d. January 6, 1931, York, Nebraska
- Amos Gandy McCandless
b. February 24, 1895, Broken Bow, Nebraska
d. July 17, 1898, Broken Bow, Nebraska
- Harrison Phelps McCandless
b. January 2, 1898, Broken Bow, Nebraska
m. June 28, 1923, University Place, Nebraska, Carol Simpson
d. August 6, 1973, Redondo Beach, California
- Mary Belle McCandless
b. April 12, 1900, Broken Bow, Nebraska
m. June 25, 1924, University Place, Nebraska, Paul Baker
d. April 28, 2003, Salem, Oregon
- Charles Wesley McCandless
b. October 6, 1902, Broken Bow, Nebraska
m. July 12, 1930, Evanston, Illinois, Irene Taylor
d. [October 16] 1974, Garden Grove, California
�2003, M.H. McCandless, all rights reserved.