Russell County AlArchives Biographies.....Weaver, Larkin  1822 - 1903
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Author: John Eady Simmons Jr.

Larkin was born in North Carolina in 1822. That is evidenced from the census 
records of 1850 to 1900.  He and his brother, Henry Weaver, came from the  
Carolinas to Georgia and were living in Marion County near Buena Vista in 1850. 
The two brothers worked in Talbot County during the construction of the 
courthouse in Talbotton. They were both carpenters. Larkin's brother Henry was 
married in Talbot County in 1832. Larkin was married to Tabitha Ann Robertson in 
most likely in North Carolina about 1843. Their first child is recorded born in 
North Carolina on the census for 1850.  Larkin moved his family to Russell 
County, Alabama after about 1852. He was living with his family in Beat 10 and 
Opelika Post Office in Russell County, Alabama in 1860. His brother's children, 
Thomas J. Weaver and Ann Weaver moved to Russell County from Marion County, 
Georgia. Ann was married to George W. Watson and Thomas married Susan Watson. 

 By April of 1861 war came to the south and to Alabama. Larkin enlisted in the 
37th Alabama Infantry.

When war came to Alabama Larkin enlisted in Company D. of the 37th Alabama 
Infantry .The Thirty-seventh was organized at Auburn, in the spring of 1862, 
under the requisition of President Davis for 12,000 more Alabamians. Ordered to 
Columbus, Miss., after a short time the regiment proceeded to Tupelo. There it 
was placed in Little's division, and in the brigade of Col. Martin of Tennessee, 
with three Mississippi regiments; but Gen. D.H. Maury succeeded Gen. Little, 
when the latter was killed at Iuka, where the Thirty-seventh was first engaged, 
with some loss. The regiment took part in the battle of Corinth, losing heavily 
in casualties. Its brigade commander fell at Corinth, and the Thirty-seventh was 
thrown into a brigade with the Second Texas, and Forty-second Alabama, Hen. John 
C. Moore commanding. The winter was spent in Mississippi, - the regiment 
retreating Holly Springs, and taking part in the repulse of the invaders at 
Chicasa Bayou. Early in 1863 the Thirty-seventh was sent to the Sunflower River, 
but went back in time to take part in the battles of Port Gibson and Baker's 
Creek, where its losses were severe.

The regiment was then a portion of the garrison at Vicksburg, and shared in the 
perils of that siege, where it was captured with the fortress.

Larkin was at the siege of Vicksburg and surrendered with other soldiers in his 
command on July 4th 1863. He was paroled on the 13th of July in 1863. He was 
sent to Mobile with other paroled soldiers and then to Demopolis, Alabama where 
his regiment was exchanged and reformed. His regiment was then sent to 
Chattanooga, Tennessee and the Army of Tennessee to defend Lookout Mountain. The 
regiment lost heavily at Lookout Mountain, and quite a number at Missionary 
Ridge. The winter was passed at Dalton, where Gen. Baker of Barbour took charge 
of the brigade. At Mill-creek Gap, Resaca, Noonday Creek, Kennesaw, and the 
series of battles around Atlanta, the colors of the Thirty-seventh floated at 
the front, as its long list of casualties shows. In one charge at Atlanta, July 
22, its commander and 40 men were killed outright, out of 300 men present. 
During the fall and winter, the Thirty-seventh was on garrision duty at Spanish 
Fort, but moved into North Carolina. It broke the enemy's line at Bentonville, 
and furled its tattered banner a few days later, with 300 of its number present 
of the 1100 with which it took the field.


Larkin survived the war and returned home to Russell County and to his family. 
He and Tabitha were living in Texas Beat in Macon County, Alabama in 1870. The 
nearest Post Office was Tuskegee. A new county of Lee was created in 1866. 
Portions of Tallapoosa, Macon, Russell, and Chambers were taken to make Lee 
County. By 1880 Larkin and his family are living in Rome, Tallapoosa County, 
Alabama. He passed away in 1903 and was buried per a Findagrave memorial at 
Pinegrove Cemetery in Russell County, Alabama. 


Family
Larkin and Tabitha had 10 children



Additional Comments:
The exact location of his grave has not been determined yet in the cemetery. More 
research will be done and added. 

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