Almon married Edingfield, Sue January about 1891 in of, , , Minnesota. Sue was born on 8 Mar 1871 in Berry, Il.; died on 22 Mar 1956 in Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota; was buried on 25 Mar 1956 in Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

!md (1) Lucia Leavitt (2) Lydia Garfield. Archive Rec Edwin Whiting Family
Assn.- Springville, UT.

Almon married Leavitt, Lucia on 10 Oct 1853 in Manti, Iowa. Lucia was born on 20 Dec 1829 in Nelson, Portage, Ohio, USA; died on 20 May 1862 in Manti, Fremont County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Death: 20 May 1862, Manti, Fremont, Iowa
• Record Change: 5 Sep 1999

Notes:

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
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1860; Census Place: Fisher, Fremont, Iowa; Roll: M653_321; Page: 130; Image: 171.
1006/909 Chauncey Whiting 42 male blacksmith 540/505 Ohio
Editha A. 42 fem Ohio
Isaac M. 16 male farmer Illinois
Camillia 14 fem Illinois
Warren 12 male Nebraska
Alonzo 09 male Iowa
Lurett 09 male Iowa
Chauncey 08 male Iowa
Editha A. 03 fem Iowa
Loisa 02 fem Iowa
1007/910 Almon Whiting 40 male Chair Maker 740/600 Ohio
Lucia 40 fem Ohio
1010/913 Sylvester Whitng 33 male Carpenter 600/215 Ohio
Rebecca A. 24 fem Ohio
Almon A. 04 male Iowa
Edwin E. 01 male Iowa
1013/915 Edmund Whiting 28 male Carpenter 300 Ohio
Augusta 20 fem Ohio
Florence 9/12 Iowa
1014/916 Francis L. 29 male wagon maker Ohio
Ann J. 29 fem New York
Emma L. 07 fem Iowa
Lucia L. 05 fem Iowa
Ella J. 02 fem Iowa
Arthur 4/12 male Iowa

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
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1860; Census Place: Fisher, Fremont, Iowa; Roll: M653_321; Page: 130; Image: 171.
1006/909 Chauncey Whiting 42 male blacksmith 540/505 Ohio
Editha A. 42 fem Ohio
Isaac M. 16 male farmer Illinois
Camillia 14 fem Illinois
Warren 12 male Nebraska
Alonzo 09 male Iowa
Lurett 09 male Iowa
Chauncey 08 male Iowa
Editha A. 03 fem Iowa
Loisa 02 fem Iowa
1007/910 Almon Whiting 40 male Chair Maker 740/600 Ohio
Lucia 40 fem Ohio
1010/913 Sylvester Whitng 33 male Carpenter 600/215 Ohio
Rebecca A. 24 fem Ohio
Almon A. 04 male Iowa
Edwin E. 01 male Iowa
1013/915 Edmund Whiting 28 male Carpenter 300 Ohio
Augusta 20 fem Ohio
Florence 9/12 Iowa
1014/916 Francis L. 29 male wagon maker Ohio
Ann J. 29 fem New York
Emma L. 07 fem Iowa
Lucia L. 05 fem Iowa
Ella J. 02 fem Iowa
Arthur 4/12 male Iowa

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

BIRTH: Also shown as Born Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, United States.

BIRTH: Also shown as Born of, Manti, Fremont, Iowa.

DEATH: Also shown as Died Manti, Iowa, United States.

DEATH: Also shown as Died Manti, Fremont, Iowa, United States.

GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Lucia

DEATH: Also shown as Died Manti, Iowa, United States, United States.

GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Lucia Louisa

DEATH: Also shown as Died Manti, Fremont, 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
=====================================================
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:
======================================================
!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 Maggard, Catherine in 1846 in Mount Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States, United States. Catherine was born in 1792 in , , Washington, Virginia; died in Feb 1847 in Mt.Pisgah, Union, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

!Naoma Manwaring Harker received a letter May 17, 1967 from Mrs.Zella R.
Bennion, Altamont, Utah, to the effect that her 2 nd ggmother, Catherine
Maggard married Anthony Head, who died in 1843 in Nauvoo. She started West,
got to Mt. Pisgah where she died. See monument inscription for "widow Head
Whiting". She has a letter written by a daughter of Catherie Head to "Father
and Mother Elisha and Catherine Whiting" dated 29 Nov. 1847. IT is known by
Sr. Bennion that she married a Whiting, and "father Whiting" as he was called
and wife Catherine were cut off or disfellowshipped because of some minor
infraction. They both died at Mt. Pisgah, and baptisms were re-dne 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 tis marriage. Page: Batch #: 5026035, Sheet #: 56, Source Call #: 1553814
Page: Official Temple Record Film #: 1903601
Page: Official Temple Record Film #: 1903651

BIRTH: Also shown as Born Washington, United States, Virginia, United States.

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

Notes:

MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married Nauvoo, , Illinois.

MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married Aft Aug 1846

Other Events:

• FamilySearch Id: LZCR-X5C

Notes:

1792
Divorce
From cousin Louise Bea, San Francisco (October 2007): >The film is FHL # 1637918, Divorce Papers 1755-1803, Connecticut
Superior Court, Hartford County. >To the Honorable the Superior Court to be held in Hartford in and for >the County of Hartford on the second Tuesday of February Anno Domini >1792 > > The Petition of Susannah Whiting of Hartford in said county >humbly speaketh > > That on the 25th day of March, AD 1784, she was married unto >Elisha Whiting then of said Hartford, that the said Elisha more than >three years since, for reasons unknown, willfully deserted the >Petitioner and his children in a suffering condition, that he hath ever >since continued to abscond in parts unknown, without ever informing >where he may be found, or affording the > >Petitioner the least means of support, that she hath ever since by every >possible exertion, just for said means, with the assistance of her Charitable Friends to prevent any further charges. > > That she hath every reason to believe from credible reports and >letters written by the said >Elisha to Strangers, that he is married again in some of the Southern >States without the least design of returning again, or having the >remotest regard to the Petitioner or his children. wherefore she humbly >prays your Honor's gracious considerations in the premises and to grant >her a Bill of Divorce from her marriage contract with the said Elisha >and she as in duty bound shall ______ . Dated at >Hartford the 14th day of February Anno Domini 1792 > >

The film # is 1,635,918. Divorce Papers 1755-1803 for Hartford,
CT

To the Honorable the Superior Court to be held in
Hartford in and
for the County of Hartford on the second
Tuesday of February Anno Domini
1792

The Petition of Susannah Whiting of Hartford
in said county
humbly speaketh

That on the 25th day of March, AD 1784, she was married
unto
Elisha Whiting then of said Hartford, that the said
Elisha more than
three years since, for reasons un
known, willfully deserted the Petitioner
and his children in
a suffering condition, that he hath ever since
con
continued to abscond in parts unknown, without
ever informing where he
may be found, or affording the
Petitioner the least means of support, that
she
hath ever since by every possible exertion, just
for said means, with
the assistance of her Chari
table Friends to prevent any further
charges.

That she hath every reason to believe
from credible reports
and letters written by the said
Elisha to Strangers, that he is married
again
in some of the Southern States without
the least design of returning
again, or having
the remotest regard to the Petitioner or his
children.
wherefore she humbly prays your Honor's
gracious considerations
in the premises
and to grant her a Bill of Divorce from her mar-
riage
contract with the said Elisha and she
as in duty bound shall ______ . Dated
at
Hartford the 14th day of February Anno Domini 1792 MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 20 Oct 1960, SGEOR.

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!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?
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!Naoma Manwaring Harker Research: FGS #113-116
!1. Endowment House Baptism (GS ser no 25165, Bk D p. 43)
6 Nov 1872: Edwin Whiting proxy:
Elisha Whiting -- grandson
Elisha Whiting -- son
Seth Ingersol -- nephew
James Ingersol -- nephew
6 Nov 1872: Edwin Lucius Whiting, proxy Arden Ingersol -- 2nd cousin 6 Nov 1872: Sarah Emeline (Whiting) Cox proxy:
Susannah Simmons, born Connecticut -- granddaughter Polly Whiting Ingersol, born Hartford, Connecticut -- niece
!2. Endowment House sealing (GS wer no 25165, pt. 18 Bk. H p. 322)
7 Nov 1872
Elisha Whiting and Sally Hulett
Polly Whiting and Seth Ingersol
born Hartford, Connecticut
!3. Vital Records West Hartford, Connecticut
or
Vital Records of Connecticut Churches Film# 002,837 Old #1447 Pt 32 christening 21 Nov 1762 Elisha Whiting, son of William
!4. Vital Records of Lee, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society 1903. Q974.41/L1 V2n
Elisha Whiting and Sally Hulet married 18 Sep 1806
(their children born in Lee)
They went to Lorain Co, Ohio later

!5. West Hartford Congregational Church Records Volume 1 (1713-1841)
Film #006,261 [old reference serial no. 2227 pt. 1]
christening 21 Nov 1762 Elisha Whiting, son of William
christening 04 Aug 1794 Susanna, daughter of Susanna Whiting,
baptised on account of Mrs. Bramans
(Note: Elisha Whiting was deceased, apparently Susanna had apprenticed out Elisha her son, and Susanna was in the care of Mrs. Bramans)
Married 25 Mar 1784 Elisha Whiting and Susanna Butler both of Hartford
Married 01 May 1796 Reuben Simmons of Simsbury and Susannah Whiting of Hartford
!6. Index to Connecticut Probates (GS ser #22786 pt 640)
Reuben Simmons, Adm. 1810 Northampton, New York (deceased) disposal of lands inherited from his father in Ashford, Connecticut to satisfy debts in Northampton, New York. He was formerly of Simsbury, Connecticut., Susannah his widow

!7. Farmington, Connecticut deeds (Gs ser No 1688 pt. 17 vol 27 p. 411)
Aug 1786: "Elisha Whiting, formerly of Farmington, now of Hartford for bad husbandry and mismanagement is taken under care of selectmen of Farmington *** as he has now moved to Hartford, his liberty is fully restored."
(Pt. 18 vol 29 p. 474: William and Elisha Whiting of Hartford, and William Elworth and Mary of Farmington sell to Joseph Whiting all title to 14 acres in Farmington, adjacent Allen Whiting and Thomas Cadwell, 9 Nov 1787
!8. Farmington, Connecticut District probates (GS ser no 1687 pt. 1 p.9)
22 Mar 1787 Elisha Whiting appointed guardian to Jerusha Whiting a minor L.D. Avery
Film #004,207
!9. A genealogy of the Ingersoll family in America 1629-1925, by Lillian Drake Avery. Film #186,524 p. 143 Record of Seth Crocker Ingersoll and wife Polly Whiting p. 204, 267, 268 Record of James Ingersol and Mary Simmons, (daughter of Ralph [should be Reuben] and Susanna (Butler) Simmons born 30 Apr 1809 at Northampton, New York
!10. Rec. of Lorain Co.,Ohio (received by correspondence 21 Oct. 1965)
Will of Seth Ingersoll
Deeds of Lorain Co. on Ingersol and Whiting
Cemetery records (near Grafton): Polly, wife of Seth C. Ingersol
died 30 Apr 1852 in her 64th year.
Seth C. Ingersol died 15 Feb 1857 in 73rd year
No records on Susanna Simmons
Pioneer Women of Western Reserve: Mrs James Ingersoll, formerly Mary Simmons from Northampton, New York, came in 1827
11. Temple Index Bureau
12. Family records in possession of Abby Ann (Whiting) Bird
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?);
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!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.
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!BIRTH: Vit Rec of W Hartford, Conn GS Film 006,261 ser# 1447 pt.32;
!W Hartford Church Rec GS Film 006,261 2227 pt 1;

!L.D. Avery-The Ingersoll Family GS ser# 25163 p.143, 204, 267, 268;

!BIRTH: Source -Vit Rec of W Hartford, Conn GS Film 006,261 ser# 1447 pt.32;
W Hartford Church Rec GS Film 006,261 ???
L.D. Avery - The Ingersoll Family GS ser # 25163 p. 143, 204, 267, 268:
!MARRIAGE: Source: V.R. of Lee, Mass GS Mass. LZa:
!Bailey, Frederic W.,"Early Conn. Marriages, Vol. II, page 80.
!DEATH: Index to Conn prob GS 22786 pt 64; Farmington, Conn deeds GS 1688
pt.17 v.27 p.411; Farmington Conn Dist prob GS Film 004,207 ser#1687 pt.1 p.9;

Second Baptism date 28 Oct 1879.

!BIRTH: Vit Rec of W Hartford, Conn GS Film 006,261 ser# 1447 pt.32;
!W Hartford Church Rec GS Film 006,261 2227 pt 1;

!L.D. Avery-The Ingersoll Family GS ser# 25163 p.143, 204, 267, 268;

!BIRTH: Source -Vit Rec of W Hartford, Conn GS Film 006,261 ser# 1447 pt.32;
W Hartford Church Rec GS Film 006,261 ???
L.D. Avery - The Ingersoll Family GS ser # 25163 p. 143, 204, 267, 268:
!MARRIAGE: Source: V.R. of Lee, Mass GS Mass. LZa:
!Bailey, Frederic W.,"Early Conn. Marriages, Vol. II, page 80.
!DEATH: Index to Conn prob GS 22786 pt 64; Farmington, Conn deeds GS 1688
pt.17 v.27 p.411; Farmington Conn Dist prob GS Film 004,207 ser#1687 pt.1 p.9;

Second Baptism date 28 Oct 1879.

!MARRIAGE: EH GS 25165 Bk D p.43; TIB; Vit Rec of Lee, Mass GS Mass L2a;

!MARRIAGE: EH GS 25165 Bk D p.43; TIB; Vit Rec of Lee, Mass GS Mass L2a;

!DEATH: Index to Conn prob GS 22786 pt 64; Farmington, Conn deeds GS 1688
pt.17 v.27 p.411; Farmington Conn Dist prob GS Film 004,207 ser# 1687 pt.1 p.9;

BAPTISM: EH Bapt. GS ser# 25165 Bk D p.43 6 Nov 1872 Edwin Whiting proxy;

ENDOWED: TIB;

SEAL SPOUSE: EH Slg GS Film 183,398-Ser # 25,165 pt.18 bk H p.322 7 Nov 1872;

!Margaret Neuffer: "Susanna Whiting may have also married 25 Mar 1784 Reuben SIMS of Simsbury. This could be the same as Elisha Whiting died 1788-89. Second Baptism date 28 Oct 1879."

DOCUMENTATION


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

BIRTH RITE: Also shown as Christening Hartford, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

Elisha married Butler, Susannah on 25 Mar 1784 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, and was divorced. Susannah (daughter of Butler, Noah and West, Martha) was born on 10 Nov 1765 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; was christened on 16 Nov 1765 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died after 1809 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Death: 22 Jan 1762, Connecticut, United States

Notes:

!1. Church records of West Hartford (pt. 5 pt. 1 #2227)
2. Conn Probates
3. Hale Collecton of Conn. deaths
4. Hartford deeds (vol 17 p 486)
5. Mgs of west Hartford

!DOCUMENTATION (by Margaret Neuffer):

!BIRTH:Conn 7 Bk 2 Mgs West Hartford; F Conn 4 pt.5 Church Rec; F 2227 pt.1; Church Rec W Hartford, Conn; Batch 7614006 43;
!MARRIAGE: Source - "MARRIAGE EXTRACTIONS" from the Divorce Records of Hartford County, Connecticut Superior Court 1755 - 1803, compiled by Margaret Harris Stover. C.G., CSG #4675.
!DEATH: Source - Conn Probates F Conn H8a; Hartford Deeds F Conn H8;
!Margaret Neuffer: "Susannah married also Reuben SIMMONS 1 May 1796 (also known as Reuben Simms of Simsbury)">

!1. Church records of West Hartford (pt. 5 pt. 1 #2227)
2. Conn Probates
3. Hale Collecton of Conn. deaths
4. Hartford deeds (vol 17 p 486)
5. Mgs of west Hartford

!DOCUMENTATION (by Margaret Neuffer):

!BIRTH:Conn 7 Bk 2 Mgs West Hartford; F Conn 4 pt.5 Church Rec; F 2227 pt.1; Church Rec W Hartford, Conn; Batch 7614006 43;
!MARRIAGE: Source - "MARRIAGE EXTRACTIONS" from the Divorce Records of Hartford County, Connecticut Superior Court 1755 - 1803, compiled by Margaret Harris Stover. C.G., CSG #4675.
!DEATH: Source - Conn Probates F Conn H8a; Hartford Deeds F Conn H8;
!Margaret Neuffer: "Susannah married also Reuben SIMMONS 1 May 1796 (also known as Reuben Simms of Simsbury)">

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

BIRTH: Also shown as Born 14 Nov 1765

BIRTH RITE: Also shown as Christening West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

Notes:

From cousin Louise Bea, San Francisco (October 2007): >The film is FHL # 1637918, Divorce Papers 1755-1803, Connecticut
Superior Court, Hartford County. >To the Honorable the Superior Court to be held in Hartford in and for >the County of Hartford on the second Tuesday of February Anno Domini >1792 > > The Petition of Susannah Whiting of Hartford in said county >humbly speaketh > > That on the 25th day of March, AD 1784, she was married unto >Elisha Whiting then of said Hartford, that the said Elisha more than >three years since, for reasons unknown, willfully deserted the >Petitioner and his children in a suffering condition, that he hath ever >since continued to abscond in parts unknown, without ever informing >where he may be found, or affording the > >Petitioner the least means of support, that she hath ever since by every >possible exertion, just for said means, with the assistance of her Charitable Friends to prevent any further charges. > > That she hath every reason to believe from credible reports and >letters written by the said >Elisha to Strangers, that he is married again in some of the Southern >States without the least design of returning again, or having the >remotest regard to the Petitioner or his children. wherefore she humbly >prays your Honor's gracious considerations in the premises and to grant >her a Bill of Divorce from her marriage contract with the said Elisha >and she as in duty bound shall ______ . Dated at >Hartford the 14th day of February Anno Domini 1792 > >

The film # is 1,635,918. Divorce Papers 1755-1803 for Hartford,
CT

To the Honorable the Superior Court to be held in
Hartford in and
for the County of Hartford on the second
Tuesday of February Anno Domini
1792

The Petition of Susannah Whiting of Hartford
in said county
humbly speaketh

That on the 25th day of March, AD 1784, she was married
unto
Elisha Whiting then of said Hartford, that the said
Elisha more than
three years since, for reasons un
known, willfully deserted the Petitioner
and his children in
a suffering condition, that he hath ever since
con
continued to abscond in parts unknown, without
ever informing where he
may be found, or affording the
Petitioner the least means of support, that
she
hath ever since by every possible exertion, just
for said means, with
the assistance of her Chari
table Friends to prevent any further
charges.

That she hath every reason to believe
from credible reports
and letters written by the said
Elisha to Strangers, that he is married
again
in some of the Southern States without
the least design of returning
again, or having
the remotest regard to the Petitioner or his
children.
wherefore she humbly prays your Honor's
gracious considerations
in the premises
and to grant her a Bill of Divorce from her mar-
riage
contract with the said Elisha and she
as in duty bound shall ______ . Dated
at
Hartford the 14th day of February Anno Domini 1792 MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 20 Oct 1960, SGEOR.