Notes:

Looking at Mary Pratts records shows Mason as her son and the correct birth date.

Other Events:

• FamilySearch Id: KNB1-7K3

Notes:

1870; Census Place: Princeton, Green Lake, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1715; Page: 475; Image: 956.
48/64 Whiting Mason 48 male white farmer $4000/1000 Massachusetts
Almira 42 fem white keeping house New York
George P.20 male white works on farm Wisconsin
Alice A. 18 fem white at home Wisconsin
Ella A. 15 fem white at home Wisconsin
Bertine 11 male white at school Wisconsin
Carrie A. 07 fem white at school Wisconsin
Ida A. 05 fem white Wisconsin
Orlean 01 male white Wisconsin
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1880; Census Place: Saint Marie, Green Lake, Wisconsin; Roll: T9_1428; Family History Film: 1255428; Page: 391.1000; Enumeration District: 73; .
Household Record 1880 United States Census

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Mason WHITING Self M Male W 58 MA Farmer MA MA
Almira WHITING Wife M Female W 53 NY Keeping NY NY
George WHITING Son S Male W 28 WI At Home MA NY
Bertine WHITING Son M Male W 21 WI Farmer MA NY
Nellie WHITING DauL M Female W 26 WI At Home MA NY
Carrie WHITING Dau S Female W 17 WI At Home MA NY
Allettie WHITING Dau S Female W 13 WI At Home MA NY
Orlean WHITING Son S Male W 11 WI At Home MA NY
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Source Information:
Census Place St. Marie, Green Lake, Wisconsin
Family History Library Film 1255428
NA Film Number T9-1428
Page Number 391A
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1900; Census Place: Saint Marie, Green Lake, Wisconsin; Roll: T623 1791; Page: 1B; Enumeration
District: 60.
9/9 Whiting Bertine head white male Nov 1857 42 married 21 years Wisc Mass Penn farmer
Nellie wife white fem Jun 1859 40 married 21 years mother of 6:6 living
Wisc Ohio New York
Ralph son white male Sept 1882 17 single Wisc Wisc Wisc
Fred son white male July 1884 15 single Wisc Wisc Wisc
Chester son white male Aug 1886 13 single Wisc Wisc Wisc
Alice dau white fem Jan 1890 10 single Wisc Wisc Wisc
Lottie dau white fem Oct 1892 07 single Wisc Wisc Wisc
10/10 Whiting Orley head white male Mar 1869 31 married 5 years Wisc Mass Penn farmer
Mary wife white fem Dec 1875 24 married 5 years mother of 2:2 living Wisc NY VT
Mason son white male Dec 1895 4 single Wisc Wisc Wisc
Lois dau white fem Jan 1900 4/12 single Wisc Wisc Wisc
11/11 Whiting Almira head white fem Apr 1828 72 widow mother of 9:7 living Penn VT VT
George P. son white male Jul 1848 50 single Wisc Massachusetts Penn
Carrie dau white fem Jan 1862 37 single Wisc Mass Penn

Orlean married Pratt, Mary Viola on 14 Feb 1895 in Princeton, Green Lake, Wisconsin, United States, United States. Mary was born in Dec 1875 in Rosendale, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1880; Census Place: Rosendale, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin; Roll: T9_1426; Family History Film: 1255426; Page: 458.3000; Enumeration District: 57; .

Household Record 1880 United States Census
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Norman PRATT Self M Male W 46 VT VT VT
Anna PRATT Wife M Female W 37 VT VT VT
Ettie PRATT Dau S Female W 11 WI VT VT
Levi PRATT Son S Male W 10 WI VT VT
Mary PRATT Dau S Female W 5 WI VT VT
Liddie PRATT Dau S Female W 3 WI VT VT
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Source Information:
Census Place Rosendale, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin
Family History Library Film 1255426
NA Film Number T9-1426
Page Number 458C
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1900; Census Place: Saint Marie, Green Lake, Wisconsin; Roll: T623 1791; Page: 1B; Enumeration
District: 60.
9/9 Whiting Bertine head white male Nov 1857 42 married 21 years Wisc Mass Penn farmer
Nellie wife white fem Jun 1859 40 married 21 years mother of 6:6 living
Wisc Ohio New York
Ralph son white male Sept 1882 17 single Wisc Wisc Wisc
Fred son white male July 1884 15 single Wisc Wisc Wisc
Chester son white male Aug 1886 13 single Wisc Wisc Wisc
Alice dau white fem Jan 1890 10 single Wisc Wisc Wisc
Lottie dau white fem Oct 1892 07 single Wisc Wisc Wisc
10/10 Whiting Orley head white male Mar 1869 31 married 5 years Wisc Mass Penn farmer
Mary wife white fem Dec 1875 24 married 5 years mother of 2:2 living Wisc NY VT
Mason son white male Dec 1895 4 single Wisc Wisc Wisc
Lois dau white fem Jan 1900 4/12 single Wisc Wisc Wisc
11/11 Whiting Almira head white fem Apr 1828 72 widow mother of 9:7 living Penn VT VT
George P. son white male Jul 1848 50 single Wisc Massachusetts Penn
Carrie dau white fem Jan 1862 37 single Wisc Mass Penn

Other Events:

• FamilySearch Id: LH5X-VC2

Notes:

1850; Census Place: Pleasant Valley, Marquette, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_1002; Page: 112; Image: 216.
797/797 Ellis F. Whiting 47 male farmer 1000 Massachusetts
Sorinda 45 fem New York
Edwin P. 21 male New York
Ann W or N 17 fem New York
Ethan A. 13 male New York
Polly R. 09 fem Wisconsin
Edward L. 03 male Wisconsin
800/800 Mason Whiting 28 male farmer New York
Almira 22 fem New York
Effie A. 03 fem Wisc
George P. 01 male Wisc
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1870; Census Place: Princeton, Green Lake, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1715; Page: 475; Image: 956.
48/64 Whiting Mason 48 male white farmer $4000/1000 Massachusetts
Almira 42 fem white keeping house New York
George P.20 male white works on farm Wisconsin
Alice A. 18 fem white at home Wisconsin
Ella A. 15 fem white at home Wisconsin
Bertine 11 male white at school Wisconsin
Carrie A. 07 fem white at school Wisconsin
Ida A. 05 fem white Wisconsin
Orlean 01 male white Wisconsin
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1880; Census Place: Saint Marie, Green Lake, Wisconsin; Roll: T9_1428; Family History Film: 1255428; Page: 391.1000; Enumeration District: 73; .
Household Record 1880 United States Census

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Mason WHITING Self M Male W 58 MA Farmer MA MA
Almira WHITING Wife M Female W 53 NY Keeping NY NY
George WHITING Son S Male W 28 WI At Home MA NY
Bertine WHITING Son M Male W 21 WI Farmer MA NY
Nellie WHITING DauL M Female W 26 WI At Home MA NY
Carrie WHITING Dau S Female W 17 WI At Home MA NY
Allettie WHITING Dau S Female W 13 WI At Home MA NY
Orlean WHITING Son S Male W 11 WI At Home MA NY
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Source Information:
Census Place St. Marie, Green Lake, Wisconsin
Family History Library Film 1255428
NA Film Number T9-1428
Page Number 391A
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MASON WHITING was born February 28, 1822 in Douglas, Massachusetts, and died February 17, 1899 in St. Marie, Wisconsin, buried at Mt. Tom Cemetery near Princeton, Wisconsin. He married ALMIRA RICE October 9, 1845 in Johnston, Wisconsin, daughter of BENJAMIN RICE and JUDITH CALVIN. She was born November 26, 1827 in Boston, New York, and died December 1, 1900 in Princeton, Wisconsin, buried at Mt. Tom Cemetery near Princeton.

At a young age he moved with his parents to Boston, Erie Co., New York. It is assumed that Mason and his family came to Wisconsin shortly before Wisconsin became a state. Mason was a farmer and was nearly 43 years old when he was enlisted into the Civil War on Dec. 31, 1864, for one year, serving with Company D, 13th Regt., Wisconsin. He was issued a horse, saddle, and a rifle in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and told to report to his unit in Huntsville, Alabama. From Chicago, he road on the top of freight cars to Alabama to join his group, serving in Kentucky, Alabama, Louisiana Tennessee and Georgia. His general duty was the protection of communication lines and railroads moving supplies to the troops.

While serving in the military, Mason was the victim of severe food poisoning, a major contributor to deaths in the Civil War due to a lack of refrigeration. He was last paid on April 30, 1865, in the amount of $36.95 for clothing and $8.40 for transportation from San Antonio, Texas. It was determined that food poising contributed to his blindness 21 years later. For his disability, Mason received a pension of $8.00 per month.

After the Civil War, Mason and his wife, Almira, farmed near St. Marie, Wisconsin, and he held several positions in county government, as county treasurer, on the county board of supervisors and as the head of the St. Marie Cemetery. Mason was the first of his family to visit Dakota Territory and western Minnesota. The Princeton Republic newspaper stated that Mason Whiting left on a six-week trip to Dakota Territory on April 10, 1868. That was 40 years before his son, Bertine, homesteaded in South Dakota.

Above, left, is Mason and Almira (Rice) Whiting.

Children of MASON WHITING and ALMIRA RICE are:
i. JOSEPH WHITING.
ii. EFFIE A. WHITING (40), b. April 24, 1847, Wisconsin; d. April 17, 1925.
iii. GEORGE PARLEY WHITING, b. July 14, 1849, St. Marie, Wisconsin; d. November 21, 1906, Princeton, Wisconsin.
iv. ALICE ANGELA WHITING (41), b. August 13, 1851, Princeton, Wisconsin; d. May 22, 1927.
v. ELLA MADORA WHITING, b. November 11, 1853; d. April 16, 1856.
vi. ELLA ARMINA WHITING (42), b. April 25, 1856.
vii. BERTINE WHITING (43), b. November 8, 1858, Princeton, Wisconsin; d. December 20, 1930, Milbank, South Dakota.
viii. CARRIE A. WHITING, b. January 4, 1861, Princeton, Wisconsin; d. February 19, 1940, Milbank, South Dakota.
ix. IDA ALLETTIE (LITTIE) WHITING (44), b. September 28, 1863; d. October 8, 1896.
x. ORLEAN N. WHITING (45), b. March 24, 1869, St. Marie, Wisconsin; d. June 23, 1914, Milbank, South Dakota. -------------------------------------------------------

Mason married Rice, Almira on 9 Oct 1845 in Johnstown, Rock, Wisconsin, United States, United States. Almira (daughter of Rice, Benjamin and Colvin, Judith) was born on 26 Nov 1827 in Boston, Erie, New York, United States; died on 1 Dec 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• FamilySearch Id: LH5X-VZD

Notes:

1850; Census Place: Pleasant Valley, Marquette, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_1002; Page: 112; Image: 216.
797/797 Ellis F. Whiting 47 male farmer 1000 Massachusetts
Sorinda 45 fem New York
Edwin P. 21 male New York
Ann W or N 17 fem New York
Ethan A. 13 male New York
Polly R. 09 fem Wisconsin
Edward L. 03 male Wisconsin
800/800 Mason Whiting 28 male farmer New York
Almira 22 fem New York
Effie A. 03 fem Wisc
George P. 01 male Wisc
====================
1870; Census Place: Princeton, Green Lake, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1715; Page: 475; Image: 956.
48/64 Whiting Mason 48 male white farmer $4000/1000 Massachusetts
Almira 42 fem white keeping house New York
George P.20 male white works on farm Wisconsin
Alice A. 18 fem white at home Wisconsin
Ella A. 15 fem white at home Wisconsin
Bertine 11 male white at school Wisconsin
Carrie A. 07 fem white at school Wisconsin
Ida A. 05 fem white Wisconsin
Orlean 01 male white Wisconsin
====================
1880; Census Place: Saint Marie, Green Lake, Wisconsin; Roll: T9_1428; Family History Film: 1255428; Page: 391.1000; Enumeration District: 73; .
Household Record 1880 United States Census

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Mason WHITING Self M Male W 58 MA Farmer MA MA
Almira WHITING Wife M Female W 53 NY Keeping NY NY
George WHITING Son S Male W 28 WI At Home MA NY
Bertine WHITING Son M Male W 21 WI Farmer MA NY
Nellie WHITING DauL M Female W 26 WI At Home MA NY
Carrie WHITING Dau S Female W 17 WI At Home MA NY
Allettie WHITING Dau S Female W 13 WI At Home MA NY
Orlean WHITING Son S Male W 11 WI At Home MA NY
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Source Information:
Census Place St. Marie, Green Lake, Wisconsin
Family History Library Film 1255428
NA Film Number T9-1428
Page Number 391A
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1900; Census Place: Saint Marie, Green Lake, Wisconsin; Roll: T623 1791; Page: 1B; Enumeration
District: 60.
9/9 Whiting Bertine head white male Nov 1857 42 married 21 years Wisc Mass Penn farmer
Nellie wife white fem Jun 1859 40 married 21 years mother of 6:6 living
Wisc Ohio New York
Ralph son white male Sept 1882 17 single Wisc Wisc Wisc
Fred son white male July 1884 15 single Wisc Wisc Wisc
Chester son white male Aug 1886 13 single Wisc Wisc Wisc
Alice dau white fem Jan 1890 10 single Wisc Wisc Wisc
Lottie dau white fem Oct 1892 07 single Wisc Wisc Wisc
10/10 Whiting Orley head white male Mar 1869 31 married 5 years Wisc Mass Penn farmer
Mary wife white fem Dec 1875 24 married 5 years mother of 2:2 living Wisc NY VT
Mason son white male Dec 1895 4 single Wisc Wisc Wisc
Lois dau white fem Jan 1900 4/12 single Wisc Wisc Wisc
11/11 Whiting Almira head white fem Apr 1828 72 widow mother of 9:7 living Penn VT VT
George P. son white male Jul 1848 50 single Wisc Massachusetts Penn
Carrie dau white fem Jan 1862 37 single Wisc Mass Penn

Other Events:

• FamilySearch Id: LHDV-WSC
• Other: 8 Sep 1821, Douglas, Massachusetts; Intention

Notes:

One file has death 2 May 1868
1850; Census Place: Waupun, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_997; Page: 323; Image: 160.
1194/1213 Amos Whiting26 male farmer $1500 Massachusetts
Timothy M. 53 male farmer Massachusetts
Rebecca 55 fem Massachusetts
Lavinia 16 fem New York
Jason 13 male New York
Welcome W. 11 fem (???) New York
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1860; Census Place: St Marie, Green Lake, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1410; Page: 1102; Image: 311.
2540/2298 D C Whitney 29 male farmer $1000/300 New York
M E 21 fem Ohio
Nelson 01 male Wisconsin

1860; Census Place: St Marie, Green Lake, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1410; Page: 1102; Image: 311.
2542/2300 T.N. Whitney 62 male farmer $200 Massachusetts.
Rebecca 64 fem Massachusetts
Jason 23 male farmer New York
Welcome W. 21 male farmer New York
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.

Timothy married Wilmarth, Rebecca on 8 Sep 1821 in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Rebecca (daughter of Wilmarth, Ebenezer and Capron, Molly) was born on 23 Aug 1794 in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died in in Spring Valley, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• FamilySearch Id: LHDV-WQ2
• Other: 8 Sep 1821, Douglas, Massachusetts; Intention

Notes:

One file has death 2 May 1868
1850; Census Place: Waupun, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_997; Page: 323; Image: 160.
1194/1213 Amos Whiting26 male farmer $1500 Massachusetts
Timothy M. 53 male farmer Massachusetts
Rebecca 55 fem Massachusetts
Lavinia 16 fem New York
Jason 13 male New York
Welcome W. 11 fem (???) New York
=====================================================
1860; Census Place: St Marie, Green Lake, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1410; Page: 1102; Image: 311.
2540/2298 D C Whitney 29 male farmer $1000/300 New York
M E 21 fem Ohio
Nelson 01 male Wisconsin

1860; Census Place: St Marie, Green Lake, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1410; Page: 1102; Image: 311.
2542/2300 T.N. Whitney 62 male farmer $200 Massachusetts.
Rebecca 64 fem Massachusetts
Jason 23 male farmer New York
Welcome W. 21 male farmer New York
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• FamilySearch Id: KZK6-S9X

Benjamin married Colvin, Judith. Judith was born about 1795 in Danby, Rutland, Vermont, United States; died in 1825 in Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in 1825 in Pennsylvania, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch Id: K4N1-1YC