A short extraction from the Samuel Kendall Gifford Journal mentions Mary Whiting. This journal elsewhere refers to Edwin Whiting and his son, William. This entry mentions Mary Whiting as a teacher:
JOURNAL BOOK BY SAMUEL KENDALL GIFFORD
Commencing 3 September 1864
Containing a short genealogy of his forefathers for three generations back
and also
A SHORT HISTORY OF HIS FATHER
And an abridgement of a Journal as taken from old book pg 37.
Typical of Mormon colonies, the education of the young was not to be neglected. The first school classes were held in the cabins of the Saints, but soon a small log schoolhouse was erected and Jesse W. Fox was installed as the Pioneer teacher. He was soon followed by Mrs. Mary Whiting. Samuel Kendall Gifford was a learned man for his day and read extremely well. He became a teacher on an elementary level soon after his arrival in Manti. …
Source:
www.huntsman-gifford.com/history/gifford/samuelk/samuelk.pdf
Typescript 16 March 2010, by James W. Whiting
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