y-DNA can trace Candland Origins

All Candland men should share the same y-DNA, because the Y chromosome is passed virtually unchanged from father to son for generations. 

Finally I can share the result of my y-DNA test.  This should tell us more about where the Candlands came from.  My haplogroup is (drumroll please) ... R-U198. 

MeekDNA.com says the following about this haplogroup;

We come across R-U198 quite often in men whose ancestry is English, Lowland-Scots or Ulster-Scots, Flemish, Dutch or German (particularly from the Rhine Valley).

To date (June 2018) R-U198 has only been identified in living individuals. We eagerly await the recovery of R-U198 from ancient or mediaeval remains of known provenance.

There are clues that our haplogroup originated somewhere in Western Eurasia and spread West towards Britain but we would rather await the empirical data.

The majority of surnames represented in our haplogroup project are not the “true” ancestral surnames at all, if one looks back a few centuries. There may be clues in the few surnames that are starting to emerge as genuinely old, for instance some of these claim Norman, Breton or Flemish origins.

Candland men - have any of you had a y-DNA test done?  Did you get the same result?

David Candland's "Fireside Visitor" Writings from 1846

These pages sold to a collector for $2250 but you can message me (or comment below) if you'd like to view them for free.  :) 

David Candland (1819-1902) put these writings together in 1846.  Greg Bartola, one of his descendents through Mary Ann Catherine (Kate) Jost, was able to borrow the documents from a collector in order to copy them for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  Greg works for the purchasing division of the church under Temple and Special Projects.  Thank you Greg! 

Candland Mountain Part #2

Plug "Candland Mountain" into Google maps and this is what you'll find.  :)  Recently I drove to this place in Emery County, Utah ... in the Manti-La Sal National Forest.  What a beautiful road trip!  Beautiful views, sheep grazing, ponds and lakes, white-trunked trees with wisps of lime green leaves on top.  It's beautiful.  Sadly, you can only drive to within a mile of the mountain before the road is blocked with a sign that states "private property, no trespassing."  There are differing theories about how this place came to be called "Candland Mountain."  I plan to go back and study the land public records to find out who owned/owns the land.  

 

 

"The Druggist", G. A. Candland, Ontario, Oregon

Interesting little item on eBay

The seller purchased a bottle and display jar collection that was found in the basement of an old abandoned drug store in 1968.

Handblown, clear glass embossed with "The Druggist", G. A. Candland, Ontario, Ore.

Photo of David Candland (1819-1902) #4

Another photo from David Candland has popped up! This one came from the Mt. Pleasant Pioneer Obituary Page.

Moviemaker Marshall Candland

Next time you watch one of those big-budget movies full of special effects, stay for the credits and you might see a familiar name. Look for the name "Marshall Candland" listed under computer animators for Industrial Lights and Magic (ILM) in San Francisco.

Marshall has worked on many films like Iron Man, Pirates of the Carribean, Star Wars III, and others. See a list at IMBD. He is a descendant of David Candland (1819) through his wife Hannah Ann.

Read a little about Marshall here.

Candland DNA

Did you know, all natural-born Candland men should pretty much have the same Y-chromosome DNA?

I learned recently that the Y chromosome which is passed from father to son almost never changes. Maybe once in every 150 years there will be a slight mutation, which means they can tell a heckuva lot about a man's paternal line based on this test.

There is a testing organization called "Family Tree DNA" that tests the Y chromosome for 37 "markers." The results of the test will tell you which region your Y chromosome originated in, and will connect you with anyone else in the database who is an exact match. This would be very interesting in determining the true origin of the Candland family! :)

The test is rather expensive but I hear it goes on sale from time to time. I'll watch for prices to fall and take the test at some point. Right now it's $169 at
Family Tree DNA.

If any Candland men out there have taken the test, please let us know what you found out!

(Read more about Y haplogroups here.)