Edwin Whiting and Elisha Whiting Property, Nelson, Ohio

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Historic Sites: Nelson, Ohio It was in 1816 that the Family of Elisha and Sally Hulett Whiting moved to Nelson, Ohio with their first 6 children. Nelson is a few miles southeast of Kirtland and just a few miles east of Hyrum, each are important sites of the early LDS Church. The Huletts, Whitings, Tillotsons and Coxes were some of those early residents of this area and so they married each other and spent their lives together. Shown here is the location of propety owned by Edwin and Elisha Whiting. Also shown is the location of the Abbott Cemetery. Source: Saints of Kirtland. Below is a photograph (circa 2008) taken at the location of the property that Edwin and his father, Elisha owned in Nelson, Ohio.    

Abbott Cemetery, Nelson, Ohio

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In 1816, Edwin Whiting’s parents migrated from Massachusetts to Nelson Township, Portage County, Ohio. Edwin would have been almost seven at the time. He lived in this settlement until 1838. At least two of Edwin’s relatives’ gravesites have been located in the Abbott Cemetery in Nelson.

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Sign at the entrance of the Abbott Cemetery

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The Cemetery Directory. Two of the gravesites, one for Samuel Tillotson, and one for Sylvanus Hulet, are of interest, as these individuals were relatives of Edwin.

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Tom Haymond at the headstone of Sam’l (Samuel) Tillotson. The headstone reads, “Sam’l Tillotson; Died Dec 3 1848; Age 20 Yrs.

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Headstone marking the grave of Sylvanus Hulett. The headstone reads, Sylvanus Hulett, Died Nov. 10, 1824, Aged 66 yrs.

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Tom Haymond at the gravesite of Sylvanus Hulett