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Whiting, Merle Eugene

Male 1908 - 1987  (78 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Whiting, Merle Eugene was born on 21 Feb 1908 in St. Paul, Mn. (son of Whiting, Harry A. Alfred and Green, Ella); died in 1987 in Vancouver, Wa..

    Other Events:

    • Record Change: 22 Apr 2001

    Family/Spouse: LIVING. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. LIVING
    2. LIVING
    3. LIVING
    4. LIVING
    5. LIVING

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Whiting, Harry A. Alfred was born on 3 May 1880 in Girard Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota (son of Whiting, Almon and Garfield, Lydia Maria Furbush, son of Whiting, Almon Sr and Garfield, Lydia Maria Furbush); died on 21 Dec 1958 in Clitherall, Ottertail County, Minnesota; was buried in Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States.

    Other Events:

    • Death: 22 Sep 1958, Clitherall, Mn.
    • Record Change: 22 Apr 2001

    Notes:



    BIRTH: Also shown as Born Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States.

    BIRTH: Also shown as Born Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States.

    DEATH: Also shown as Died Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States.

    DEATH: Also shown as Died Clitherall, Mn..

    DEATH: Also shown as Died Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States.

    !Baptism: Control F24962 #F6082076, SP Control F045910 #F6082114

    GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Harry Alfred

    DEATH: Also shown as Died Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota.

    Harry married Green, Ella about 1898 in of, , , Minnesota. Ella was born about 1884 in Clitherall, Ottertail County, Minnesota; died in 1965 in Vancouver, Wa.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Green, Ella was born about 1884 in Clitherall, Ottertail County, Minnesota; died in 1965 in Vancouver, Wa..

    Other Events:

    • Record Change: 22 Apr 2001

    Notes:



    BIRTH: Also shown as Born Abt 1878

    Children:
    1. 1. Whiting, Merle Eugene was born on 21 Feb 1908 in St. Paul, Mn.; died in 1987 in Vancouver, Wa..


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Whiting, Almon Sr was born on 7 Nov 1821 in Nelson, Portage, Ohio, USA (son of Whiting, Elisha Jr. and Hulet, Sally); died on 10 May 1900 in Girard Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota; was buried in May 1908 in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Clitherall, Minnesota.

    Other Events:

    • Fact 5: Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Clitherall, Minnesota
    • Pension: 1908, Minnesota
    • Death: 31 May 1908, Clitherall, Mn.
    • Record Change: 22 Apr 2001

    Notes:

    His brothers Almond, Sylvester, Chauncey, and Lewis and his sister Louisa, did not feel that Brigham Young should be the leader of the church so they followed a Mr. Alpheus Cutler and called themselves “Cutlerites” and moved up into Clitheral, Minnesota. To this day, they hold tenaciously to the teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith. They still correspond with the children of Edwin Whiting, and have given us, for temple work, an extensive genealogy of the Whiting family.
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    1850; Census Place: Nelson, Portage, Ohio; Roll: M432_722; Page: 102; Image: 362.
    234 James Green 58 male blacksmith Connecticut
    Luce 51 fem Connecticut
    Lucinda 18 fem Ohio
    Marinda 13 fem Ohio
    Almon Whiting 28 male Chairmaker Ohio
    Malonia Primey 06 fem Ohio
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    1850; Census Place: District 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll M432_188; Page: 150; Image: 304.
    1384/1384 Sylvester Whiting 29 Male Laborer Ohio
    Louis 22 Male Laborer Ohio
    Abner 20 Male Laborer Ohio
    Mary 17 Fem Ohio
    Martha 16 Fem Ohio
    Cordelia 14 Fem Illinois
    Elisha 12 male Illinois
    1385/1385 Chauncey Whiting 29 Male Wagon Maker Ohio
    Ann 30 fem Ohio
    Isaac 08 male Illinois
    Cornelia 06 fem Illinois
    Warren 03 male Omaha land or Nebraska
    Alonzo 01 male Iowa
    Duvette 01 male Iowa
    1386/1386 Joseph Hough 33 male none Upper Canada
    Mary 30 fem Upper Canada
    James 13 male Upper Canada
    John 08 male Illinois
    David 05 male Illinois
    Joseph 03 male Iowa
    Lydia 01 fem Iowa
    Elizabeth Brunnele 25 fem Upper Canada
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    Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925
    Name: Lucia Whiting
    Census Date: 1856
    Residence County: Fremont
    Residence State: Iowa
    Locality: Fisher
    Birth Location: Ohio
    Marital Status: Married
    Gender: Female
    Birth Year: abt 1826
    Line: 2
    Roll: IA_55
    Page 854 First family on page
    Almon Whiting 34 male married 3 year resident of Iowa born Ohio chairmaker
    native voter militia owner of land
    Lucia 30 fem married 3 year resident of Iowa born Ohio
    Augusta McCary 16 fem single 3 year resident of Iowa born Ohio
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    1860; Census Place: Red Wing, Goodhue, Minnesota; Roll: M653_570; Page: 0; Image: 19.
    157/154 Almon Whiting 37 male chairmaker 1000/400 Ohio
    Lucia L. 33 fem house keeper Ohio

    His brothers Almond, Sylvester, Chauncey, and Lewis and his sister Louisa, did not feel that Brigham Young should be the leader of the church so they followed a Mr. Alpheus Cutler and called themselves “Cutlerites” and moved up into Clitheral, Minnesota. To this day, they hold tenaciously to the teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith. They still correspond with the children of Edwin Whiting, and have given us, for temple work, an extensive genealogy of the Whiting family.
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    His brothers Almond, Sylvester, Chauncey, and Lewis and his sister Louisa, did not feel that Brigham Young should be the leader of the church so they followed a Mr. Alpheus Cutler and called themselves “Cutlerites” and moved up into Clitheral, Minnesota. To this day, they hold tenaciously to the teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith. They still correspond with the children of Edwin Whiting, and have given us, for temple work, an extensive genealogy of the Whiting family.
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    1850; Census Place: Nelson, Portage, Ohio; Roll: M432_722; Page: 102; Image: 362.
    234 James Green 58 male blacksmith Connecticut
    Luce 51 fem Connecticut
    Lucinda 18 fem Ohio
    Marinda 13 fem Ohio
    Almon Whiting 28 male Chairmaker Ohio
    Malonia Primey 06 fem Ohio

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    Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925
    Name: Lucia Whiting
    Census Date: 1856
    Residence County: Fremont
    Residence State: Iowa
    Locality: Fisher
    Birth Location: Ohio
    Marital Status: Married
    Gender: Female
    Birth Year: abt 1826
    Line: 2
    Roll: IA_55
    Page 854 First family on page
    Almon Whiting 34 male married 3 year resident of Iowa born Ohio chairmaker
    native voter militia owner of land
    Lucia 30 fem married 3 year resident of Iowa born Ohio
    Augusta McCary 16 fem single 3 year resident of Iowa born Ohio
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    1860; Census Place: Red Wing, Goodhue, Minnesota; Roll: M653_570; Page: 0; Image: 19.
    157/154 Almon Whiting 37 male chairmaker 1000/400 Ohio
    Lucia L. 33 fem house keeper Ohio

    BIRTH: Also shown as Born Nelson, Portage, Ohio, United States.

    BIRTH: Also shown as Born 21 Dec 1821

    DEATH: Also shown as Died Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States.

    DEATH: Also shown as Died Clitherall, , Minnesota.

    DEATH: Also shown as Died 31 May 1908

    !SEALING_PARENTS: Also shown as SealPar 8 Apr 1966, SLAKE.

    BIRTH: Also shown as Born Nelson, Portage, Ohio, United States.

    BIRTH: Also shown as Born 21 Dec 1821

    DEATH: Also shown as Died Girard Township, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States.

    DEATH: Also shown as Died 31 May 1908

    BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States.

    Almon married Garfield, Lydia Maria Furbush in Sep 1863 in Sidney, Ia.. Lydia was born on 28 Apr 1842 in Mansfield, Richland, Ohio; died on 2 May 1928 in Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota; was buried in May 1928 in Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Garfield, Lydia Maria Furbush was born on 28 Apr 1842 in Mansfield, Richland, Ohio; died on 2 May 1928 in Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota; was buried in May 1928 in Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota.

    Other Events:

    • Record Change: 22 Apr 2001

    Notes:



    DEATH: Also shown as Died Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States.

    DEATH: Also shown as Died Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States.

    BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States.

    BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States.

    !BAPTISM: Also shown as Baptized 4 May 1990

    !ENDOWMENT: Also shown as Endowed 8 Jun 1921

    BIRTH: Also shown as Born Mansfield, Ohio, United States.

    BAPTISM: Control F25525 #F6081991
    ENDOWED: Control F01272 #F6081991
    SEAL SPOUSE: 18 Apr 1990 PV Control F22897 #F6082009

    Notes:

    MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married Manti, Fremont, Iowa, United States, United States.MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married Manti, Ia..

    MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married Manti, Fremont, Iowa, United States.

    Children:
    1. Furbush, Lucia Adell Whiting was born on 31 May 1863 in Sidney, Fremont, Iowa, United States, United States; was christened on 31 May 1863; died on 3 Mar 1940 in Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States, United States.
    2. Whiting, Emma A. was born on 10 Oct 1867 in Sidney, Fremont County, Iowa; died on 26 Oct 1910 in Clitherall, Ottertail County, Minnesota; was buried in Oct 1910 in Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States.
    3. Whiting, Jennie Amelia was born in Jul 1871 in Clitherall, Ottertail, MN; died in 1907 in Clitherall, Ottertail County, Minnesota; was buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Clitherall, Minnesota.
    4. Whiting, Charles Harris was born on 12 Oct 1869 in Sidney, Fremont County, Iowa; died on 30 Mar 1956 in Battle Lake, Ottertail County, Minnesota; was buried in 1956 in Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States of America.
    5. Whiting, Lewis A. was born about 1863 in of Clitherall, Ottertail, Minn.; died in DECEASED.
    6. Whiting, Frankie was born about 1865 in of Clitherall, Ottertail, Minn.; died in DECEASED.
    7. Whiting, Almon Jr. was born on 5 Dec 1872 in Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States; died on 28 Jul 1957 in Battle Lake, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States; was buried on 1 Aug 1957 in Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States.
    8. Whiting, Edwin Eugene was born on 14 Oct 1877 in Clitherall, Ottertail County, Minnesota; died about 1920 in Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana.
    9. 2. Whiting, Harry A. Alfred was born on 3 May 1880 in Girard Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota; died on 21 Dec 1958 in Clitherall, Ottertail County, Minnesota; was buried in Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States.
    10. Whiting, Josephine Janette "Jossie" "Jossie" was born on 27 Jun 1882 in Girard Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota; died in Dec 1972 in Ontario, San Bernardino, California.
    11. Whiting, Bessie Fay was born on 19 Dec 1886 in Girard Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota; died on 12 Apr 1954 in Clitherall, Ottertail County, Minnesota; was buried in 1964 in Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States of America.
    12. Whiting, Lucia Adell Furbush was born on 31 May 1863 in Sidney, Fremont, Iowa; died on 3 Mar 1940 in Medford, Jackson, Oregon; was buried in 1940 in Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States of America.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Whiting, Elisha Jr. was born on 17 Dec 1785 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; was christened on 21 Nov 1762 in Hartford, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (son of Whiting, Elisha Sr and Butler, Susannah); died in Mar 1848 in Mt.Pisgah, Union, Iowa; was buried in Mt.Pisgah, Union, Iowa.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch Id: LZNL-TF3
    • Death: Aug 1848, Mt. Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States

    Notes:

    !Archive Rec Edwin Whiting Family Assn.-Springville, UT; Early Church Memb-
    Susan W. Easton.

    !DEATH DATE: Gary Whiting records give death date as 21 Feb 1848
    Nauvoo, Illinois Tax Index, 1842 Record about EDWIN WHITING
    Given Name: EDWIN
    Surname: WHITING
    Page: 190
    Coord.: 3N8W
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    1849: Before and After Mt. Pisgah
    page 192-193
    In the spring of 1849, Sylvester Hulet was called to help establish a fort at Provo. It was called Fort Utah. The same spring, Edwin Whiting and family left Mt. Pisgah, Iowa and began the big trek toward the west. They visited the Coxes and Whitings at Silver Creek. Then they made their way to the Elkhorn river in Nebraska. by the time that they arrived at the Elkhorn, it had been three months since they left Mt. Pisgah. They were made part of the George A. Smith company of fifty, wagons. Ezra T. Benson was in command of the whole company of one hundred wagons. When the big trek began from there, Edwin's family consisted of the following:
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    !Naoma Manwaring Harker's FGS #110 & 111 & 112
    1. Family tradition: Elisha Whiting's father was a sea captain in Connecticut, dying when Elisha was a young boy. His mother bound him out to an old Quaker, and after a few years Elisha ran away and went to Massachusetts and found work with a wheelwright. He followed the trade of wagon and chair maker. About 1815 they moved to Nelson, Portage Co., Ohio.
    2. TIB July 1965 found no card for #1 William except as follows: William Whiting, born 1807 of Clay Co., Mo., died 21 Oct 1834
    baptized 15 Sep 1919,
    endowed 28 Jan 1920 by L.D.S. Church
    3. 1831 census Nelson, Portage Co., Ohio
    males over 21: Elisha, Edwin Whiting and Nelson Talcott 1835 census Nelson, Portage Co., Ohio
    males over 21: Edwin, Elisha and Charles Whiting and Nelson Talcott
    4. Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine Vol 7 (1916) p. 69
    Burials of Elisha Whiting and wife Sally recorded on the monument at Mt. Pisgah: Monument erected 1888 in memory of those members of the church who died in 1846-7 during the exodus. On South side: Emily Whiting, Elisha Whiting, Sally Whiting, Widow Head Whiting
    5. Vital Records, Lee, Berkshire , Massachusetts
    First five children of Elisha and Sally recorded
    6. 1860 census Fremont Co., Iowa
    Chauncy Whiting age 42 and family
    Sylvester Whiting age 33 and family
    7. Child #3 Charles was also sealed 7 Nov. 1872 to Lois Heath
    Endowment Book H of Sealings Pt. 18 pl 322
    8. Ref. 973/V23g; Record of Early Members of the Church who died in Missouri, Kirtland, Nauvoo and on the plains--taken from the Evening and Morning Star; The Messenger and Advocate, The Elder's Journal; The Times and Season; The Wasp; The Nauvoo Neighbor; The Prophet; The St. Louis Luminary; The Frontier Guardian; The Mormon; The Western Standard; and the Deseret News.

    !William Whiting, born 1807 Clay Co., Missouri, died 21 Oct 1834. Baptised 15 Sep 1919; Endowed 28 Jan 1920

    !9. May 17, 1967; A letter just received from Mrs. Zella R. Bennion, Altamont, Utah to the effect that her 2 ggmother, Catherine Maggard married Anthony Head, who died in 1843 in Nauvoo. She started West, got to Mr. Pisgah where she died. See the above monument inscription for "widow Head Whiting". She has a letter written by a daughter of Catherine Head to :father Whiting: as he was called and wife of Catherine were cut off or disfellowshipped because of some minor infraction. They both died at Mt. Pisgah, and baptisms were re-done for both in Utah. Sally Hulett, wife of Elisha Whiting died in Aug. 1846 and Elisha died in March, 1848, so they could not have been married for long. Catherine was born in 1792, so there would have been no children from this marriage.

    !10. E.H. Seal rec. (GS ser # 25165 pt. 18, Bk. H. P. 322)
    11. 1835 census of Nelson, Portage Co., Ohio
    12. Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine Vol 7 page 169
    (burials of Elisha and Sally) CAll No. 979.2/B2ug
    13. St. George endowments (GS ser # 23055) pt. 11 p. 433:
    24 Oct 1879 #10427 Endowment for William Whiting
    born Sep 1807 Lee, Massachusetts
    died 1839 "died in church"
    Baptized 1837
    Proxy, Edwin Whiting, brother
    14. Endowment House baptism for the dead (GS ser #25165, Bk. D. p. 43
    6 Nov 1872 Edwin Whiting, proxy: for Elisha Whiting, son
    15. TIB card: William Whiting, born 1807, of Clay Co., Mo.
    died 21 Oct 1834
    Baptised 15 Sep 1919
    Endowed 28 Jan 1920 by LDS Church
    16. Clay Co., Missouri marriages: Lydia Whiting married 24 May 1835 to Charles English (no doubt the widow of William Whiting)
    17. Information in possession of Zella R. Bennion, Altamont, Utah:
    GS ser #23889 pt. 25 (St. George Bapt. for the dead) Bk. W.p.7
    #3419 Catherine Maggard, born Tennessee baptism 1 February 1887
    proxy Sarah Head Bracken, daughter) "She was in the church and cut off because of a neighborhood difficulty, which her husband, father WHITING was cut off for. She had nothing to do with it, and should not have been cut off. This is why she baptised for her."

    !On the Mt.Pisgah monument following the names of Elisha Whiting, Sally Whiting and Emily Whiting is "widow Head Whiting."

    !Letter dated 28 Nov 1847 to William S. and Mary Oaks, signed by Elisha Whiting and Katharine Whiting (Mary Oaks was a daughter of Catherine Maggard Head Whiting) mentions having stayed at Norvil Head's home (son of Catherine Maggard)

    !Archive Rec Edwin Whiting Family Assn.-Springville, UT; Early Church Memb- Susan W. Easton.
    NOTE: SEE FILE WHITDESC FOR MORE DESCENDANTS.

    !9. May 17, 1967; A letter just received from Mrs. Zella R. Bennion, Altamont, Utah to the effect that her 2 ggmother, Catherine Maggard married Anthony Head, who died in 1843 in Nauvoo. She started West, got to Mr. Pisgah where she died. See the above monument inscription for "widow Head Whiting". She has a letter written by a daughter of Catherine Head to father Whiting as he was called and wife of Catherine were cut off or disfellowshipped because of some minor infraction. They both died at Mt. Pisgah, and baptisms were re-done for both in Utah. Sally Hulett, wife of Elisha Whiting died in Aug. 1846 and Elisha died in March, 1848, so they could not have been married for long. Catherine was born in 1792, so there would have been no children from this marriage.

    !DEATH DATE: Gary Whiting records give death date as 21 Feb 1848
    Nauvoo, Illinois Tax Index, 1842 Record about EDWIN WHITING
    Given Name: EDWIN
    Surname: WHITING
    Page: 190
    Coord.: 3N8W
    =====================================================
    1849: Before and After Mt. Pisgah
    page 192-193 In the spring of 1849, Sylvester Hulet was called to help establish a fort at Provo. It was called Fort Utah. The same spring, Edwin Whiting and family left Mt. Pisgah, Iowa and began the big trek toward the west. They visited the Coxes and Whitings at Silver Creek. Then they made their way to the Elkhorn river in Nebraska. by the time that they arrived at the Elkhorn, it had been three monts since they left Mt. Pisgah. They were made part of the George A. Smith company of fifty, wagons. Ezra T. Benson was in command of the whole company of one hundred wagons. When the big trek began from there, Edwin's family consisted of the following:
    ======================================================
    !Naoma Manwaring Harker's FGS #110 & 111 & 112
    1. Family tradition: Elisha Whiting's father was a sea captain in Connecticut, dying when Elisha was a young boy. His mother bound him out to an old Quaker, and after a few years Elisha ran away and went to Massachusetts and found work with a wheelwright. He followed the trade of wagon and chair maker. About 1815 they moved to Nelson, Portage Co., Ohio.
    2. TIB July 1965 found no card for #1 William except as follows: William Whiting, born 1807 of Clay Co., Mo., died 21 Oct 1834
    baptized 15 Sep 1919,
    endowed 28 Jan 1920 by L.D.S. Church
    3. 1831 census Nelson, Portage Co., Ohio
    males over 21: Elisha, Edwin Whiting and Nelson Talcott 1835 census Nelson, Portage Co., Ohio
    males over 21: Edwin, Elisha and Charles Whiting and Nelson Talcott
    4. Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine Vol 7 (1916) p. 69
    Burials of Elisha Whiting and wife Sally recorded on the monument at Mt. Pisgah: Monument erected 1888 in memory of those members of the church who died in 1846-7 during the exodus. On South side: Emily Whiting, Elisha Whiting, Sally Whiting, Widow Head Whiting
    5. Vital Records, Lee, Berkshire , Massachusetts
    First five children of Elisha and Sally recorded
    6. 1860 census Fremont Co., Iowa
    Chauncy Whiting age 42 and family
    Sylvester Whiting age 33 and family
    7. Child #3 Charles was also sealed 7 Nov. 1872 to Lois Heath
    Endowment Book H of Sealings Pt. 18 pl 322
    8. Ref. 973/V23g; Record of Early Members of the Church who died in Missouri, Kirtland, Nauvoo and on the plains--taken from the Evening and Morning Star; The Messenger and Advocate, The Elder's Journal; The Times and Season; The Wasp; The Nauvoo Neighbor; The Prophet; The St. Louis Luminary; The Frontier Guardian; The Mormon; The Western Standard; and the Deseret News.

    !William Whiting, born 1807 Clay Co., Missouri, died 21 Oct 1834. Baptised 15 Sep 1919; Endowed 28 Jan 1920

    !9. May 17, 1967; A letter just received from Mrs. Zella R. Bennion, Altamont, Utah to the effect that her 2 ggmother, Catherine Maggard married Anthony Head, who died in 1843 in Nauvoo. She started West, got to Mr. Pisgah where she died. See the above monument inscription for "widow Head Whiting". She has a letter written by a daughter of Catherine Head to father Whiting as he was called and wife of Catherine were cut off or disfellowshipped because of some minor infraction. They both died at Mt. Pisgah, and baptisms were re-done for both in Utah. Sally Hulett, wife of Elisha Whiting died in Aug. 1846 and Elisha died in March, 1848, so they could not have been married for long. Catherine was born in 1792, so there would have been no children from this marriage.

    !10. E.H. Seal rec. (GS ser # 25165 pt. 18, Bk. H. P. 322)
    11. 1835 census of Nelson, Portage Co., Ohio
    12. Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine Vol 7 page 169
    (burials of Elisha and Sally) CAll No. 979.2/B2ug
    13. St. George endowments (GS ser # 23055) pt. 11 p. 433:
    24 Oct 1879 #10427 Endowment for William Whiting
    born Sep 1807 Lee, Massachusetts
    died 1839 "died in church"
    Baptized 1837
    Proxy, Edwin Whiting, brother
    14. Endowment House baptism for the dead (GS ser #25165, Bk. D. p. 43
    6 Nov 1872 Edwin Whiting, proxy: for Elisha Whiting, son
    15. TIB card: William Whiting, born 1807, of Clay Co., Mo.
    died 21 Oct 1834
    Baptised 15 Sep 1919
    Endowed 28 Jan 1920 by LDS Church
    16. Clay Co., Missouri marriages: Lydia Whiting married 24 May 1835 to Charles English (no doubt the widow of William Whiting)
    17. Information in possession of Zella R. Bennion, Altamont, Utah:
    GS ser #23889 pt. 25 (St. George Bapt. for the dead) Bk. W.p.7
    #3419 Catherine Maggard, born Tennessee baptism 1 February 1887
    proxy Sarah Head Bracken, daughter) "She was in the church and cut off because of a neighborhood difficulty, which her husband, father WHITING was cut off for. She had nothing to do with it, and should not have been cut off. This is why she baptised for her."

    !On the Mt.Pisgah monument following the names of Elisha Whiting, Sally Whiting and Emily Whiting is "widow Head Whiting."

    !Letter dated 28 Nov 1847 to William S. and Mary Oaks, signed by Elisha Whiting and Katharine Whiting (Mary Oaks was a daughter of Catherine Maggard Head Whiting) mentions having stayed at Norvil Head's home (son of Catherine Maggard)

    !Archive Rec Edwin Whiting Family Assn.-Springville, UT; Early Church Memb- Susan W. Easton.
    NOTE: SEE FILE WHITDESC FOR MORE DESCENDANTS.

    BIRTH: Also shown as Born Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

    DEATH: Also shown as Died Mount Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States.

    BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Mount Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States.




    Elisha Whiting Birth: Dec. 17, 1785
    Hartford
    Hartford County
    Connecticut, USA
    Death: Mar., 1848
    Union CountyIowa, USA


    "This name is listed on a "monument erected AD 1888, in memory of those members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints who died in 1846, 1847, and 1848, during their exodus to seek a home beyond the Rocky Mountains."


    ELISHA WHITING, Jr. & SALLY HULET WHITING HISTORY:[Compiled from the collected writings of Martha Whiting Brown, Ruth Brown Lewis, other family writings, and historical writings as noted in text.]by Louine B. Hunter [1997 revision]


    E lisha's father, Elisha, was born November 21, 1762, at Hartford Connecticut. He married Susannah Butler March 25, 1784, at West Hartford.

    Elisha was a sea captain. He DESERTED his wife and children. We have the DIVORCE PAPERS.
    13. Hartford probates (nothing for Elisha Whiting or Susanna his wife)
    note: None of these children were christened while the father was living (or at home) and only the third was christened at all (in Hartford). The family history states that "after the death of the father, the mother apprenticed out the son to an old Quaker, from whom he ran away. The 7190 census of Connecticut does not list either Elisha or susanna as head of a family. No record of his death has been found. susannah married again in 1796 and removed to New York ( could there have been a divorce, or Elisha left home?) In August 1786 Elisha "formerly of Farmington, now of Hartford" for bad husbandry and mismanagement was taken under the care of the Selectmen of Farmington, but was released when he moved to Hartford.

    ! Noted in Baltimore, Maryland marriages: Elisha Whiting and Sarah Tidy 3 Jan 1791: Who is he?
    !14. Records of Northampton, New York (Received by correspondence 22Jun1965)
    Nothing on Reuben Simmons in land records and no other information in probates.
    !15. 1790 census of Connecticut: No Elisha Whiting Reuben Simmons in Simsbury, 3 male over 16 2 females
    !None of these children were christened while the father was living (or at home) and only the third was christened at all (in Hartford). The family history states that "after the death of the father, the mother apprenticed out the son to an old Quaker, from whom he ran away. The 1790 census of Conn. does not list either Elisha or Susanna as head of a family. No record of this death has been found.

    Susannah married again in 1796 and removed to New York (could there have been a divorce, or Elisha left home?)

    In August 1786 Elisha "formerly of Farmington, now of Hartford" for bad husbandry and mismanagement was taken under the care of the Selectmen of Farmington, but was released when he moved to Hartford.

    Noted in Baltimore, Maryland marriages: Elisha Whiting and Sarah Tidy 3 Jan 1791 (who is he?);
    He left his wife alone to care for their three small children in Hartford. Elisha Jr. had two younger sisters, Polly and Susannah. EDITOR'S NOTE: Although we do not have a death date for Elisha Sr., we know he died at a young age, probably around age 28, and near the year 1790. Their last child was born about 1789, and Susannah married her second husband, Reuben Simmons on May 1, 1796, indicating that Elisha and Susannah were married far less than twelve years, and probably closer to six years.


    Revo lutionary War Records, Connecticut, page 541: "Elisha Whiting,[Sr.] Private in Captain Ozias Bissell's Company." His birth date is listed as November 21, 1762. The war was fought between 1775 and 1783, indicating that Elisha was somewhere between thirteen and twenty one while serving in the Revolutionary War.


    ELISHA JR'S EARLY YEARS Without her husband's income, Susannah was very poor. Not knowing what else to do, she eventually bound Elisha out to an old Quaker to learn the carpentry trade. Though Elisha worked hard, the Quaker was very mean to him, sometimes hitting him and doing other cruel things.


    Elisha was very unhappy. He was resentful of his mother and to all concerned that such a thing had happened to him. He never got over those feelings and his children and grandchildren knew that his lips were sealed so far as any experiences of his youth were concerned.


    Cordelia Perry, his granddaughter, told Martha Whiting Brown the following: His feelings were so badly hurt that he never wanted to speak of it. One day at his chair and wagon shop in Manti, Ohio, a stranger came in and brought up the subject of being a relative from his early days. Elisha flew into a rage and refused to listen to him, then ordered him to leave his shop at once.


    So we, his children's children, will never know, I guess, just what he went through, being sent from home by his mother, after his father's DESERTION. They say he was bitter about it until the day he died.


    ELISH A MEETS SALLY Although he was afraid of the old Quaker, Elisha ran away to make his own way in the world. He went to Lee, Massachusetts, where he met Sylvanus Hulet, a wheelwright (one who makes repairs of wheels and wheeled vehicles) who lived on a farm. Elisha asked Sylvanus for a job, assuring him that he could do carpentry work and make chairs and furniture, so he was hired.


    Ther e he met Sylvanus' daughter, Sally, a real pretty girl, the oldest of the seven Hulet children. She was part Indian and had dark hair and dark eyes. Elisha soon fell in love with Sally who was not quite seventeen years old; he was not yet twenty.


    They were married September 18, 1805. Lee, Massachusetts was their first home, where their first four children were born. It was a sad day when their first baby died the same day it was born in 1806. A year later William was born, followed the next year by Edwin, their third child. Two and a half years later Charles was born. The next two children, Catherine, 3 Oct 1813, and Harriet, 16 Aug 1815, were born in their second place of residence.


    NELSON, PORTAGE, OHIO, 1817 When little Edwin was six, the family traveled over the Mohawk Trail to Nelson, Ohio, which was then the western frontier, probably the very place Elisha wished to be to get suitable timber for his carpentry trade, to support his growing family.


    Eli sha built a log cabin on a quiet sloping hill that looked out over the valley. He built an open fireplace where Sally cooked. An iron crane protruded from the side where Sally would hang a kettle from the crane and push it back over the fire. When she wanted to bake bread, she put the dough inside the kettle and put red hot coals on the flat top.


    Around the room were beds, a table and a cupboard. After all, her husband was a carpenter who learned to do beautiful work while he was with the old Quaker. He made a handsome black walnut bureau for Sally that she was very proud of. The girls slept in a trundle bed that was pulled out from under their parent's bed. They soon built another section onto their log cabin. One side they lived in; the other side was a wagon and carpentry shop At night they lit tallow candles and burned knots from pine trees in the fireplace while they told stories.


    The last six of their twelve children were born in Nelson, Portage, Ohio: Emeline, Chauncy, Almon, Jane, Sylvester, and Lewis. Their education was limited, but they were all taught "the three R's: Readin', Ritin', and Rithmetic." We are told that Sally Hulet Whiting was a wonderful woman and that she was very gifted in writing prose and poetry, a characteristic bequeathed to many of her Whiting descendants. Sally and Elisha were some of the most respected citizens of Nelson. They were honest, generous, and firm in their convictions.


    THREE STORIES ABOUT CATHERINE Catherine was the fourth child of Sally and Elisha. Catherine spent a lot of time with her relatives, especially her grandmother, Mary Lewis Hulet, and her aunts and cousins.


    A TRIP THROUGH THE WOODS One day Catherine went to visit her aunt who sent her on an errand to borrow a pattern from a friend who lived about a mile away, straight through the woods. She knew she wouldn't get lost, but it was kind of scary to go into the woods alone. She wanted to please her aunt so she tied on her sunbonnet and began her errand. As she went along she saw some snakes, but she was used to them, they did not frighten her. She saw plenty of rabbits and squirrels and other little animals. The forest was beautiful and interesting and she was having a good time.


    She soon reached the aunt's house, got the pattern from her and started back. When she was almost home she saw a big, black bear. Upon seeing Catherine, the bear rose to his hind feet! Catherine was nearly paralyzed with fear, so frightened that she could not move. After the bear watched her for a little while it dropped down on all fours and lumbered away with a growl. She ran the rest of the way home.


    THE CHIEF'S SON Sometimes the Indians came to see the people. When Catherine Whiting was a little girl, an Indian chief came with his little son. He had shining black eyes, copper colored skin, and his father was very proud of him. Because the father was a chief, both were dressed in colorful beads, earrings, brooches, and elaborate clothes.The chief thought Catherine was so cute that he told her he would give her one of his brooches if she would kiss his little son. She really wanted that brooch, but she did not want to kiss the boy. The chief was quite offended; he thought she should be very proud to kiss his son, but she would not kiss him.


    After the Indians went away, Sally, Catherine's mother, was afraid they might come back and do some harm, but they never did.


    BEDTIM E FRIGHT One evening while their father (Elisha) was away, the family sat around the fire talking. Catherine became sleepy but she did not want to take a candle up the stairs, so she went up in the dark and got ready for bed. She put her hand down to turn the covers back and felt a big, hairy head. "Oh!" she screamed, and fled down the stairs crying, "There's a man sleeping in my bed!"


    Her mother was alarmed but bravely flew into action. She took a broom in one hand and a candle in the other and dashed up the stairs, followed by her boys who held clubs at the ready. They all rushed into the room to find out WHO WAS SLEEPING IN CATHERINE'S BED?, just like the "Three Bears and Goldilocks".


    When they held up the candle, they saw their old dog, Paint, under the covers. The boys laughed and teased Catherine!


    EDWIN AND THE GUN In the Whiting family, no one was allowed to hunt on the Sabbath. One Sunday morning Edwin decided he wanted to go hunting, so he tried to sneak his gun out of the house by drawing it through a crack between the logs. The gun got caught, fired, and wounded his left arm. That was a lesson to keep the Sabbath day holy that he never forgot. He retold this story to his children and grandchildren many times. Source: Louine Berry Hunter


    Elisha died in Mar 1848 in Mt. Pisgah, Union, Iowa.

    Family links:
    Spouse:
    Sally Hulet Whiting (1787 - 1846)

    Children:
    Edwin Whiting (1809 - 1890)*
    Catherine Louisa Whiting Talcott (1813 - 1900)*
    Emeline Sally Whiting Cox (1817 - 1896)*
    Chauncey Whiting (1819 - 1902)*
    Sylvester Whiting (1827 - 1915)*

    *Calculated relationship


    Burial:
    Mount Pisgah Cemetery
    Thayer
    Union County
    Iowa, USA

    Maintained by: Sunflower Lady
    Originally Created by: Shiver
    Record added: Jan 09, 2004
    Find A Grave Memorial# 8251337







    SUFFIX: Also shown as Jr

    BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Mt. Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States.

    Elisha married Hulet, Sally on 18 Sep 1806 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts. Sally (daughter of Hulett, Sylvanus Revolutionary War Soldier and Lewis, Mary, daughter of Hulett, Sylvanus Revolutionary War Soldier and Lewis, Mary) was born on 29 Oct 1787 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died in Jan 1846 in Mt.Pisgah, Union, Iowa; was buried in Mt.Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Hulet, Sally was born on 29 Oct 1787 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts (daughter of Hulett, Sylvanus Revolutionary War Soldier and Lewis, Mary, daughter of Hulett, Sylvanus Revolutionary War Soldier and Lewis, Mary); died in Jan 1846 in Mt.Pisgah, Union, Iowa; was buried in Mt.Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch Id: L8QF-NYS

    Notes:

    !Sally is the sister of Charles HULET (PERRY Family line).
    !Edwin Whiting Family Assn.- Springville, UT; Early Church Memb- Susan Easton;
    !Rec of Ella Whiting Waite, LaGrande, Oregon; O.C. Day records;

    !Sally is the sister of Charles HULET (PERRY Family line).
    !Edwin Whiting Family Assn.- Springville, UT; Early Church Memb- Susan Easton;
    !Rec of Ella Whiting Waite, LaGrande, Oregon; O.C. Day records;

    !Sally is the sister of Charles Hulet, RIN 1031 on chart 24 (Perry Family line)
    Edwin Whiting Family Assn.- Springville, UT; Early Church Memb- Susan Easton.

    !BIRTH: IGI Batch C500931 1938, 7222259 56.

    !MARRIAGE: 18 Sep 1805 Elisha WHITING (IGI 1988 Mass p 20,390 batch M500931
    0928 (Elisha WHITON); Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-46; TIB;

    !MARRIAGE: Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-46; TIB;
    !DEATH: Early Church Rec File- burial;
    ENDOWED: Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-46; TIB;
    Death of Mary Lewis Hulet
    Sally's mother, Mary Lewis Hulet, went through all the hardships the Saints went through in Missouri before she died in Clay County, probably in 1837.
    Two of her daughters, Charlotte and Rhoda, died in Missouri; martyrs for the faith. Only Sally, of Mary's daughters, lived to leave Missouri.
    Caldwell County
    Growing resentment from their Clay County neighbors caused the Saints to agree once again to give up their land and many possessions, and move as a body to Caldwell County, where they soon founded the new settlement they named Far West.

    !MARRIAGE: 18 Sep 1805 Elisha WHITING (IGI 1988 Mass p 20,390 batch M500931
    0928 (Elisha WHITON); Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-46; TIB;

    !MARRIAGE: Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-46; TIB;
    !DEATH: Early Church Rec File- burial;
    ENDOWED: Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-46; TIB;

    !DEATH: Early Church Rec File- burial;

    !ENDOWED: Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-46; TIB.

    DOCUMENTATION (by Margaret Neuffer):



    BIRTH: Also shown as Born Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.

    DEATH: Also shown as Died Mount Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States.

    DEATH: Also shown as Died Aug 1846

    BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Mount Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States.

    DEATH: Also shown as Died Mt.Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States.

    DEATH: Also shown as Died Aug 1846

    Notes:

    MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.

    MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married 18 Sep 1805

    Children:
    1. Whiting, Charles was born on 18 Sep 1806 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died on 18 Sep 1806 in Lee, Berkshire, Massaschusetts.
    2. Whiting, William Elisha was born on 18 Sep 1807 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States; died on 21 Oct 1834 in , Clay County, Missouri, United States.
    3. Whiting, Edwin was born on 9 Sep 1809 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts; was christened in 1810 in Massachusetts, United States; died on 8 Dec 1890 in Mapleton, Utah, Utah; was buried on 11 Dec 1890 in Springville, Utah, Utah.
    4. Whiting, Charles was born on 24 Mar 1811 in Lee, Berkshire, Massaschusetts; was christened on 24 Mar 1811 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died in 1840 in , Schuyler County, Il.
    5. Whiting, Catherine Louisa was born on 3 Oct 1813 in Lee, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; died on 26 May 1900 in , , Michigan; was buried in May 1900 in Michigan, United States.
    6. Whiting, Harriet Amelia was born on 16 Aug 1815 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died in 1830 in Garrettsville, , Ohio, United States.
    7. Whiting, Sally Emeline was born on 23 Jul 1817 in Nelson, Portage, Ohio; died on 4 May 1896 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah; was buried in May 1896 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah.
    8. Whiting, Chauncey was born on 19 Aug 1819 in Nelson, Portage, Ohio, United States; was christened in in of Lima, Hancock, Ill.; died on 7 Jun 1902 in Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota. United States; was buried in Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota. United States.
    9. 4. Whiting, Almon Sr was born on 7 Nov 1821 in Nelson, Portage, Ohio, USA; died on 10 May 1900 in Girard Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota; was buried in May 1908 in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Clitherall, Minnesota.
    10. Whiting, Jane Fidelia was born on 29 Feb 1824 in Nelson, Portage, Ohio, United States; died on 19 Jun 1846 in United States.
    11. Whiting, Sylvester was born on 29 Jul 1827 in Nelson, Portage, Ohio; died on 19 Jun 1915 in Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota; was buried on 23 Jun 1915 in Mt.Pleasant Cemetery, Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota.
    12. Whiting, Francis Lewis was born on 22 Sep 1830 in Nelson, Portage, Ohio; died on 10 Apr 1911 in Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota; was buried in Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota.