Genealogical and personal history of western Pennsylvania; . Edgar P. (VIII) Hiram Fuller Whiting, son of Alonzo and Angeline (Fuller)Whiting, was born in Summit township, Crawford county, Pennsylvania,December 21, 1845, died in Meadville, Pennsylvania, April 11, 1904. Hereceived his earlier education at the local public schools and at Harmons-burg .Academy, after which he attended the State Normal School at Edin-boro, Erie county, Pennsylvania. His childhood and youth were passedon the farm; and upon attaining his majority he set out to make his own wayin the world. His first employment was i
Genealogical and personal history of western Pennsylvania; . Edgar P. (VIII) Hiram Fuller Whiting, son of Alonzo and Angeline (Fuller)Whiting, was born in Summit township, Crawford county, Pennsylvania,December 21, 1845, died in Meadville, Pennsylvania, April 11, 1904. Hereceived his earlier education at the local public schools and at Harmons-burg .Academy, after which he attended the State Normal School at Edin-boro, Erie county, Pennsylvania. His childhood and youth were passedon the farm; and upon attaining his majority he set out to make his own wayin the world. His first employment was in an express office, where heworked diligently and saved his money, watching carefully for a goodchance to invest it. Observing that there was money to be made in thebenzine industry, he engaged in handling this product, hauling it to theoil fields, where it was used for cleansing the wells. He accumulated con-siderable capital in this way and became interested in oil producing on hisown account. He went into partnership with his brother-in-law, Mr. Brad-.
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