Known Activities
Larkin worked primarily as a farmer in Elgin Township, accumulating a holding of approximately 500 acres valued at $40,000 at the time of the 1878 publication — a significant estate by the standards of Kane County. (Source: Past and Present of Kane County, Illinois (1878))
Beyond farming, he served two terms as a member of the Board of Supervisors for Elgin Township, indicating a degree of standing and civic involvement within the local community. The precise dates of his service on the Board are not recorded in the available source.
In 1854, Larkin married Jane E. Johnson, born January 1829. She died May 2, 1874. Together they had two children: a daughter, May, and a son, Fred A. (Source: Past and Present of Kane County, Illinois (1878))
Timeline
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| May 20, 1830 | Born in Waterville, Franklin County, Vermont |
| Oct. 1837 | Arrived in Dundee Township, Kane County, Illinois, with his parents as a young child |
| 1841 | Family removed to Elgin Township |
| 1854 | Married Jane E. Johnson |
| Jan. 1829 | Jane E. Johnson born (date of marriage noted as 1854) |
| May 2, 1874 | Death of wife, Jane E. Johnson |
| 1878 | Biographical entry published in The Past and Present of Kane County, Illinois; reported to own 500 acres valued at $40,000 |
- The source does not specify which years Larkin served on the Board of Supervisors, only that he served two terms.
- The circumstances and timing of his family's emigration from Vermont to Illinois are not detailed beyond the arrival date of October 1837.
- His birth location, Waterville, Franklin County, Vermont, places him within a broader pattern of northeastern settlers who arrived in Dundee Township during the late 1830s.
Sources
- The Past and Present of Kane County, Illinois (1878). Available at: https://archive.org/details/pastpresentofkan00peir#offset-2493308