Other Events:

• FamilySearch Id: KN1Q-9FB

Other Events:

• FamilySearch Id: LHCW-SLP

Notes:

1860; Census Place: Claremont, Dodge, Minnesota; Roll: M653_568; Page: 0; Image: 348.

909/936 Andrew Whiting 32 male white farmer $1000/400 New York
Euramina 35 fem white Keeping House New York
Clarence 05 male white Wisconsin
Leslie 02 male white Minnesota
Arthur 6/12 male white Minnesota
910/936 Simeon Whiting 36 male white farmer $450 New York
Emely 29 fem white Keeping House New York
Daniel 09 male white Wisconsin
Adelia 07 fem white Wisconsin
Fremont 04 male white Wisconsin
Ernest 02 male white Minnesota
Eva ?? fem white Minnesota
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1870; Census Place: Claremont, Dodge, Minnesota; Roll: M593_3; Page: 643; Image: 58.
49/51 Whiting SP 46 male white farmer $1600 /$449 New York
Emeline 38 fem white white keeping house New York
Daniel R 19 male white works on farm Wisconsin Attended School
Delia 17 fem white at home Wisconsin Attended School
Fremont J C 14 male white at school Wisconsin Attende d School
Ernest K. 12 male white at school Minnesota Attended School
Eva L. 11 fem white at school Minnesota Attended School
Arrilla 08 fem white at school Minnesota Attended School
50/52 Whiting Jackson 42 male white $1600/824 New York
Kuania 45 fem white Keeping House New York
Clarence 15 male white Works on Farms Wisconsin Attended School
Leslie L 12 male white At School Minnesota Attended School
Arthur L 10 male white At School Minnesota Attended School
53/56 Whiting E K 37 male white farmer $2000/1695 New York
Emma 25 fem white Keeping House Pennsylvania
Eugene 04 male white Minnesota
Nora 02 fem white Penn
Segger E D 60 male white farmer $1550/200 New York
Sylvia 49 fem white at home New York
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1900; Census Place: Winchester, Riverside, California; Roll: T623 97; Page: 2A; .
36/36 Whiting Leslie L head white male March 1858 42 married 16 years
Minn NY NY Farmer owns free
Ella E wife white fem Jan 1865 35 married 16 years mother of 4:4 living
Wisc NY Wisc
Earl L son white male Jan 1885 14 single South Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin
Floyd N son white male July 1887 12 single South Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin
Harry J son white male Sep 1891 08 single California Minnesota Wisconsin
Clarence M. son white male Sep 1894 05 single California Minnesota Wisconsin
Andrew J. father white male July 1827 72 widower NY NY NY
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1910; Census Place: Diamond, Riverside, California; Roll: T624_91; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 66; Image: 666.

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The Ingalls Connection
Revised May 30, 2010
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Interestingly, the Whitings share a connection to Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the Little House books, in more ways than one.
One interesting aspect is that the Whiting homestead is mentioned in the book "Little Town on the Prairie." It seems one night while Pa Ingalls was asleep, a mouse had gotten in his hair and chewed some off to use for a nest. The next day he had to attend a meeting at the Whiting homestead to help organize the county, Kingsbury, in the newly-formed state of South Dakota. He was concerned about having to take his hat off if Mrs. Whiting were present. As it turned out, he came home with a little kitten for which he had paid 50 cents, a sizable sum in those days, and was glad to get the kitten to help keep the mice under control.

Laura Ingalls Wilder and Education in Kingsbury County, 1880-1885 (12 pages), by Nancy Cleaveland, gives a comprehensive account of the time Laura taught in Kingsbury County and also covers the tenure of Amos Whiting as Superintendent of Schools.

In addition to the fact that Amos Whiting was acquainted with Charles P. (Pa) Ingalls, Laura's father, Laura had two cousins, Alice and Ella Ingalls, who married Whiting brothers, Leslie Lee Whiting and Arthur Leland Whiting. I have traced the Whiting brothers to their grandfather, Daniel Whiting, but have not yet made a connection to a specific Whiting line.

However, after much research, I am quite certain Daniel Whiting is a descendant of Caleb Whiting, the Revolutionary War soldier. Everything I have documented fits nicely, but I do not have a birth record or an adequate reference to his parentage (primary source preferred).

Descendants of Giles Whiting, published online (PDF format) by Jeff Maass, indicates that Daniel is the grandson of Caleb M. Whiting, through his son Caleb (# 99), and carries the line down to Leslie Lee and Arthur Leland Whiting. It does not give documentation however. See Daniel Whiting Research for an overview of problems and discrepancies encountered in connecting the line.

In the Recollections of Susan (Fairbank) Whiting, Susan Whiting mentions Uncle Daniel and Aunt Rilla (Aurilla) and goes on to say that Uncle Daniel died in 1849 (Part 2: The Wisconsin Years, Paragraph 12), which agrees with the information I have on Daniel Whiting. She also mentions Uncle Dorris in the same paragraph and Amos elsewhere in the account. Amos and Dorris are brothers of her husband, Newell. This, along with BLM land records, shows that Daniel and Aurilla Whiting do have some connection to my Whitings.

It is also interesting to note that a brother of Charles Phillip Ingalls (Laura's father) and Peter Riley Ingalls (Alice and Ella's father) was George Whiting Ingalls, and the father of these three brothers was Lansford Whiting Ingalls. The fact that George and Lansford both bore the middle name Whiting is an indication that a past relative may have been a Whiting.

Sometimes a child was named after someone famous, such as a president. For instance, Andrew Jackson Whiting, father of Leslie and Arthur Whiting, may likely have been named after the president, Andrew Jackson. Also, it is possible that a name may have been used to honor a local celebrity or hero, or just a notable person in the community.

People often refer to second and third cousins, etc., as "cousin," or somewhat of a blanket coverage for a "relative." In her "Recollections," Susan (Fairbanks) Whiting may have referred to Daniel and Rilla as Uncle and Aunt in the same sense as cousin. Note that Susan had a sister also named Aurilla. This is likely the Rilla mentioned in the very beginning of her Recollections.

What follows is information I have on the family of Peter Riley Ingalls.

PETER RILEY INGALLS was born October 28, 1833 in Cuba Twp., Allegheny, New York, and died March 22, 1900 in Milaca, Mille Lacs, Minnesota; bur. Forest Hill Cemetery, Milaca. He married ELIZA ANN QUINER June 6, 1861 in Concord, Jefferson, Wisconsin. She was born April 21, 1842 in Brookfield Twp., Waukesha, Wisconsin, and died June 6, 1931 in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California; bur. Hemet, California. See The Ingalls Inquirer, Vol. 5, No. 2 - July, 1988, for Eliza Ann (Quiner) Whiting's obituary. Also see The Ingalls Inquirer, Vol. 9, No. 2 - July, 1992, for a short note concerning the grave of Peter Riley Ingalls at Milaca, Minnesota.

Some sources have given the place of death for Peter as Mazeppa, Minnesota, and others as Milaca, Minnesota. I checked Milaca and found this entry in a ledger at the registrar's office at the Mille Lacs County Courthouse (Book B, page 3, line 30): Bogus Brook (township), Name - Peter Riley Ingalls, Date of Birth - October 28 - 67 years, 5 months old, Died - March 22, 1900, Cause of Death - Fatty degeneration of the heart, Duration - 6 months, Occupation - Farmer, Born - New York, Father - Lansford Ingalls, Last Residence - Milaca, Parents' Birthplace - Canada. The entries in this book are original entries (entries made as the events occurred). The stone gives his birth year as 1834 but the information in the ledger matches everything else.

I located his grave at Forest Hill Cemetery, Milaca, on the west bank of the Rum River. It is just inside the gate (about four car-lengths) and on the river side, just before the water spigot. It's a flat stone within six feet of the lane. Judging from the style of the stone, it was likely placed there several years after Peter died in 1900. A photo of his grave and a short bio has been posted on Find-A-Grave. It also includes a picture of Peter and Eliza, which was posted by an Ingalls fan.

Children of PETER RILEY INGALLS and ELIZA QUINER are:
i. ALICE JOSEPHINE INGALLS, b. April 23, 1862; d. January 30, 1934. She married ARTHUR LELAND WHITING March 20, 1881 in Wabasha, Minnesota, son of ANDREW JACKSON WHITING and URANIA BROWN. He was born was born December 3, 1859 in Claremont, Dodge, Minnesota, and died January 3, 1949 in Ventura, California. Both are buried Bellevue Cemetery, Ontario, San Bernardino, California.
ii. ELLA ESTELLA INGALLS, b. January 23, 1865 in Wiconsin; d. March 9, 1945. She married LESLIE LEE WHITING November 29, 1883 in Dakota Territory, son of ANDREW JACKSON WHITING and URANIA BROWN. He was born March 8, 1858 in Claremont, Dodge, Minnesota, and died June 3, 1927 in Riverside, Riverside, Californi
iii. PETER FRANKLIN INGALLS, b. November 16, 1866; d. September 23, 1932. He married, September 13, 1891, MARY EDITH (MOLLY) MCGOWIN. Children: Edith Elsie (February 1894), Alexander (November 1896), Florence E. (September 1897), Perlie Belle (May 1899), Freddie Franklin (1900), and Mary Emily (November 1905).
iv. LANSFORD NEWCOMB INGALLS, b. April 5, 1870; d. 1946, Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota. He married MELISSA FUNK. She was born 1876, and died 1941. From the Atlas and Farmers' Directory of Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, Bogus Brook Township (copyright 1914): Ingalls, L. N. R2, sec 6, ac 80, sec 7, ac 80, wf Melissa, ch Alice, Arthur, Helen, Francis, Gerald, (1). [The (1) means they lived in the county 1 year.] This property is believed to have belonged to his father, Peter Riley Ingalls, originally. Some of Peter's descendants later located in Burnett County, Wisconsin, which is basically straight east of Milaca, just a few miles into Wisconsin.
v. EDITH FLORENCE INGALLS, b. June 29, 1872; d. July 13, 1951. She married HEIL NELSON BINGHAM June 9, 1892.
vi. EDMOND LLEWELLYN INGALLS, b. 1880. He married EDITH MAE ________.

Also, listed in the Birth Record Search Site For South Dakota Birth Records With Birth Dates Over 100 Years is Bruce Ingalls Whiting, born 01/12/1889 in Beadle County to Katie May Ingalls and Wilfred Barron Whiting (state file number 566058). Beadle is the next county west of Kingsbury County. From information obtained from another Whiting researcher, it doesn't seem that he is closely related to my Whiting line. The relationship, if any, to Laura Ingalls Wilder is still unknown.

As an added note on the Ingalls family, a very interesting article concerning Mary Ingalls and her years at the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School in Vinton, Iowa, is located on the Benton County IAGENWEB Project site.


Updates
03/14/2011 - Added information about Bruce Ingalls Whiting.
12/30/2009 - Added link to Laura Ingalls Wilder and Education in Kingsbury County, 1880-1885.
12/09/2009 - Deleted reference to Laura Ingalls Wilder, Frontier Girl; site no longer exists.
01/26/2009 - Added note at bottom of page concerning Mary Ingalls.
02/25/2008 - Revised the introduction for clarity.
02/25/2008 - Added links to The Ingalls Inquirer.
http://myplace.frontier.com/~wandadc/ingallsconnection.htm

DEATH: Also shown as Died Guilford, Wabasha, Minnesota, United States.

Leslie married Ingalls, Ellen Estelle in 1882 in Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, United States, United States. Ellen (daughter of Ingalls, Peter Riley and Quiner, Eliza Ann) was born in Jan 1865 in Wisconsin, United States; died on 9 Mar 1945 in Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch Id: K2VW-RBM

Notes:

1900; Census Place: Winchester, Riverside, California; Roll: T623 97; Page: 2A; .
36/36 Whiting Leslie L head white male March 1858 42 married 16 years
Minn NY NY Farmer owns free
Ella E wife white fem Jan 1865 35 married 16 years mother of 4:4 living
Wisc NY Wisc
Earl L son white male Jan 1885 14 single South Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin
Floyd N son white male July 1887 12 single South Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin
Harry J son white male Sep 1891 08 single California Minnesota Wisconsin
Clarence M. son white male Sep 1894 05 single California Minnesota Wisconsin
Andrew J. father white male July 1827 72 widower NY NY NY

1870; Census Place: Rock Elm, Pierce, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1731; Page: 383; Image: 767.
47/47 Ingle Peter 27 male white farmer $200 New York
Eliza 26 fem white keep house Wisc
Alice 08 fem white Wisc
Ella 05 fem white Wisc
Peter 02 male white Wisc
Lansford 4/12 male white Wisc April

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• Census: 1880, Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota

Notes:

1850; Census Place: Waupun, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_997; Page: 323; Image: 161.
120/1220 Oriler [Aurelia] Whiting 46 fem widow New York
Simeon B 26 male farmer $2000 New York
Emeline 18 fem New York
Andrew L 22 male New York
Eber K. 17 male New York
Minerva J 10 fem New York
Nathaniel Morton 26 male New York
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1860; Census Place: Claremont, Dodge, Minnesota; Roll: M653_568; Page: 0; Image: 348.

909/936 Andrew Whiting 32 male white farmer $1000/400 New York
Euramina 35 fem white Keeping House New York
Clarence 05 male white Wisconsin
Leslie 02 male white Minnesota
Arthur 6/12 male white Minnesota
910/936 Simeon Whiting 36 male white farmer $450 New York
Emely 29 fem white Keeping House New York
Daniel 09 male white Wisconsin
Adelia 07 fem white Wisconsin
Fremont 04 male white Wisconsin
Ernest 02 male white Minnesota
Eva ?? fem white Minnesota
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1870; Census Place: Claremont, Dodge, Minnesota; Roll: M593_3; Page: 643; Image: 58.
49/51 Whiting SP 46 male white farmer $1600 /$449 New York
Emeline 38 fem white white keeping house New York
Daniel R 19 male white works on farm Wisconsin Attended School
Delia 17 fem white at home Wisconsin Attended School
Fremont J C 14 male white at school Wisconsin Attende d School
Ernest K. 12 male white at school Minnesota Attended School
Eva L. 11 fem white at school Minnesota Attended School
Arrilla 08 fem white at school Minnesota Attended School
50/52 Whiting Jackson 42 male white $1600/824 New York
Kuania 45 fem white Keeping House New York
Clarence 15 male white Works on Farms Wisconsin Attended School
Leslie L 12 male white At School Minnesota Attended School
Arthur L 10 male white At School Minnesota Attended School
53/56 Whiting E K 37 male white farmer $2000/1695 New York
Emma 25 fem white Keeping House Pennsylvania
Eugene 04 male white Minnesota
Nora 02 fem white Penn
Segger E D 60 male white farmer $1550/200 New York
Sylvia 49 fem white at home New York
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Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 Record for Aurilla WhitingMinnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 [1st May 1875]
Page 7
105 S P Whiting 50 male white NY VT NY
S Emeline 43 fem white NY VT VT
Freemont 19 male white Wisc NY NY
Ernest 17 male white Minn NY NY
Eva F 16 fem white Minn NY NY
Aurilla 12 fem white Minn NY NY
S P 03 male white Minn NY NY
Aurilla 71 fem white NY VT VT
106 Horace Phelps 22 male white New Hampshire NH NH
Bell 17 fem white Penn NY Penn
Willis Atwater 24 male white Penn NY Penn
107 Sullivan Phelps 50 male white NH NH NH
Hannah 50 fem white NH NH NH
Frank 17 male white NH NH NH
Willie 13 male white NH NH NH
Carra 11 fem white Wisc NH NH
108 A M Atwater 46 male white NY NY NY
S F 27 fem white Mich NY NY
Mary 18 fem white Penn NY NY
Roberson 11 male white Penn NY NY
Julia LaFortune 13 fem white Wisc NY NY
F E Atwater 03 fem white Minn New York Michigan
Ida L Atwater 01 fem white Minn New York Michigan
114 F M Phelps 25 male white NH NH NH
A J 20 fem white Wisc Eng NY
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1880; Census Place: Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota; Roll: T9_618; Family History Film: 1254618; Page: 359.1000; Enumeration District: 46; Image: 0402.
Household Record 1880 United States Census
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Andrew WHITING Self W Male W 51 NY Farmer VT NY
Arthur WHITING Son S Male W 20 MN At Home NY NY
Arrilla WHITING Mother W Female W 76 NY Keeping House VT VT
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Source Information:
Census Place Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota
Family History Library Film 1254618
NA Film Number T9-0618
Page Number 359A
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1900; Census Place: Winchester, Riverside, California; Roll: T623 97; Page: 2A; .
36/36 Whiting Leslie L head white male March 1858 42 married 16 years
Minn NY NY Farmer owns free
Ella E wife white fem Jan 1865 35 married 16 years mother of 4:4 living
Wisc NY Wisc
Earl L son white male Jan 1885 14 single South Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin
Floyd N son white male July 1887 12 single South Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin
Harry J son white male Sep 1891 08 single California Minnesota Wisconsin
Clarence M. son white male Sep 1894 05 single California Minnesota Wisconsin
Andrew J. father white male July 1827 72 widower NY NY NY
1900; Census Place: Downey, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T623 91; Page: 13B; .
280/281 Arthur L. Whiting head white male Dec 1859 40 married 19 years Minn NY NY
Clergyman rent house
Alice J wife white fem Apr 1862 38 married 19 years mother of 5:5 living
Wisconsin New York Wisconsin
Altha A. dau white Sep 1883 16 single South Dakota, Minnesota Wisconsin at school
Jay R son white Apr 1887 13 single California Minnesota Wisconsin at school
Roy Q son white Sep 1889 10 single California Minnesota Wisconsin at school
Fred H son white Dec 1891 08 single California Minnesota Wisconsin at school
Vena L. dau white Mar 1879 01 single California Minnesota Wisconsin
Andrew J father white male July 1827 72 widower NY NY NY farmer

1850
Andrew L Whiting in the 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Andrew L Whiting
Age: 22
Birth Year: abt 1828
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1850: Waupun, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 1220
Household Members:
Name Age
Ovila Whiting 46
Simeon B Whiting 26
Emeline Whiting 18
Andrew L Whiting 22
Eber K Whiting 17
Minerva J Whiting 10
Nathaniel Morton 26
Source Citation
Year: 1850; Census Place: Waupun, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_997; Page: 323B; Image: 165
Source Information

http://search.ancestry.com/search/collections/1850usfedcenancestry/9235205/printer-friendly?o_vc=Record%3aOtherRecord&rhSource=7667

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1860
Andrew Whiting in the 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Andrew Whiting
Age: 32
Birth Year: abt 1828
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Place: New York
Home in 1860: Claremont, Dodge, Minnesota
Post Office: Claremont
Family Number: 936
Value of Real Estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Andrew Whiting 32
Euramina Whiting 35
Clarance Whiting 5
Leslie Whiting 2
Arthur Whiting 6/12
Source Citation
Year: 1860; Census Place: Claremont, Dodge, Minnesota; Roll: M653_568; Page: 807; Image: 346; Family History Library Film: 803568
Source Information

http://search.ancestry.com/search/collections/1860usfedcenancestry/45467310/printer-friendly?o_vc=Record%3aOtherRecord&rhSource=7163

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1870
Jackson Whiting in the 1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Jackson Whiting
Age in 1870: 49
Birth Year: abt 1821
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: Claremont, Dodge, Minnesota
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Mantorville
Value of Real Estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Jackson Whiting 49
Hannie Whiting 45
Source Citation
Year: 1870; Census Place: Claremont, Dodge, Minnesota; Roll: T132_3; Page: 642; Image: 56; Family History Library Film: 830423
Source Information

http://search.ancestry.com/search/collections/1870usfedcen/41870940/printer-friendly?o_vc=Record%3aOtherRecord&rhSource=6742

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1880
Andrew Whiting in the 1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Andrew Whiting
Age: 51
Birth Year: abt 1829
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1880: Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Widower (Widowed)
Father's Birthplace: Vermont
Mother's name: Arrilla Whiting
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Name Age
Andrew Whiting 51
Arthur Whiting 20
Arrilla Whiting 76
Source Citation
Year: 1880; Census Place: Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota; Roll: 618; Family History Film: 1254618; Page: 359A; Enumeration District: 047; Image: 0402
Source Information

http://search.ancestry.com/search/collections/1880usfedcen/47983721/printer-friendly

actual image:

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Andrew married Brown, Urandia R. Urandia was born in 1825 in New York; died in 1879 in Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1860; Census Place: Claremont, Dodge, Minnesota; Roll: M653_568; Page: 0; Image: 348.

909/936 Andrew Whiting 32 male white farmer $1000/400 New York
Euramina 35 fem white Keeping House New York
Clarence 05 male white Wisconsin
Leslie 02 male white Minnesota
Arthur 6/12 male white Minnesota
910/936 Simeon Whiting 36 male white farmer $450 New York
Emely 29 fem white Keeping House New York
Daniel 09 male white Wisconsin
Adelia 07 fem white Wisconsin
Fremont 04 male white Wisconsin
Ernest 02 male white Minnesota
Eva ?? fem white Minnesota
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1870; Census Place: Claremont, Dodge, Minnesota; Roll: M593_3; Page: 643; Image: 58.
49/51 Whiting SP 46 male white farmer $1600 /$449 New York
Emeline 38 fem white white keeping house New York
Daniel R 19 male white works on farm Wisconsin Attended School
Delia 17 fem white at home Wisconsin Attended School
Fremont J C 14 male white at school Wisconsin Attende d School
Ernest K. 12 male white at school Minnesota Attended School
Eva L. 11 fem white at school Minnesota Attended School
Arrilla 08 fem white at school Minnesota Attended School
50/52 Whiting Jackson 42 male white $1600/824 New York
Kuania 45 fem white Keeping House New York
Clarence 15 male white Works on Farms Wisconsin Attended School
Leslie L 12 male white At School Minnesota Attended School
Arthur L 10 male white At School Minnesota Attended School
53/56 Whiting E K 37 male white farmer $2000/1695 New York
Emma 25 fem white Keeping House Pennsylvania
Eugene 04 male white Minnesota
Nora 02 fem white Penn
Segger E D 60 male white farmer $1550/200 New York
Sylvia 49 fem white at home New York

BIRTH: Also shown as Born New York, United States.

DEATH: Also shown as Died Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota, United States.

!BAPTISM: Also shown as Baptized Sub 31 Aug 2008

!ENDOWMENT: Also shown as Endowed Sub 31 Aug 2008

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• FamilySearch Id: 2Q14-YDQ

Notes:

BIOGRAPHY: Peter Riley Ingalls, the older brother of Charles Ingalls, wasborn to Landsford and Laura Ingalls in 1833 in Cuba, New York. Eliza Ann Quiner, the younger sister of Caroline Quiner Ingalls, was bornto Henry and Charlotte Quiner on April 21, 1842, in Brookfield,Wisconsin. BIOGRAPHY: The Ingalls andQuiner families moved several times over thenext few years, and eventually both ended up in Jefferson County,Wisconsin. Peter and Eliza were married in Concord, Wisconsin, on June 5,1861. They had six children, who were Laura's double cousins: Alice(1862), Ella (1865), Peter (1866), Lansford (1870), Edith (1872), andEdmond Llewellyn (1880). BIOGRAPHY: Uncle Peter and Aunt Eliza came to the Ingalls cabin forChristmas in Little House in the Big Woods. Laura wrote of playing withAlice, Ella, and Peter, and also mentioned the baby, Dolly Varden. DollyVarden was the family's nickname for Edith because she had a dress madeof a material by this name. BIOGRAPHY: Uncle Peter and his family leftPepin with Laura's family in1874. The two families traveled together until reaching Zumbro Falls,Minnesota, where Peter's family settled. Laura's family continued on toWalnut Grove, Minnesota. BIOGRAPHY: Laura never wrote of seeing Uncle Peter and Aunt Eliza again,but Cousin Alice and her husband came for avisit in These Happy GoldenYears and Cousin Peter lived in De Smet, South Dakota with Laura andAlmanzo during The First Four Years. BIOGRAPHY: Laura did not record this in her books, but her family spentthe summer of 1876 at Uncle Peter's farm in eastern Minnesota, beforetraveling on to Burr Oak, Iowa. Baby Freddy died here, and is likelyburied on Uncle Peter's farm or in a nearby cemetery. Also not mentionedin the books, Ella and her husband and baby Earl also visited De Smetbriefly, as recorded in the diary of Laura's sister Grace. BIOGRAPHY: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1850 Federal Census for Compton, Kane, Illinois, p 97:Peter R. Ingals age 19, laborer, born in NY
1870 Federal Census for Rock Elm, Pierce, Wisconson p 383 : Peter Ingle, age 39 farmer, born in NY

1850 Federal Census for Compton, Kane, Illinois, p 97:Peter R. Ingals age 19, laborer, born in NY
1870 Federal Census for Rock Elm, Pierce, Wisconson p 383 : Peter Ingle, age 39 farmer, born in NY

BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Milaca, Mille Lacs, Minnesota, United States.

Peter married Quiner, Eliza Ann on 5 Jun 1861 in Watertown, Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States. Eliza was born on 21 Apr 1842 in Brookfield Twp, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States; died on 6 Jun 1931 in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California; was buried in Hemet, Riverside, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch Id: KN1W-SZF

Notes:

BIRTH: Also shown as Born Brookfield Township, Clinton, Wisconsin Territory, United States.

DEATH: Also shown as Died Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, United States.

BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Hemet California.

Other Events:

• FamilySearch Id: 2M5M-7TY

Notes:

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Whiting family genealogy Highlighting the Whiting family and the allied families of Atwood , Battles , Fairbanks , Lytle , McVey , Sherwood , Sibley, and Wilmarth . . . and researching the Ingalls connection! Home Daniel P Whiting Recollections Abstracts Photo Album

Descendants of Daniel P. Whiting Revised May 21, 2008 Comments, corrections, questions? Contact me . After much research, I am quite certain this Daniel P. Whiting is the son of Caleb and Lucy (Ross) Whiting and either the grandson or great-grandson of Caleb M. Whiting. More needs to be done, however, to document the line between Caleb M. Whiting and Daniel P. Whiting. For the town of Conewango, The History of Cattaraugus County, New York , published in 1879 by Everts, edited by Franklin Ellis, lists "Daniel Whiting, from Vermont, settled on lot 48, in 1849; and Luther Martin on the same lot, in 1823" and later, on the same page, "Freeborn Fairbanks settled on lot 64, in 1827."
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U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index about Daniel B. Whiting
Surname: Daniel B. Whiting
Year: 1850
County: Fond Du Lac Co.
State: WI
Age: 50
Gender: M (Male)
Month of Death: Jul
State of Birth: VT
ID#: MRT44_2743
Occupation: NONE LISTED
Cause of Death: SCALDED
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Interestingly, the Whitings share a connection to Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the Little House books, in more ways than one.
One interesting aspect is that the Whiting homestead is mentioned in the book "Little Town on the Prairie." It seems one night while Pa Ingalls was asleep, a mouse had gotten in his hair and chewed some off to use for a nest. The next day he had to attend a meeting at the Whiting homestead to help organize the county, Kingsbury, in the newly-formed state of South Dakota. He was concerned about having to take his hat off if Mrs. Whiting were present. As it turned out, he came home with a little kitten for which he had paid 50 cents, a sizable sum in those days, and was glad to get the kitten to help keep the mice under control.

Laura Ingalls Wilder and Education in Kingsbury County, 1880-1885 (12 pages), by Nancy Cleaveland, gives a comprehensive account of the time Laura taught in Kingsbury County and also covers the tenure of Amos Whiting as Superintendent of Schools.

In addition to the fact that Amos Whiting was acquainted with Charles P. (Pa) Ingalls, Laura's father, Laura had two cousins, Alice and Ella Ingalls, who married Whiting brothers, Leslie Lee Whiting and Arthur Leland Whiting. I have traced the Whiting brothers to their grandfather, Daniel Whiting, but have not yet made a connection to a specific Whiting line.

However, after much research, I am quite certain Daniel Whiting is a descendant of Caleb Whiting, the Revolutionary War soldier. Everything I have documented fits nicely, but I do not have a birth record or an adequate reference to his parentage (primary source preferred).

Descendants of Giles Whiting, published online (PDF format) by Jeff Maass, indicates that Daniel is the grandson of Caleb M. Whiting, through his son Caleb (# 99), and carries the line down to Leslie Lee and Arthur Leland Whiting. It does not give documentation however. See Daniel Whiting Research for an overview of problems and discrepancies encountered in connecting the line.

In the Recollections of Susan (Fairbank) Whiting, Susan Whiting mentions Uncle Daniel and Aunt Rilla (Aurilla) and goes on to say that Uncle Daniel died in 1849 (Part 2: The Wisconsin Years, Paragraph 12), which agrees with the information I have on Daniel Whiting. She also mentions Uncle Dorris in the same paragraph and Amos elsewhere in the account. Amos and Dorris are brothers of her husband, Newell. This, along with BLM land records, shows that Daniel and Aurilla Whiting do have some connection to my Whitings.

It is also interesting to note that a brother of Charles Phillip Ingalls (Laura's father) and Peter Riley Ingalls (Alice and Ella's father) was George Whiting Ingalls, and the father of these three brothers was Lansford Whiting Ingalls. The fact that George and Lansford both bore the middle name Whiting is an indication that a past relative may have been a Whiting.

Sometimes a child was named after someone famous, such as a president. For instance, Andrew Jackson Whiting, father of Leslie and Arthur Whiting, may likely have been named after the president, Andrew Jackson. Also, it is possible that a name may have been used to honor a local celebrity or hero, or just a notable person in the community.

People often refer to second and third cousins, etc., as "cousin," or somewhat of a blanket coverage for a "relative." In her "Recollections," Susan (Fairbanks) Whiting may have referred to Daniel and Rilla as Uncle and Aunt in the same sense as cousin. Note that Susan had a sister also named Aurilla. This is likely the Rilla mentioned in the very beginning of her Recollections.

What follows is information I have on the family of Peter Riley Ingalls.

PETER RILEY INGALLS was born October 28, 1833 in Cuba Twp., Allegheny, New York, and died March 22, 1900 in Milaca, Mille Lacs, Minnesota; bur. Forest Hill Cemetery, Milaca. He married ELIZA ANN QUINER June 6, 1861 in Concord, Jefferson, Wisconsin. She was born April 21, 1842 in Brookfield Twp., Waukesha, Wisconsin, and died June 6, 1931 in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California; bur. Hemet, California. See The Ingalls Inquirer, Vol. 5, No. 2 - July, 1988, for Eliza Ann (Quiner) Whiting's obituary. Also see The Ingalls Inquirer, Vol. 9, No. 2 - July, 1992, for a short note concerning the grave of Peter Riley Ingalls at Milaca, Minnesota.

Some sources have given the place of death for Peter as Mazeppa, Minnesota, and others as Milaca, Minnesota. I checked Milaca and found this entry in a ledger at the registrar's office at the Mille Lacs County Courthouse (Book B, page 3, line 30): Bogus Brook (township), Name - Peter Riley Ingalls, Date of Birth - October 28 - 67 years, 5 months old, Died - March 22, 1900, Cause of Death - Fatty degeneration of the heart, Duration - 6 months, Occupation - Farmer, Born - New York, Father - Lansford Ingalls, Last Residence - Milaca, Parents' Birthplace - Canada. The entries in this book are original entries (entries made as the events occurred). The stone gives his birth year as 1834 but the information in the ledger matches everything else.

I located his grave at Forest Hill Cemetery, Milaca, on the west bank of the Rum River. It is just inside the gate (about four car-lengths) and on the river side, just before the water spigot. It's a flat stone within six feet of the lane. Judging from the style of the stone, it was likely placed there several years after Peter died in 1900. A photo of his grave and a short bio has been posted on Find-A-Grave. It also includes a picture of Peter and Eliza, which was posted by an Ingalls fan.

Children of PETER RILEY INGALLS and ELIZA QUINER are:
i. ALICE JOSEPHINE INGALLS, b. April 23, 1862; d. January 30, 1934. She married ARTHUR LELAND WHITING March 20, 1881 in Wabasha, Minnesota, son of ANDREW JACKSON WHITING and URANIA BROWN. He was born was born December 3, 1859 in Claremont, Dodge, Minnesota, and died January 3, 1949 in Ventura, California. Both are buried Bellevue Cemetery, Ontario, San Bernardino, California.
ii. ELLA ESTELLA INGALLS, b. January 23, 1865 in Wiconsin; d. March 9, 1945. She married LESLIE LEE WHITING November 29, 1883 in Dakota Territory, son of ANDREW JACKSON WHITING and URANIA BROWN. He was born March 8, 1858 in Claremont, Dodge, Minnesota, and died June 3, 1927 in Riverside, Riverside, Californi
iii. PETER FRANKLIN INGALLS, b. November 16, 1866; d. September 23, 1932. He married, September 13, 1891, MARY EDITH (MOLLY) MCGOWIN. Children: Edith Elsie (February 1894), Alexander (November 1896), Florence E. (September 1897), Perlie Belle (May 1899), Freddie Franklin (1900), and Mary Emily (November 1905).
iv. LANSFORD NEWCOMB INGALLS, b. April 5, 1870; d. 1946, Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota. He married MELISSA FUNK. She was born 1876, and died 1941. From the Atlas and Farmers' Directory of Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, Bogus Brook Township (copyright 1914): Ingalls, L. N. R2, sec 6, ac 80, sec 7, ac 80, wf Melissa, ch Alice, Arthur, Helen, Francis, Gerald, (1). [The (1) means they lived in the county 1 year.] This property is believed to have belonged to his father, Peter Riley Ingalls, originally. Some of Peter's descendants later located in Burnett County, Wisconsin, which is basically straight east of Milaca, just a few miles into Wisconsin.
v. EDITH FLORENCE INGALLS, b. June 29, 1872; d. July 13, 1951. She married HEIL NELSON BINGHAM June 9, 1892.
vi. EDMOND LLEWELLYN INGALLS, b. 1880. He married EDITH MAE ________.

Also, listed in the Birth Record Search Site For South Dakota Birth Records With Birth Dates Over 100 Years is Bruce Ingalls Whiting, born 01/12/1889 in Beadle County to Katie May Ingalls and Wilfred Barron Whiting (state file number 566058). Beadle is the next county west of Kingsbury County. From information obtained from another Whiting researcher, it doesn't seem that he is closely related to my Whiting line. The relationship, if any, to Laura Ingalls Wilder is still unknown.

As an added note on the Ingalls family, a very interesting article concerning Mary Ingalls and her years at the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School in Vinton, Iowa, is located on the Benton County IAGENWEB Project site.


Updates
03/14/2011 - Added information about Bruce Ingalls Whiting.
12/30/2009 - Added link to Laura Ingalls Wilder and Education in Kingsbury County, 1880-1885.
12/09/2009 - Deleted reference to Laura Ingalls Wilder, Frontier Girl; site no longer exists.
01/26/2009 - Added note at bottom of page concerning Mary Ingalls.
02/25/2008 - Revised the introduction for clarity.
02/25/2008 - Added links to The Ingalls Inquirer.
http://myplace.frontier.com/~wandadc/ingallsconnection.htm

BIRTH: Also shown as Born Vermont, United States, United States.

Daniel married Phelps, Aurelia in 1823 in New York, United States. Aurelia was born in 1804 in Yorkshire, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; died in in Waupun, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, United States, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1850; Census Place: Waupun, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_997; Page: 323; Image: 161.
120/1220 Oriler [Aurelia] Whiting 46 fem widow New York
Simeon B 26 male farmer $2000 New York
Emeline 18 fem New York
Andrew L 22 male New York
Eber K. 17 male New York
Minerva J 10 fem New York
Nathaniel Morton 26 male New York
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1870; Census Place: Waupun North Ward, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin; Roll M593_1714; Page: 604B;
Image: 519; Family History Library Film: 553213.
60/63 Whiting Aurilla 65 fem white Keeping House $2000/$2000 New York
/64 Wiegand Tryphena 65 fem white Seamstress $100 Maine
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Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 Record for Aurilla WhitingMinnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 [1st May 1875]
Page 7
105 S P Whiting 50 male white NY VT NY
S Emeline 43 fem white NY VT VT
Freemont 19 male white Wisc NY NY
Ernest 17 male white Minn NY NY
Eva F 16 fem white Minn NY NY
Aurilla 12 fem white Minn NY NY
S P 03 male white Minn NY NY
Aurilla 71 fem white NY VT VT
106 Horace Phelps 22 male white New Hampshire NH NH
Bell 17 fem white Penn NY Penn
Willis Atwater 24 male white Penn NY Penn
107 Sullivan Phelps 50 male white NH NH NH
Hannah 50 fem white NH NH NH
Frank 17 male white NH NH NH
Willie 13 male white NH NH NH
Carra 11 fem white Wisc NH NH
108 A M Atwater 46 male white NY NY NY
S F 27 fem white Mich NY NY
Mary 18 fem white Penn NY NY
Roberson 11 male white Penn NY NY
Julia LaFortune 13 fem white Wisc NY NY
F E Atwater 03 fem white Minn New York Michigan
Ida L Atwater 01 fem white Minn New York Michigan
114 F M Phelps 25 male white NH NH NH
A J 20 fem white Wisc Eng NY
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Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 about Eben K Whiting
Name: Eben K Whiting
Census Date: 1 May 1875
County: Dodge
Locality: Mantorville
Birth Location: New York
Gender: Male
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834
Race: White
Father's Birth Location: New York
Mother's Birth Location: New York
Line: 18
Roll: MNSC_5
#217 Enoch D Scager 64 Fem [male] New York Canada Canada
Sylvia Scager 56 Fem White New York NY NY
Eben K Whiting 41 male White NY NY NY
Orlia Whiting 71 fem White NY Canada Canada
David Whiting 09 male white Minn NY Penn
Norer Whiting 07 fem white Penn NY Penn

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1880; Census Place: Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota; Roll: T9_618; Family History Film: 1254618; Page: 359.1000; Enumeration District: 46; Image: 0402.
Household Record 1880 United States Census
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Andrew WHITING Self W Male W 51 NY Farmer VT NY
Arthur WHITING Son S Male W 20 MN At Home NY NY
Arrilla WHITING Mother W Female W 76 NY Keeping House VT VT
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Source Information:
Census Place Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota
Family History Library Film 1254618
NA Film Number T9-0618
Page Number 359A
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DEATH: Also shown as Died Waupun, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, United States.

!BAPTISM: Also shown as Baptized 27 Aug 2005

!ENDOWMENT: Also shown as Endowed 10 Jan 2006

Notes:

Age 38 in 1850 US Census for Campton, Kane, Illinois

Age 38 in 1850 US Census for Campton, Kane, Illinois

Lansford married Colby, Laura Louise in 1830 in Holland, Erie, New York, United States. Laura was born in 1810 in Holland, Queens, New York, United States; died in 1883; was buried in Oct 1883 in Webster, Burnett, Wisconsin, United States, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]