Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William A. Christie and Keziah J. McCandless




Husband William A. Christie 1 2 3




           Born: 13 Jan 1823 - Concord Twp, Butler Co, PA 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Jun 1905 - Unionville, Centre Twp, Butler Co, PA 3
         Buried: 


         Father: John Christie (1796-1861) 1 2
         Mother: Margaret Guthrie (      -1871/1872) 1 2


       Marriage: 1889 2

   Other Spouse: Sarah Jane McJunkin (1825-1887) 4 5 - 1849 2



Wife Keziah J. McCandless 6 7 8




           Born: 5 Oct 1832 6 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Feb 1902 or 1909 7 8
         Buried: 


         Father: John S. McCandless (      -1859) 9 10
         Mother: Martha "Mattie" Thompson (      -Abt 1840) 10 11



   Other Spouse: Dr. Josiah McCandless, M.D. (1816-1875) 7 8 12 - 18 Jun 1854 6 7


Children

General Notes: Husband - William A. Christie


He was born in Butler County, Pennsylvania, and received a public school education. He remained with his parents until he was twenty-six years of age, and then com-menced farming upon a part of the homestead place. In 1857 he purchased a farm in Center township, resided upon it for thirty years, and then retired from active life, locating at Unionville. He was an active member of the Republican party from early manhood, filled the office of justice of the peace for ten years, and that of county commissioner for three years. He was an elder of the Presbyterian church for thirty years. [HBC 1895, 1074]

He followed farming in Concord Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, until 1859, when he moved to Center Township and lived there during the remainder of his life. At various times he held responsible positions in county and township, serving five terms as justice of the peace in Center Township and for three years as county commissioner in Butler County. For over thirty years he was an elder in the Muddy Creek Presbyterian Church.

He and his wife were the parents of six children; four were still living in 1895.


Notes: Marriage

They had no children.

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Sources


1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 340.

2 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1074.

3 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 869.

4 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 340, 410x, 414.

5 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1043, 1074.

6 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 336x.

7 Joseph A. Ferree, The McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Natrona Heights, PA: Self-Published, 1977), Pg 15.

8 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 130.

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

10 Joseph A. Ferree, The McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Natrona Heights, PA: Self-Published, 1977), Pg 10.

11 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 336x, 338, 364, 417.

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


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