He was always in a hurry. He was a man of few words.

Grandfather traded for an ox and later decided he had not paid enough so sent Uncle Al (Albert Milton, a son) with 10 bushel more of wheat.

When he tried to get his sons out of bed when they were sleeping in the shed. He climbed a ladder and used a raker (a rake).

Source: Elda Whiting Brown from Arizona, 1985

Edwin and the Buffalo

As the company of Pioneers were traveling toward the West there were many buffalo in great herds. They were dangerous.

One day a group of wagons was starting the make camp when they saw a herd of buffalo coming straight to them. Edwin stood on a one of the wagons tongues with a large buck whip and with others swung those and yelled so the Buffalo parted and went on each side of the camp. No one was hurt.

 Source: Elda Whiting Brown, Arizona, 1985

 An Incident With the Bull Whip and Edwin

An incident in the life of Edwin Whiting as told by his son, John Whiting of Charleston, Utah.

Ren (Lorenzo, a son) and the boys were up the canyon with father. Ren took the Bull whip and flipped it around fathers ear and cut it. Father wasn’t one to swear but his Yankee spirit couldn’t be squelched and he remonstrated, “Hell and Judas, cut a fellow’s ear off.” Then they they tittered as the rode on down the canyon, he added, “You’ll titter and he and haw, and don’t give a damn.”

Source: A hand written scrap of paper in the handwriting of Marie J. Whiting in her collection of the Life of her Grandfather.

 A Physical Description of Edwin Whiting

Edwin’s build – No picture shows him as a large men. As to height he has both tall and short sons but none heavy. Someone has stated he held himself straight and walked with his hands behind himself. None of his sons are very bald. He was never bald in any pictures.

Source: A handwritten note by Marie J. Whiting in her Collection