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Below is a family biography included in The History of Dent County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1889.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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Isaiah Larkin, a prosperous farmer of Dent County, Mo., was born in Jefferson County, of that State, in 1843, and is a son of George W, and Elizabeth J. (Stobaugh) Larkin, who were born in Kentucky in 1813 and 1815, and died in Dent and Jefferson Counties, Mo., in 1871 and 1853, respectively. They were married in their native State, and soon after immigrated to Missouri, locating in Jefferson County, of which they were pioneer settlers. Isaiah is one of four surviving members of their family of nine children, and remained on the home farm until he attained his majority, receiving no schooling, and consequently acquired but little education. In 1865 he was married to Ruthie Turley, who was born in Jefferson County, Mo., in 1843, and by her became the father of eleven children, ten of whom are living: Maley, George, William, Rosa, Isaiah, Dolly A., Effie, Dovie, Magnolia and Albert. For fourteen years after his marriage Mr. Larkin resided in Jefferson County, Mo., since which time he has lived on his farm of 160 acres where he now lives. He has about seventy-five acres under cultivation, well improved and with a good bearing orchard. He is an enterprising citizen, and has given his children, who are all single and reside at home, good educational advantages. He is a Democrat, and his wife and oldest daughter are members of the Baptist Church. Mrs. Larkin’s parents, Zadock and Margaret Turley, were of Irish and Dutch descent, and were born in Kentucky and Virginia, respectively.

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This family biography is one of 82 biographies included in The History of Dent County, Missouri published in 1889.  For the complete description, click here: Dent County, Missouri History, Genealogy, and Maps

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