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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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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

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]

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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

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DEATH: Also shown as Died Readsboro, Bennington, Vermont, United States.

Caleb married Ross, Lucy on 6 Apr 1780 in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Lucy was born in 1768 in Bellview, Massachusetts; died in DECEASED. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Lucy Danforth

BIRTH: Also shown as Born Bellevue, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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P. 140 Vital records of Douglas, Massachusetts : to the end of the year 1849MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married 16 Apr 1780

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(Josiah, Samuel, Nathaniel & Hannah Dwight immigrants, Reverend Timothy, Giles, Giles)

U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 about Captain Caleb Whiting
Name: Captain Caleb Whiting
SAR Membership: 22055
Birth Place: Douglass, Massachusetts
Death Place: Douglas, Massachusetts
Children: Benjamin Whiting

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1790; Census Place: Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M637_4; Image: 0199.
Abner Whiting
free white males of 16 years
& upwards, including
heads of families: 1
free white females
including heads of families: 1

Caleb
free white males of 16 years
& upwards, including
heads of families: 2
free white females
including heads of families: 2

Timothy
free white males of 16 years
& upwards, including
heads of families: 1
free white females
including heads of families: 3

John
free white males of 16 years
& upwards, including
heads of families: 1
free white males
under 16 years: 1
free white females
including heads of families: 2
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1800; Census Place: Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts; .Roll: 16; Page: 479; Image: 481.
Caleb Whiting
male 10-15: 1
male 45 & over:1
fem 45 & over:1
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Caleb married Fairbanks, Hannah on 18 Dec 1753. Hannah (daughter of Fairbanks, Jonathan and Coollidge, Hannah) was born on 3 Jul 1731; died on 21 Aug 1759. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]