My husband found this offered for sale in the Waterfront living catalog, (1-800-341-5280). It is a plaque, hand painted, and advertises "The Looney Bin". "Abnormality is the normality at this locality". It features a Loon swimming on a lake. Price: 24.95, size: 16" W x 9 3/4" H. Julianne Mevis

Hi Guys, In the off chance you haven't already found this site, http://personal.pitnet.net/primarysources You might want to check it out. Lots of interesting stuff. Complete text from Fox's Book of Martyrs. Chapter 18 addresses the attitudes toward the Quakers in Bostin in the mid 17th century. This site is an unbelievable wealth of information and wonderful old maps. Carol

Hey Bettye, sounds like a good idea. What, When & Where? I'm having my carpet cleaned Saturday a.m. so maybe 6 -7 p.m.? Let me know, I'd like to join in. Ginny Ayers Spann VASPANN @aol.com Houston, TX USA Researching: Ayers, Byrom, Green, Fowler, Kyle, Looney & Seabolt

--part1_94.20910b8.2609a3a4_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Would anyone on this list be interested in a Looney Chat this Saturday? I've only visited a chat room once and that was with the message below. Bettye Looney Bowerman --part1_94.20910b8.2609a3a4_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-zc01.mx.aol.com (rly-zc01.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.1]) by air-zc05.mail.aol.com (v70.19) with ESMTP; Mon, 20 Mar 2000 09:37:28 -0500 Received: from mcmail1.about.com ([206.132.96.13]) by rly-zc01.mx.aol.com (v70.20) with ESMTP; Mon, 20 Mar 2000 09:37:05 -0500 Received: from mail1.about.com [206.132.96.13] by mcmail1.about.com (AltaVista Mail V2.0/2.0 BL23 listener) id 0000_01fe_38d6_36a8_c0e5; Mon, 20 Mar 2000 09:33:12 -0500 Received: from oemcomputer (sdn-ar-001alhuntp054.dialsprint.net [158.252.123.38]) by with SMTP (MailShield v1.5); Mon, 20 Mar 2000 09:33:11 -0500 Message-ID: <[email protected]> From: "Huntsville Guide" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Looney Chat Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 08:35:18 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Bettye: How would Saturdays at 6:30 pm Eastern, 5:30 pm Central work? I have the African American chat listed there now but am going to have to move it to another time slot. Let me know... Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2000 10:20 PM Subject: Re: Looney Chat > I just got back from out of town. Let me catch my breath from all the > e-mail. I made the mistake of getting on the > [email protected] > [email protected] > and came back to over 500 emails. May have to postpone it until next week. > Is that OK? > > Bettye Looney Bowerman > --part1_94.20910b8.2609a3a4_boundary--

CJ: My Crouch line has been traced to Montgomery Co., VA mid 1870's. The 12 children scattered west going to TN, then KY, then IN, then IL, and on down to MO. Pat

Hello Pat Just out of curiosity, do you know where your Crouch ancestor was from? I have Crouchs from Wilkes County, NC. Nancy Crouch married Lewis Carlton who moved the family to Marion/Hamilton County area of TN. Their son, Jesse Carlton married Mary Looney. CJ

Unless you have "documented" your data yourself...you may want to look at the Tilton Manuscripts online. Good Luck Ginny Ayers Spann VASPANN @aol.com Houston, TX USA Researching: Ayers, Byrom, Green, Fowler, Kyle, Looney & Seabolt

=============================== New Salem Cemetery, Tippah Co., MS Luna, Alvie 9/03/1876 3/17/1953 wife of H. P. Luna, Arnold Othan 10/02/1910 9/30/1912 Luna, E. 1855 1960 Luna, Elizabeth 6/11/1955 11/26/1910 wife of W. S. Luna, H. P. 7/24/1864 3/13/1933 Luna, Hettie M. 8/11/1878 6/24/1953 wife of W. H. Luna, infant born and died 11/17/1917 dau. of Carl and Annie Luna, infant born and died 11/7/1922 dau. of Carl and Annie Luna, Isaac D. 1/26/1839 10/01/1863 Luna, J. A. 8/22/1886 5/29/1911 Luna, James T. 12/24/1869 4/30/1943 Luna, James Taylor 10/08/1882 7/24/1957 Luna, John Smith 1807 1885 Luna, L. L. 2/05/1833 2/24/1919 Luna, Lunsford L. 1877 1953 Luna, Lura B. 10/14/1915 wife of W. J. Luna, Margaret Rowland MOTHER by W. S. and H. P. Rowland Luna, Mary Newsom Yopp 5/14/1940 12/27/1911 wife of W. L. Luna, Sara Byrd 6/16/1874 10/22/1948 wife of J. T. Luna, Sara D. Currin 1810 1858 Luna, Sarah V. Blair 1816 1921 wife of L. L. Luna, W. James 7/04/1915 11/13/1958 Luna, W. S. 2/20/1850 6/20/1932 Luna, William Tate 2/03/1910 11/27/1962 Luna, Willis Glover 9/28/1882 2/08/1953 Luna, Wm. H. 8/02/1874 6/26/1950 Luna, Wm. L. 7/24/1829 5/08/1919 ===============================

DECATUR COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - Decaturville City Cemetery Luna, Infant, d. 9/30/1910, "Infant of J. H. & Francis Luna" Luna, Ella B., 1883-1953, "Mother" footstone/ Luna, Joseph A., 1878-1937, "Father" footstone Luna, J. H., d. 11/26/1917, "Age 63 Ys 8 Ms 8 Ds" Luna, Lewis, d. 1/1969, "63 Years of Age" [not found in 1990; reported in UDC transcription as taken from a temporary marker] Luna, Lois, 10/26/1910-9/18/1911, "Dau. of J. A. & E. B. Luna" =============================

============================ HISTORY OF BUCHANAN COUNTY By H. Claude Pobst The oldest small grant issued to anyone who might have settled thereon, so far as I have been able to ascertain, was an 180 acre grant issued to James Catesby Madison and others, devisees of Rev. James Madison. The survey on which the grant was based is dated December 24, 1783, and the grant was issued March 2, 1856. Richard Yates was the father of Almarine and Richard Yates, and he conveyed to Robert Looney, the father of Charlie Looney. One of the Fredericks in 1832 conveyed his 124 acre grant to John Yates. Hannibal A. Compton, former Commissioner of the Revenue of the county, says in his history written for the 1958 Centennial, that Robert Looney came first to the county, and then Joseph and John Looney in 1823. In some of the histories it is stated that the Looneys came from Botetourt County, Virginia, but other writers say they came from Tazewell County. I am inclined to believe that they came from Botetourt to that part of Tazewell County which afterwards became Buchanan County. ============================

BlankHello, I am new to the list and am interested in corresponding with other kinfolk in this line. Please make additions or corrections, most of this is undocumented by me. I have gotten bits and pieces over the years from others. Thanks, Janet Direct Descendants of John Looney 1 John Looney b: Bet. 1643 - 1685 in Ballagilley Farm KM Isle of Man Ireland d: Bet. 1683 - 1766 ** +Lewellyn??? 2 Robert Sr. Looney b: 1692 in Ballagilley Farm Maughold Parish Isle of Mann, Ireland d: September 14, 1769 in Botetrout Co VA **** +Elizabeth Lewellyn b: Abt. 1699 in Isle of Mann, Ireland m: 1720 in Isle of Man d: Aft. 1770 in Augusta Co VA ** 3 Absalom Sr. Looney b: 1729 in Isle of Mann, Ireland d: September 28, 1791 in Bluefield Botetourt Co VA ****** +Margaret 'Peggy' Eleanor Moore m: 1750 in Augusta Co (Now Rockbridge) VA d: Bef. 1791 **** 4 Michael Sr. Looney b: 1755 in Botetort Augusta Co VA d: November 12, 1820 in Hawkins Co TN ******** +Temperance Cross b: 1750 in Ireland m: in VA d: 1830 in TN ******* 5 Absalom David Looney b: March 05, 1790 d: December 12, 1862 *********** +Sarah Jane Starnes b: January 30, 1799 in Craig Co VA m: 1819 d: February 08, 1874 ********* 6 Mary Ann Looney b: July 02, 1825 in Hawkins Co TN d: January 06, 1883 in Hancock Co TN ************* +Joseph Young Campbell b: February 16, 1818 in Hawkins Co TN m: May 23, 1850 in Hawkins Co TN d: January 28, 1909 in Rutledge Grainger Co TN *********** 7 Lora Victory Campbell b: September 22, 1859 in Sneedville Hancock Co TN d: August 14, 1892 in Sneedville Hancock Co TN *************** +William Bedford Horner b: February 19, 1851 in Hawkins Co TN m: August 02, 1877 d: January 19, 1911 in Sneedville Hancock Co TN ************* 8 Myrtle Quinnie Horner b: December 31, 1882 in Sneedville Hancock Co TN d: November 27, 1918 in Sneedville Hancock Co TN ***************** +George Washington Harrison b: September 03, 1879 in Sneedville Hancock Co TN m: July 09, 1899 d: March 30, 1956 in Sneedville Hancock Co TN **************** 9 William Bedford Harrison b: December 08, 1902 in Sneedville Hancock Co TN d: February 08, 1985 in Daytona Beach Volusia Co FL ******************** +Flora Clide Henry b: March 07, 1904 in Gate City Scott Co VA m: December 20, 1931 in Pineville KY d: October 20, 1987 in Daytona Beach Volusia Co FL ****************** 10 Phillis Dare Harrison (living) ********************** +Henry Carl Mancke (living) ******************** 11 Janet Dare Mancke (living - ME) ************************ +Pershing Morgan Jr. Jones (living)

Terry: Among other things would like to know if these Looney's are from the Joseph(1) and Jean Bowen line. We have looked for years for a connection for our Joseph Looney b. ca 1842-44 in TN. Not much to go on but we know for almost certain he was in Hamilton Co. TN in 1860 where he married. By mid-1870's he had migrated to SE Missouri. Can only assume the migration was direct from Hamilton Co. TN to Wayne/Bollinger Co., MO. Pat

Hi, I have just joined this list and I am looking forward to talking to all of you great people. I am a Looney by marriage. My husband is descended from the Robert (1), Adam (2), Robert (3), Noah (4), Morgan Harbin (5). I have been doing Looney research off and on for almost 20 years by myself except for the correspondence help of a couple of wonderful people--Varney Graves of Fayetteville, GA (an authority on Morgan Harbin Looney) and the wonderful Liz Looney in Washington, DC. I have only recently started researching on-line for Looneys and was amazed! Wednesday night I found Larry Johnson's wonderful web-site, and I really want to thank you Larry for all your hard work. Through Larry's site I found the Tilson book (another big thank you to the ones who entered all of that on-line), Jim Sullivan's great Looney Family Homepage (lots of great stuff, but I was especially thrilled to find Mary Lee Murray's photos of the Ballagilley croft remains and Maughold graveyard), Ed & Tracy Looney's great Welcome to The Looney Family page (the Elsie Stroud booklets are a treasure and I was estatic to find the Cubbin notes), and Steve Looney's Native American Looneys page (didn't know about that branch--very interesting). Thank you all for so generously sharing research that I know took a LONG time to gather and place on the web-sites. (Their URLs seem to be at the bottom of each message I checked in the archives. If you haven't been to their sites yet--I know Floyd hasn't--GO!) I am ever in your debt and I hope to repay you very soon. My Manx Query is that in April we are going back to Man. We were there for a very short weekend in June of 1998 and didn't have time or realize the import to search for Ballagilley. But we did go to the Kirk (church) at Maughold (which a native told us is pronounced "Morn") to see the wonderful Manx Crosses--we have become enamoured of Celtic Crosses. We were amazed to find Looney graves in the graveyard. Later we found shops in Ramsey and Peel with Looney names, though we didn't have time for chats with the owners. The island is so beautiful. We wanted to see as much as possible. The village at Creggnash (sp?) is a fantasticaly preserved croft village. (If you haven't seen the movie Waking Ned Devine, see it--it was mostly filmed there.) I can imagine Robert being born in a very similar croft. So, on to my question. (Yes, I know I am too long-winded!) To prevent duplication of efforts that have gone before, what do we KNOW about Robert (1) Looney's and his wife's (Barbara Stover???--don't know the documentation on her either) Manx heritage? I found parents and sibling on the LDS site, but have not had a chance to contact the people there. Since they said Robert's parents (they had John and Llewellen--good Welsh last name) and siblings were all born and died in Augusta Co. VA. With their having John born Abt. 1604 prior to the colony of Jamestown, this research did not seem very valid to me. Especially since I knew approx. when Robert et. al. arrived and moved to VA. So I guess my real question is what is the documentation of Robert Looney being from Ballagilley? I have the Ed Sayle No. American Manx Assoc. article (Spring 1974) and that and Tilson seem to be the source of all the "Robert Looney, a Manx farmer from Ballagilley, Maughold" quotes. In my quick skim of the April archives of this list last night, it seems we still don't know the ship Robert and family came over. (I searched in the PA archives about 15 years ago and no luck.) So how do we know he came from Ballagilley? I'm sure this is old stuff to many of you , so if you will point me towards the correct source or reference in the archives, I will be glad to find it myself. I started searching for Robert (1) on the web so I could know as much as possible about him before I went back to Man. When I go, I want to try to find out more, so all help will be appreciated and all information I find I will be glad to share. Teresa McVeigh Louisville, KY (No kin--so far--to Timothy, but descended from James McVeigh, b. c. 1819 in Ireland or the Isle of Man, and came to GA from Man in the 1830s. So you see I have another reason to go back to Man besides the beauty of it all.)

FYI - and the web pages are located at: http://www.mindspring.com/~mozark/LnyGen.html ///Steve Looney///

FYI - Made some changes to my web pages. More Wm (4) Looney family info: 1) Summary of Wm (4) Loony and family in NE AR / SE MO 2) Brief note on Wm (4) Looney, Sarah Felkner, & "Gravelly Bill" Looney. 3) An image from the Family Record of Mary Ann Stubblefield (2nd wife of Epps (5) Looney). 4) 1840-1890 Randolph Co census info pertaining to the children of Wm and Rhoda Looney. Regards, ///Steve Looney///

Welcome to our list...I really think ALL Looney's are related... (((((SMILE))))))))) Terry Researching A*l*l*e*n, B*a*r*ne*t*t,B*e*n*n*e*t*t,F*a*r*m*e*r,G*r*e*s*s,G*o*r*r*e*l*l H*e*i*k*e*s,H*o*c*h,L*o*o*n*e*y,M*i*t*c*h*e*l*l,P*a*r*k*e*r,P*a*u*l*u*s,S*n* y*d*e*r ----- Original Message ----- From: Soheyr Azar <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2000 8:51 AM Subject: [LOONEY-L] Intro, Thank Yous, and Robert Looney Manx Query > Hi, > > I have just joined this list and I am looking forward to talking to all of > you great > people. I am a Looney by marriage. My husband is descended from the > Robert (1), Adam (2), Robert (3), Noah (4), Morgan Harbin (5). > > I have been doing Looney research off and on for almost 20 years by myself > except for the correspondence help of a couple of wonderful people--Varney > Graves of Fayetteville, GA (an authority on Morgan Harbin Looney) and the > wonderful Liz Looney in Washington, DC. I have only recently started > researching on-line for Looneys and was amazed! Wednesday night I > found Larry Johnson's wonderful web-site, and I really want to thank you > Larry for all your hard work. Through Larry's site I found the Tilson book > (another > big thank you to the ones who entered all of that on-line), Jim Sullivan's > great Looney Family Homepage (lots of great stuff, but I was especially > thrilled > to find Mary Lee Murray's photos of the Ballagilley croft remains and > Maughold > graveyard), Ed & Tracy Looney's great Welcome to The Looney Family page > (the Elsie Stroud booklets are a treasure and I was estatic to find the > Cubbin > notes), and Steve Looney's Native American Looneys page (didn't know > about that branch--very interesting). Thank you all for so generously > sharing research that I know took a LONG time to gather and place on the > web-sites. (Their URLs seem to be at the bottom of each message I checked > in the archives. If you haven't been to their sites yet--I know Floyd > hasn't--GO!) I am ever in your debt and I hope to repay you very soon. > > My Manx Query is that in April we are going back to Man. We were there for > a very short weekend in June of 1998 and didn't have time or realize the > import to search for Ballagilley. But we did go to the Kirk (church) at > Maughold > (which a native told us is pronounced "Morn") to see the wonderful Manx > Crosses--we have become enamoured of Celtic Crosses. We were amazed to > find Looney graves in the graveyard. Later we found shops in Ramsey and > Peel with Looney names, though we didn't have time for chats with the > owners. > The island is so beautiful. We wanted to see as much as possible. The > village at Creggnash (sp?) is a fantasticaly preserved croft village. (If > you > haven't seen the movie Waking Ned Devine, see it--it was mostly filmed > there.) > I can imagine Robert being born in a very similar croft. > > So, on to my question. (Yes, I know I am too long-winded!) To prevent > duplication of efforts that have gone before, what do we KNOW about Robert > (1) > Looney's and his wife's (Barbara Stover???--don't know the documentation on > > her either) Manx heritage? I found parents and sibling on the LDS site, but > have not had a chance to contact the people there. Since they said Robert's > parents (they had John and Llewellen--good Welsh last name) and siblings > were all born and died in Augusta Co. VA. With their having John born Abt. > 1604 prior to the colony of Jamestown, this research did not seem very > valid to me. Especially since I knew approx. when Robert et. al. arrived > and moved to VA. So I guess my real question is what is the documentation > of Robert Looney being from Ballagilley? I have the Ed Sayle No. American > Manx Assoc. article (Spring 1974) and that and Tilson seem to be the source > of all the "Robert Looney, a Manx farmer from Ballagilley, Maughold" > quotes. In my quick skim of the April archives of this list last night, it > seems we still don't know the ship Robert and family came over. (I searched > in the PA archives about 15 years ago and no luck.) So how do we know he > came from Ballagilley? I'm sure this is old stuff to many of you , so if > you will point me towards the correct source or reference in the archives, > I will be glad to find it myself. I started searching for > Robert (1) on the web so I could know as much as possible about him before > I went back to Man. When I go, I want to try to find out more, so all help > will > be appreciated and all information I find I will be glad to share. > > Teresa McVeigh > Louisville, KY > > (No kin--so far--to Timothy, but descended from James McVeigh, b. c. 1819 > in Ireland or the Isle of Man, and came to GA from Man in the 1830s. So you > see I have another reason to go back to Man besides the beauty of it all.) > > > > ==== LOONEY Mailing List ==== > See our HomePages at > http://Members.AOL.Com/jsully7 (Descendants of Robert Lunney) or > http://www.Flash.Net/~johnsonl (Includes Leroy W. Tilton's work) or > http://Welcome.to/TheLooneyFamily (Elsie Stroud's Works) or > http://www.mindspring.com/~mozark (Native American Looneys - John) > > __________________________________________ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html

Floyd, I don't think I'd pay $40 for a census search. There is too much good free information out there. You can check many Census records yourself for free at most libraries. There is also lots of free information out there on the internet. When you figure out a few more details about your family, like dates and places of birth, siblings, parents, etc. things will just fall into place. There is a lot of history already researched and documented on the various Looney lines here in America back to the early 1700s. Check out Tilton's Manuscripts on the Looney family posted to my homepage: http://www.flash.net/~johnsonl/ There are several other Looney family homepages out there which you will find often referenced at the bottom of some of these Looney Discussion Group messages. Welcome to the group. Larry W Johnson Southlake, TX ----- Original Message ----- From: Floyd Looney <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 11:09 PM Subject: [LOONEY-L] My first message... > My name is Floyd Geron Looney, my father's name is Billy Floyd Looney and his father is Oscar Theodore Looney (uncle or brother possibly named Lou) . My father was born in 'Paul's Valley' Oklahoma. I am not too sure about any other geneology.(Hey, so we don't have records) There is a John and a Arthur Looney in there somewhere- I believe as my fathers brothers. I promise to ask my father but at 68 his memory is going. > > I understand that I can have a census search for my grandfather from 1930 for $40, Has anyone else done this? Is it accurate? > > I believe my grandfathers wife (my grandfather) was Ala Mae (I don't how thats spelled) Williams and was from Missouri. > > To throw any research further off, we believe we may have some Native American stock too. It seems, possibly, that Oscar T Looney's father married a full blood Choctaw. Since my middle name is Geron I have been telling people 'wrong tribe' a lot lately. > > The welome message from the list mentioned O'Looney in England. I stopped by a pub in New Orleans and saw O'Looney on a copy of an old map. I should have bought a copy of the dang poster. > > As you can see, we don't know much about our family history. > > Thanks > Floyd Geron Looney > > > ==== LOONEY Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe, send a message to [email protected] > with the command UNSUBSCRIBE as the only line in the message's body. > If you're in digest, send it to [email protected] > >

Pat this two individuals are in our line (same people/same time) but I think maybe we shot off in another direction just prior to them...What exactly are you looking for? Maybe I an help... Terry Researching Allen, Barnett,Bennett,Farmer,Gress,Gorrell Heikes,Hoch,Looney,Mitchell,Parker,Paulus,Snyder ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2000 10:06 AM Subject: [LOONEY-L] Meigs Co. TN 1840 > How many in the group, other than Jim Sullivan, descend from the Lewallen > and/or Joseph Looney Jr. who were in Meigs Co., TN in 1840? Am particularly > interested in any lines that would have migrated to N Arkansas and SE > Missouri. > > Thanks, Pat > > > ==== LOONEY Mailing List ==== > Were there 12 brothers that arrived in Boston from Ireland in the 1850s? > Help us find them. Robert's family isn't the only LOONEYs out there! > And, other Manx LOONEYs who came later than Robert are on our list! > > __________________________________________ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html

How many in the group, other than Jim Sullivan, descend from the Lewallen and/or Joseph Looney Jr. who were in Meigs Co., TN in 1840? Am particularly interested in any lines that would have migrated to N Arkansas and SE Missouri. Thanks, Pat

Ginny, Thank you very much for the census link - that really is helpful and the most comprehensive index of census online I have seen so far. Floyd, I was interested in your posting if only because my Looney g grandparents - William and Nancy Jane of Harpersville, Shelby County Al - had twins. They seem to crop up a lot in our family! Good luck in your familysearch. Frank [email protected] wrote: > Floyd, > > Save your $40! Go to the nearest Genealogical Library and look on the microfilm/microfische...its free! There are also some census online. Try censuslinks.com > > Glad to have you w/us. > > Ginny