Edwin WHITING

                       1Song of a Century 1849-1949:  Centennial Book of Manti Utah:  Edwin
    Whiting was in the first company sent by Brigham Young to settle Manti,
    Utah.  They travelled from Salt Lake City arriving 19 NOV 1849.  He was
    a counselor to Isaac Morley (the first presiding elder) in July 1850.  He
    was a member of the first high council created by Presidents Young and
    Kimball on Wednesday, April 30, 1851.  They camped at the on the south
    side of the stone quarry of the temple.  Edwin was on the first city
    council which met 12 NOV 1851.  On 14 DEC 1851, Edwin made the
    motion on the city's second city ordinance.  He served as the Mayor of
    Manti City from 1857-1861.  One of the first settlers of Manti, Utah.
    Between 4 DEC 1861 and MAY 1862 he moved to Springville, Utah.

SOURCES:
    1. IGI
    2. Ancestral File
    3. Main Archive
    4. PAT

NOTES:
    1. Information obtained from Whiting Family records held by Blanche Harris, Ririe, Idaho.