Bios: LAWRENCE WHITING 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens
  
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      LAWRENCE WHITING,
  
  [p. 392] a well known resident of Mahoning Township and a member of one
  of the oldest families of this section of Lawrence County, was born
  March 27, 1849, in Mahoning Township, and is a son of William and
  Barbara (Stevens) Whiting, the former of whom was a son of Adam Whiting.
  
  Adam Whiting was one of the first settlers to venture into the wilds of
  Mahoning Township and take up his residence in the great green woods
  that then covered all the present cultivated land. Indians still held
  possession in many sections and wild animals had their lairs in the
  forest. He was a representative pioneer, did his full part in developing
  the country and reared a respected family. His son, William Whiting,
  father of Lawrence, died early in the nineties. He was a worthy
  representative of the stock from which he came and in his death his
  community lost a good man. He married Barbara Stevens and their
  surviving children are: Margaret, who is the widow of Joseph Ripple,
  lives at Hubbard, Ohio; Elizabeth, who is the wife of Jeremiah Seamans,
  resides in Mahoning Township; Ada, who is the wife of Hunter Maccance,
  lives in Mahoning Township; Ollie S., who is the wife of Charles Cooper
  lives at New Brighton Pennsylvania, and Lawrence and Miller, both of
  whom live in Mahoning Township.
  
  Lawrence Whiting, with his brothers and sisters, attended the district
  schools in the neighborhood of his home. He was reared to agricultural
  pursuits and these he has always followed. For a number of years he has
  engaged in farming and also in operating a threshing machine during the
  threshing season. On December 25, 1873, he was married to Priscilla
  Park, who is a daughter of Abner Park, of New Castle, and they have
  three children: Minnie, who is the wife of V. Rogers, of New Castle, and
  Harry and Jennie, at home. In political life Mr. Whiting supports the
  candidates of the Democratic party.
  
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  20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and
  Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing
  Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
  
  Updated: 15 Oct 2001