BIO: Henry Clay WHITING, Cumberland County, PA
    
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    >From Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,
    Chicago: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905, pages 86-87
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    HENRY CLAY WHITING was for over twenty years prior to his death, which
  occurred Feb. 1, 1901, connected with Dickinson College, at Carlisle, as a
  member of the Faculty, and he occupied a high position in the educational
  circles of the community.
    Mr. Whiting was born March 27, 1845, in Speedsville, N. Y., and comes of a
  family which has long been settled in America, and which is descended from
  three brothers who came from England. His grandfather, Samuel Whiting, was a
  blacksmith and carriage builder by occupation, and his father, Samuel
  Whiting, was also a blacksmith by trade. The latter was a native of
  Connecticut, and settled in Speedsville, N. Y., where he died. He was twice
  married, his first wife being Mary Keeney, by whom he had two children, Henry
  Clay and Josephine (Mrs. David Smith), both now deceased. For his second wife
  he married Caroline Ford, who survives him, and to this union were born six
  children, namely: Percy, Frank (deceased), Randolph, Romeo, Charles and Cora.
    Henry Clay Whiting attended the common schools in his youth, was prepared
  for college at Ithaca, N. Y., and took a classical course at Union College,
  Schenectady, N. Y., after which he entered upon his career as an instructor.
  He accepted a position as teacher in the Drew Theological Seminary
    
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  at Madison, N. J., where he also studied for the ministry, and he was
  ordained, but never took a charge, continuing to teach all his life. From
  Drew he went to Hackettstown, N. J., and taught in the seminary there for
  four years. His next experience was as vice-principal of Pennington Seminary,
  at Pennington, N. J., and in the fall of 1879 he came to Carlisle, Pa., to
  become professor of Latin in Dickinson College. He remained in that
  incumbency until the close of his life, practically, although he was out on a
  year's leave of absence when he died, suddenly of heart disease, on Feb. 1,
  1901. Mr. Whiting was a gentleman of the highest standing, intellectually and
  socially; and was greatly esteemed among the circle of his friends and
  acquaintances in Carlisle. He was long a prominent member of the First M. E.
  Church of that city, and served at one time as trustee and Sunday School
  superintendent. In politics, he was a strong Republican, and fraternally, he
  was associated with the F. & A.M.
    Mr. Whiting was married, in Schenectady, N. Y., Nov. 21, 1867, to Miss Mary
  L. Freeman, who was born June 16, 1847, in Schenectady, daughter of Jonathan
  R. and Leonora (Terrell) Freeman. Her parents were both natives of
  Connecticut, the father born in Mansfield, and he settled in Schenectady,
  N.Y., after his marriage, conducting a mercantile business there for many
  years. Six children came to Mr. and Mrs. Whiting, viz: (1) Henry F. graduated
  from Dickinson College in the class of 1889, and is now engaged as an
  instructor in that institution. He married Miss. Grace Derland, and they have
  had three children, Lawrence D., Russell F. and Gerald. (2) Leonora M., is
  unmarried, and is engaged in teaching. (3) Earle F., died when he was two
  years old. (4) Miss Helen is a teacher in Dowingtown, Pa. (5) Mabel is
  deceased. (6) Paul is now a student in Dickinson College. Mrs. Whiting and
  the family still make their home in Carlisle, and are among the most highly
  respected residents of that city.