Larkin
Skaggs
Born about in Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
Ancestors 
Son of James Skaggs
and Elizabeth F. (Willis) Skaggs
Brother of
Synthia Lucinda (Skaggs) Meredith and Sarah (Skaggs) Roof
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 33
in Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Aug 2019
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Biography
This profile is part of the Skaggs Name Study.
- Larkin Skaggs was born about 1830 and passed away in 1863.
- Larkin married on 18 Aug 1853, in Lafayette County, Missouri to Emma Jane Mitchell.
Military
- Larkin is infamously known for his participation with Quantrill's Raiders in the Massacre at Lawrence, Kansas on 21 Aug 1863. There are various reports of his activities that day, which differ greatly in detail. It's difficult to know for which acts of terror he was actually responsible. All reports concur that Larkin was drunk during the raid, and was the only marauder who did not survive.
Death and Burial
- Larkin died on 21 Aug 1863, either during or shortly after the massacre by Quantrill's Raiders on Lawrence, Kansas. Reports of his death vary in their details, but all agree that his body was desecrated by the inhabitants of Lawrence, Kansas.
- Burial: Body lost or destroyed after 1863 massacre in Lawrence, Kansas.
Sources
- 1850 US Census: Edmonson County, Kentucky (Larkin Skaggs, 19, in household of James Skaggs)
- 1860 US Census: Big Creek, Cass County, Missouri (Larkin Skaggs, 29)
- Quantrill's Raiders (in Wikipedia)
- Find A Grave: Memorial #113666586
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Larkin by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Larkin by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- R. L. Skaggs
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M198 - E. M. Skaggs :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R1a-BY54816, FTDNA kit #N94429 +
Y-Chromosome Test 67 markers, haplogroup R-M198
- T. Skaggs :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-BY114642, FTDNA kit #B169598 +
Y-Chromosome Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M198
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~3.12%
Dwight Vincent :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jdvincent24
-
~1.56%
Mary Lou (Vincent) Humphrey :
23andMe, GEDmatch HC6220885 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PR5586199 [compare], Ancestry member marylou6995
-
~1.56%
V. (Webster) Green :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A090963 [compare], Ancestry member vfgreen
-
~1.56%
Nadine (Goforth) Fiala :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Courtney (Cruze) Ashby :
23andMe, GEDmatch M159729 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A506263 [compare], Ancestry member Kortanie23
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~0.78%
James Wooldridge :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch jimwool1 [compare], Ancestry member jimwool1
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~0.78%
Trish (Ashley) Aaron :
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #MK20949
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~0.78%
Melinda Jones :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A202340 [compare]
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~0.78%
Brittany Cruze :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XE2255979 [compare]
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~0.78%
Michael Cruze :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HF4122667 [compare]
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Deborah Cook :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member in2paints955265
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~0.78%
Shannon (Carter) Blossman :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
~6.25%
Rick Carroll :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Phyllis (Minton) Bartlett :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch HH4703248 [compare]
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