Better late than never, I guess! Robert and Elizabeth Robert, Jr. and Margaret Rhea d/o Matthew Benjamin and Mary Johnson Robert and ? John (b. 1793) and Margaret Hilliard (b. l799) Martha Mary and Jesse Carlton John Looney and Margaret Hilliard lived in Marion County, TN. Their log cabin still stands as do their headstones. Their daughter, went by Mary--I think Mary Looney sounds like a happy name (as opposed to Psycho Looney, if you get the drift). Mary's husband Jesse was 44 at the on set of the Civil War and their were still about 10 children at home so his son, Joshua who was a mere 14, went in his place. At War's end, five of the youngest were gone.... I was assisted greatly by Euline Harris of the Marion County Genealogy Society in finding out about the Looneys and Hilliards there. CJ Giarratano

Steve, how do Iget the full report on the Gonzales articles? Thanks, Ovada

Interesting clippings from GONZALES INQUIRER ///Steve Looney/// ============================================================ GONZALES INQUIRER, Tablet #3 of Kathleen Springs Transcriptions Complete. June 1878-May 1879 ============================================================ Price, Looney, Lunatic & Pauper, Accts, Com.Ct., Gonz.Inq. 17 Aug 1878 p3 Price, Looney, keeping pauper, Commissioners Court, Gonz.Inq. 16 Nov 1878 p2 Price, Looney, paid for care of lunatic son, Gonz.Inq. 24 May 1879 p3 ============================================================

I talked with Elizabeth Looney a few weeks ago. She is recovering from her latest ailment. She has both a nurse and a physical therapist visiting her daily. She is getting around with the aid of a walker. Said friends were bringing her more food than she can eat. She can't write much, but can read letters. Said she watches a lot of tv. If anyone has any later news would love to hear it. Mary Lee Murray [email protected]

Let me plug some names in there. First name listed is the Looney child. Sarah Ellen m. Robert Austin b. 24 Oct. 1867 Lucy Virginia C. m. Will Casey b. 10 June 1869 Ada (Ader) Catherine m. Harvey Austin b. 9 Feb 1874 Martha Jane (Mattie) m. Richard Edmund Couch b. 1 May 1871 Mary L. m. George Watkins b. 5 Aug. 1876 Annie M. m. Robert Slagley b. 6 Oct 1878 James Frank m. Minnie Evans b. 25 May 1881 (son) J. W. (only entry with date) b. 11-25-1879 died as infant. This is the same order the children are listed on the family group sheet. Only the last one had a birthdate shown on this sheet. The birthdates noted below each person come from the family record of J. H. Austin. Larry W. Johnson ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2000 6:19 PM Subject: Re: [LOONEY-L] Joseph H. Looney > I have a picture of Joseph Samuel Looney with his wife, Nancy E. Justus, and > 6 daughters and 1 son. > My information shows 9 children, however all I have are initials. > S.E. (probably Sarah Elizabeth) b. 1867 Robert Austin married Sarah Looney > > in1888 > L.V. b. 1869 > M.J. b. 1871 > A.C. b. 1874 > M.L. b. 1876 > A.M. b. 1878 > J.W. b. 1879--d. 1880 > J.F. b. 1881 > G.H. b. 1884--d. 1884 > [email protected] > > > ==== LOONEY Mailing List ==== > If you find a web page somewhere listing Manx, Irish or Scotch surnames > and they don't include LOONEY/LUNA/etc., send them a note to let them > know we're around. The more advertising we have, the more help we get. > >

Thank you so much for this information. I have come across many of these names but was not sure of the connection. How was J.H. Austin related? Thanks again [email protected]

Anyone interested in the Isle of Man records may also find the following link for look up volunteers very helpful. http://www.isle-of-man.com/interests/genealogy/look-up.htm Frank [email protected] wrote: > This from Rootsweb 'Missing Link' Vol 5, No 4. > > ISLE OF MAN. The Isle of Man is small island (220 square miles) > in the center of the Irish Sea. It is not part of the U.K. For > general Manx family history, visit the archival site (5,500 > pages) at <http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Contrib/manx/> > > Unpublished document 200 "Articles of marriage of Looney & Kewley" > is worth a look. mentions Issable, the bride, Alice and Katherine, her > sisters and John, the brides father. Marriage date in 1702. Joe Looney, > witness. bill > > ==== 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]

Steve - Cannot find any connection to John Wesley Hardin on my side of the Looneys or Stubblefields. Did you find any connection on your side ? Wild Bill

There's also the fictionalized-historical account of Ezekiel Proctor & Ned Christie, 2 of the last Cherokee warriors ... the book was Zeke & Ned by Larry McMurtry and Diana Osanna (1997, Pocket Books). In this book, a John Looney rode with Zeke & Ned as part of their Cherokee Militia. ///Steve Looney///

There you go Bettye. Steve to the rescue! Thanks Steve. I knew I'd seen that info somewhere before. Karen At 06:37 PM 2/5/00 -0600, you wrote: >Some info on "Dock" Looney - James Gang. >///Steve Looney/// > >http://hometown.aol.com/jsully7/biograph.htm > > >==== LOONEY Mailing List ==== >Mailing List Archives may be found at: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > (Enter "looney" as the list to be searched - no quotes). > >

Some info on "Dock" Looney - James Gang. ///Steve Looney/// http://hometown.aol.com/jsully7/biograph.htm

FUDDY-DUDDY LOONEY`S ? I FIND THAT SO HARD TO BELIEVE.I`M WITH YOU DARLIN, IT`S FUN TO THINK THAT THE JAMES BOYS MIGHT HAVE HAD A FEW LOONEYS. HAPPY SEARCHING , JACK LOONI E P.S. WHAT TIME IS THAT MONEY TRAIN DUE TO COME ROUND THE BEND?

Yes, more than likely that is the same one. Elizabeth has lived in Washington, D.C. for many years and has been involved in tracing the Looney family for a long time. In fact, she communicated with both my Grandmother (1960s) and my mother (1980s). Larry W Johnson ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2000 12:54 PM Subject: Re: [LOONEY-L] Joseph H. Looney > The Elizabeth Looney everyone keeps referring to - do she live in Washington, > DC area. I talked with an Elizabeth several years ago and wondered if it is > the same one. > > Bettye Looney Bowerman > > > ==== LOONEY Mailing List ==== > This list is dedicated to the search for ancestors of LOONEY, LUNNEY, > LUNA (Scotch-Irish), LEENEY and variations, all of which originated in > County Cork, Ireland. Please refer other researchers to our list. > >

You guys are wonderful. I'll do some research and see what I find. Thanks Steve and Karen. Bettye

5 Feb, Dear Karen, Guess it sometimes pays to be a seasoned citizen! The name "grancer" is seen so often in some of my various family searches. It is a name of respect for the grandfather-Grand Sir. Over time and usage, it just evolves into the easiest family name, Grandsir, or Grancer. Phonics was picturesque back then. Best wishes, Anne Rhea Bruce [email protected] wrote: > Hi Folks: > > I'm very curious to know where the information is coming from which names > our Peter Luna as Peter Grancer Luna , Peter Grancer II, III etc. I > certainly may be in error, but have always understood that "Grancer" and > sometimes "Old Grancer" was a nickname for our Peter (3). Peter (2) didn't > live long enough to be called "Old" anything. Did Peter (3) also not go by > Peter 'Pitman' Luna some? I always took that to mean he didn't have a > middle name or he would have used it and kept the name surname Looney? > Speculation on my part, of course. > > Do any of you all know what Grancer means? I'm thinking someone once told > me it was "Grandfather" in Spanish, but since I don't speak Spanish, I > don't have a clue as to whether that is correct or not. > > In any case, if Grancer was indeed his middle name, then we should use it > as such, but if not, isn't it going to be misleading to others who come > along after us? > > I would appreciate hearing others views regarding this. > > Karen Luna Ray > > ==== 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!

Bettye Seems like a very long time ago (maybe 2 or 3 years) there was something that my sister copied off the internet for me to read regarding this. The name that comes to mind was "Doc" Looney, that was supposed to have been involved with the James gang. I don't remember what branch of the family he was with, or if I still have a copy of that info or not. Maybe some of the others on the list will know. Karen At 02:00 PM 2/5/00 EST, you wrote: >Another rumor that runs in my family is that Jesse and Frank James are >cousins of the Looney's. Also Joe Looney was supposed to have run with Jesse >and Frank when they were called Cantril (I think that is a wrong spelling). >Does anyone have any information on this rumor? > >Bettye Looney Bowerman > > >==== LOONEY Mailing List ==== >Do the Manx LOONEY/LLEWNIEs connect to the Irish LOONEY/O'LOONEYs? >Did the name originate in County Cork in 148 AD with the marriage of >Con of a Hundred Battles (High King of Ireland in 158 AD) to the >daughter of Olollar Ollium, King of Munster? Does it have TWO origins? > >

Don't know about the rumor, but the spelling I've seen is Quantrill (v. Cantrill); my Looney is a Mary Ann(e?) Looney who married an Alexander Hayes Huston in 1895, 1896 or 1897 in Sacramento CA and I have nothing else on her, unfortunately... She was my father's grandmother. Frankly, I'd find it a kick to be related to the James' -- just for the sheer shock value to some fuddy-duddy family members :) Mary Tebbetts

I have a picture of Joseph Samuel Looney with his wife, Nancy E. Justus, and 6 daughters and 1 son. My information shows 9 children, however all I have are initials. S.E. (probably Sarah Elizabeth) b. 1867 Robert Austin married Sarah Looney in1888 L.V. b. 1869 M.J. b. 1871 A.C. b. 1874 M.L. b. 1876 A.M. b. 1878 J.W. b. 1879--d. 1880 J.F. b. 1881 G.H. b. 1884--d. 1884 [email protected]

============================================================ Lawrence County, MO 1850 Federal Census 22 454 458 LOONEY Sampson 46 M Farmer TENN 23 454 458 LOONEY Sarah 38 F TENN 24 454 458 LOONEY Caroline 19 F MS 25 454 458 LOONEY Nancy 18 F MO 26 454 458 LOONEY joseph 17 M Farmer MO 27 454 458 LOONEY Mary 15 F MO 28 454 458 LOONEY Minerva 11 F MO 29 454 458 LOONEY Marion 9 M MO 30 454 458 LOONEY James 7 M MO 31 454 458 LOONEY William 6 M MO 32 454 458 LOONEY John 4 M MO 33 454 458 LOONEY N N 5/12 F MO ============================================================ Bollinger County, MO Marriage Book LOONEY, Louisa J KELLEMS, William J F 01-Mar-1881 LOONEY, Mary RAMSEY, George 24-Oct-1880 LOONEY, Sarah SMITH, John F 03-May-1875 LOONEY, William WRIGHT, Nancy J 16-Jan-1879 ============================================================ ROSE HILL CEMETERY, Breckenridge, Caldwell County, Missouri LOONEY, Charles E., 1929-1944 LOONEY, Glen Edward, Sept. 3, 1917 Sept. 15, 1983 LOONEY, Katheryn D., Nov. 20, 1892 Mar. 16, 1967 Glenn R., Aug. 2, 1896 Jun. 12, 1965 LOONEY, Chatlie A., wife of H.H., Feb. 5, 1853 Jun. 21, 1918 LOONEY, George, Oct. 14, 1857 Jul. 12, 1933 Sarah Rarden, Sept. 25, 1859 Apr. 18, 1941 ============================================================ Ripley Co, Missouri marriages LOONEY, FRANCIS COX, NANCY 24 FEB 1891 LOONEY, SALLIE NIPPS, WILLIAM J. 1 OCT 1891 ============================================================ Master Index for Obituary Books I-VIII - Caldwell County, Missouri Looney George 1 558 Looney James H. 3 176 Looney Sarah (Mrs. George) 5 712 ============================================================ Obituary Index 1991-1995 - Caldwell County, Missouri Looney Roger R. 1992 136 Looney James W. 1991 50 Looney Frank E. 1992 136 ============================================================ Graceland Cemetery Conway Missouri Laclede County Located on ZZ highway in Conway Looney,Rebecca 26 Aug 1890 - 29 Mar 1975 Joseph A. 8 Feb 1861 - 8 Feb 1932 Looney,Myrtle 1898 - 1969 Clint 1898 - Looney,Andrew J. 11 Aug 1918 - 30 Mar 1971 ============================================================ [From the Supplement to The Laclede County Republican dated Friday, June 7, 1918.] Real Estate Transfers. March 2, 1918. George Looney, of Allen county, Kansas, to I. G. Waters: 40 acres in 19-36-16. March 2, 1918. Henry and Sallie Looney, of Lafayette county, to T. G. Waters: 40 acres in 19-36-16 -- $21. September 9, 1897. R. H. and Ruth Vaughn to G. A. Looney: Tract in 18-36-16 and 19-36-16 --$40. ============================================================ MYRTLE CEMETERY, Oregon Co., MO Myrtle, Mo. Sec 35Twp 22 R3W (Myrtle TWP) Location: Appx. 1/4 mile north of downtown Myrtle on County Rd 273 North to Cemetery. Luster Looney Caldwell, 19 Sep 1908, 18 Dec 1986 Looney, Jonathan, 29 Jan 1887 age 4Oyrs. 1 mo, 16 das. Looney, Thresa, died 1908 ============================================================ Caldwell County, Missouri Atlas 1876 Looney, J. 03-56-26 Looney, J.H. 34-57-26 ============================================================ Caldwell County, Missouri Atlas 1897 Looney, H.H. 34-57-26 Looney, W.W. 34-57-26 ============================================================ BETHEL CEMETERY, Caldwell Co., MO To 1992 LOONEY, Wilburn D., Apr. 10,1931 Mar. 3, 1968 Cpl. U.S. Army ============================================================ COMMENTARIES ON GRAVEYARDS OF CALDWELL AND ADJOINING COUNTIES BOWMAN CEMETERY, NORTH OF HAMILTON Another early family in Daviess and Caldwell counties is the Borden family. Franklin Borden (1835-1893) and wife Ellen were settlers in 1867 in Caldwell county then moved over into Daviess before 1870. They were parents of George Borden of Hamilton. They have a young son Lemon there, a daughter Mrs. DELLA LOONEY (unmarked) and another daughter, Mrs. Mike McCrary, who committed suicide through illness. There are also infants graves of the family. ============================================================ Barks Chapel Cemetery, Cape Girardeau County, MO Looney, Lester, T., 1929 to 1964 Looney, Mildred Norma Dec. 12, 1925 to June 22, 1986 ============================================================ CAPE GIRARDEAU CO. MISSOURI 1890 SPECIAL ENUMERATION-VETERANS CENSUS National Archives Microfilm No. M123-28 Julia R. widow of Looney, Oliver P., No Unit Given Louisa C. widow of William R. Looney, 2 MO Art =========================================================== RIVERVIEW-SWEANY CEMETERY, Dallas Co., MO LOONEY, DANIEL B. MAR 6, 1907 D. OCT 20, 1990 LOONEY, VIRGINIA B. NOV 5, 1918 D. JUL 1973 =========================================================== St. Francois Co. Missouri Marriages 1819-1866 LOONEY, ELIZA JANE ALEXANDER, REUBEN 12/27/46 =========================================================== FORSYTH HIGH SCHOOL, FORSYTH, TANEY COUNTY, MISSOURI CLASS OF 1928 AMY LEE LOONEY, VIOLINIST HENRIETTA LOONEY, PIANIST =========================================================== COWGILL CEMETERY, Cowgill, Caldwell County, Missouri To 1993 Looney, L. Maude (Rougemont) 20 Jun 1890-30 May 1980 =========================================================== MO Carroll County Marriages Looney, Billy Joe Winfrey, Linda Carol 30 Mar 1980 =========================================================== FOUR MILE CEMETERY, Dallas Co., MO LOONEY, DIANA V. BURD B. FEB 11, 1934 D. =========================================================== Laurel Oak Cemetery aka: Windsor City Cemetery Windsor, Henry Co, MO GAROUTTE, Charles Looney - b: Jan 26 1878 - d: Sep 11 1952 STONE, Mary Louisa BLADES GAROUTTE - b: Jul 7 1880 - d: Jun 6 1966 - 1st m: Charles Looney GAROUTTE - bur: L0815 GD - sp: Mary Louisa BLADES - bur: L0815 GC =========================================================== STRICKLIN CEMETERY, Iron Co., MO LOONEY, Dave died 14 July 1974 age 93 yr 7mo 24da =========================================================== Early Lawerence County Marriage Records Looney, Mary Lambert, Woodford July l. 1855 =========================================================== Stoddard Co. MO Special Enumeration 1890 Union Veterans Census Stephen Looney, US Sol ============================================================ /// END ///

Info posted "as found" on the web. ///Steve Looney/// ============================================================ HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE SKETCH OF POLK COUNTY MISSOURI FIRST ENTRY OF LANDS, RECORDING OF DEEDS, ETC. >From the records of the U. S. Land Office at Springfield, we learn that government lands in Polk County were first opened to entry in the fall of 1837. The first entry was made by William Jamison, commissioner of Polk County, October 5th, 1837. The land first entered was that on which the town of Bolivar was built. R. K. Payne, JOHN LOONEY, and Washington Williams entered lands in the same year, which are now embraced within the limits of Looney township. LOONEY TOWNSHIP Looney Township, named in honor of BENJ. LOONEY, who settled there in 1833 and died in 1875 ... Among the earliest may be mentioned John Mooney who settled near the present town of Brighton, Richard Saye, Samuel Asher, John and David Ross; Aaron, Gideon and Nelson Ruyle, J. N. Sloan, JOHN and BENJ. LOONEY, Jacob, Thomas and Smith Lemmon, Joseph Tuck, Pittman and Thomas Woolard, W. W. McNight, James Faulkner, Charner DeGraffenreid, Nathaniel Herndon, Daniel and Martin Harpool, Wm. Maxey, William Daly, Hartwell Johnson, Wm. Winton, Hugh Boyd, Robert E. Acock, Abram and John Slagle and Abram Sears. JACKSON TOWNSHIP Jackson Township lies in the southwest corner adjoining Greene and Dade Counties ... Among the first settlers were ISAAC LOONEY, Michael Crow, Adam Zumwalt, Isaac Ruth, James Malicoat, Jeremiah Acuff, Woods Hamilton, Berry Coats, Jonathin Rice, Thomas Burros, Joseph Linn, Middleton Lane, Henry and James King, John McClure, Anguish New, Thomas J. Kelly, Bletcher Holder and several families of the Potters and Mitchells. ============================================================