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P. N. WHITTINGHILL, one of Pigeon Township’s prosperous and intelligent farmers was born April 5, 1826, and is a son of David and Elizabeth (Young) Whittinghill, who were parents of ten children and natives of Kentucky, where they were married. In about the year 1820 they immigrated to southern Indiana, and engaged in farming and clearing but a few years later removed to Vermillion County, where both died the same year, and were buried near Newport. Being left an orphan at eight years of age, and without the wise and affectionate care of a father or mother, our subject was raised to labor, and was thus engaged when boys of a like age should have been in school. When nine years old he returned to Warrick County, and has since made it his home, with the exception of the time when he was out in the Mexican war. January 17, 1850, he united in marriage with Abigail J., daughter of William and Rebecca (Oskins) Turley, and fourteen children were born to them: Winfield S., William S., John A., Lewis P., David W., Rachel L., Rebecca J., Jacob P., Charles M., Abbie E., Desdemonia, Henry G., James L. and Josephine. The mother was born April 6, 1832. Mr. Whittinghill owns a good farm of 320 acres, is a Republican, and a member of the Masonic fraternity.