Mark McCandless was born in Centre Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, in 1807. He married Mary, daughter of James Russell, in 1829 and in 1834 settled upon the premises, in Cherry Township, where he still resides. His children are Elvira, wife of John BLAINE, of New Castle, Pennsylvania; James R., of Cherry Township; Martha J., wife of Jeremiah HILLIARD; Eliza Ann, wife of David ARNER; Alexander K., a merchant in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania; Minerva, who married John CHAMBERS; and Mary, wife of James T. BRYAN, of Cherry Township. Another son, Samuel B. McCANDLESS, served as a member of Company E, 103 Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, but was taken prisoner at Plymouth, North Carolina, April 20, 1864 and after having been confined in the prison pen at Andersonville, Georgia, for several months, died at Charleston, South Carolina, October 29, 1864.
Mr. McCandless engaged in the sale of merchandise soon after his settlement in this township, which he continued for many years. His tavern, however, was opened as soon as his home was built. He was located upon the highway on which the raftsmen returned on foot to their homes on the head waters of the Allegheny, and during the palmy days of rafting he frequently fed hundreds of those voracious, hardy river men in a single day. Scores of Indians also were in the habit of coming down in the river rafts, being skillful pilots, and in great demand during the rafting seasons. On their return they would walk from Pittsburgh to McCandless' tavern without eating by the way, but, once there, their capacity for things eatable was truly wonderful. Mrs. McCandless assures us that she has placed before three Indians six dozen boiled eggs, besides esculents in like proportion, all of which disappeared at on sitting. One of these Indians could eat enough at one meal (a peculiarity characteristice of all of them) to last two and three days without much apparent discomfort. As the food was eaten, digested, the savage merely tightened his belt and stode on.
1883 Butler County History
Mr. McCandless engaged in the sale of merchandise soon after his settlement in this township, which he continued for many years. His tavern, however, was opened as soon as his home was built. He was located upon the highway on which the raftsmen returned on foot to their homes on the head waters of the Allegheny, and during the palmy days of rafting he frequently fed hundreds of those voracious, hardy river men in a single day. Scores of Indians also were in the habit of coming down in the river rafts, being skillful pilots, and in great demand during the rafting seasons. On their return they would walk from Pittsburgh to McCandless' tavern without eating by the way, but, once there, their capacity for things eatable was truly wonderful. Mrs. McCandless assures us that she has placed before three Indians six dozen boiled eggs, besides esculents in like proportion, all of which disappeared at on sitting. One of these Indians could eat enough at one meal (a peculiarity characteristice of all of them) to last two and three days without much apparent discomfort. As the food was eaten, digested, the savage merely tightened his belt and stode on.
1883 Butler County History
Mark McCandless was born in Centre Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, in 1807. He married Mary, daughter of James Russell, in 1829 and in 1834 settled upon the premises, in Cherry Township, where he still resides. His children are Elvira, wife of John BLAINE, of New Castle, Pennsylvania; James R., of Cherry Township; Martha J., wife of Jeremiah HILLIARD; Eliza Ann, wife of David ARNER; Alexander K., a merchant in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania; Minerva, who married John CHAMBERS; and Mary, wife of James T. BRYAN, of Cherry Township. Another son, Samuel B. McCANDLESS, served as a member of Company E, 103 Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, but was taken prisoner at Plymouth, North Carolina, April 20, 1864 and after having been confined in the prison pen at Andersonville, Georgia, for several months, died at Charleston, South Carolina, October 29, 1864.
Mr. McCandless engaged in the sale of merchandise soon after his settlement in this township, which he continued for many years. His tavern, however, was opened as soon as his home was built. He was located upon the highway on which the raftsmen returned on foot to their homes on the head waters of the Allegheny, and during the palmy days of rafting he frequently fed hundreds of those voracious, hardy river men in a single day. Scores of Indians also were in the habit of coming down in the river rafts, being skillful pilots, and in great demand during the rafting seasons. On their return they would walk from Pittsburgh to McCandless' tavern without eating by the way, but, once there, their capacity for things eatable was truly wonderful. Mrs. McCandless assures us that she has placed before three Indians six dozen boiled eggs, besides esculents in like proportion, all of which disappeared at on sitting. One of these Indians could eat enough at one meal (a peculiarity characteristice of all of them) to last two and three days without much apparent discomfort. As the food was eaten, digested, the savage merely tightened his belt and stode on.
1883 Butler County History
Mr. McCandless engaged in the sale of merchandise soon after his settlement in this township, which he continued for many years. His tavern, however, was opened as soon as his home was built. He was located upon the highway on which the raftsmen returned on foot to their homes on the head waters of the Allegheny, and during the palmy days of rafting he frequently fed hundreds of those voracious, hardy river men in a single day. Scores of Indians also were in the habit of coming down in the river rafts, being skillful pilots, and in great demand during the rafting seasons. On their return they would walk from Pittsburgh to McCandless' tavern without eating by the way, but, once there, their capacity for things eatable was truly wonderful. Mrs. McCandless assures us that she has placed before three Indians six dozen boiled eggs, besides esculents in like proportion, all of which disappeared at on sitting. One of these Indians could eat enough at one meal (a peculiarity characteristice of all of them) to last two and three days without much apparent discomfort. As the food was eaten, digested, the savage merely tightened his belt and stode on.
1883 Butler County History
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