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William Whitting

Male 1841 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name William Whitting 
    Birth 18 Sep 1841 
    Gender Male 
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 
    • Source: History of White County, IL, Phillips Township (ca 1882-1884) P 936 William Whitting, farmer and stock-raiser; post office, Phillipstown; son of Benjamin and Mary (Spring) Whitting, natives of England. They came to the United States in 1844, being sixty-three days on the voyage, and located in Indiana; from thence to Illinois, where Mr. Whitting died. Mrs. Whitting married John Jones and moved to Iowa, where she died. They are both buried on the farm of William, in Illinois. William was born in England, Sept. 18, 1841; he was educated in Illinois, and has followed farming. He now owns 149 acres of fine land on section 31, under fine improvement; he has the best frame house in the county, and it is a good one. His specialty in farming is stock-raising, buying and selling, and making money. In 1865 he married Margaret, daughter of John and Jane (Nelson) Butler, natives of Illinois and Indiana respectively; they died in Illinois. Margaret was born April 15, 1846. By this union there is one child ? Cora Belle, born Aug. 4, 1866. Mr. Whitting has held several of the township offices and has faithfully performed his duties. he votes the Democratic ticket. Mr. Whitting enlisted in the army Aug. 15, 1862, in the Eighty-seventh Illinois Infantry, Company K, and served about three years. He was discharged July 23, 1865; being sick soon after enlistment, he was retained at home, in the North, doing provost duty. Mr. Whitting now lives on the old family homestead, where he has been thirty-two years. He has bought out all the other heirs and has one of the finest farms in the country. His crops all command the highest market prices and frequently more. He has one of the finest orchards in the county ? his fruit is premium fruit.

      Submitted by: Linda Roberts
    Person ID I18861  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Benjamin Whitting,   b. Abt 1818, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Mary Spring,   b. Abt 1816, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F6857  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart