Show death of edwin whiting the death of edwin whiting son of ellsha elisha and sally hult whiting occurred at springville Spring ville utah county december 8 1890 deceased was born september 9 1809 at lee berkshire county massachusetts when six years of age his father moved with his family to portage county ohio brother whiting was married to elizabeth partridge Tilo in 1888 1838 moved westward in 1887 and was baptized by thomas M marsh august 1888 1838 he was one of the brethren who were compelled to lay down their arms at the order of the mob ha listened to the infamous speech of general dark clark and was forcibly expelled with the saints from the state locating in lima in the morley settlement he there became counselor to father morley deceased was ob en a mission in pennsylvania at he time of the prophet josephs martyrdom and was recalled that year after the burning of his house by a ruthless mob he be was driven to nauvoo in we the ye year ar 1846 he be journeyed with the saints for the great west staying at mount pisgah he was president of that branch for one year in 1849 with a family fourteen in number he went to the valley of the great salt lake before reaching which he enrolled his name with a company of which father morley was president to go to san pet there to establish the settlement of manti where he remained twelve years and became counselor to the president also mayor of the city and a member of the legislative assembly of utah he was likewise captain of militia during the indian troubles all these eions he filled he went on a mission to ohio in 1855 1865 6 and moved to Spring springville ville utah county in 1861 the fhe deceased was well known as a successful fruit grower and brought the th first of a number of varieties of fruit to utah he worked eight successive winters in ia the tee temple for the dead brother whiting was the father of twenty sons and sixteen daughters twenty five of whom are living he had grandchildren and twenty nine dido great gra grandchildren dach ildren |