Is this legal? Wonder who that is? Nita

To Rhonda and Karen, I almost choked, too. How could anyone make such a mistake? The true cost of our book can be found on our website at www.looneybook.com Madge Crane

Just my personal opinion, but I'm betting it is legal. . . selling a used book and the seller can price it at whatever they want. "Buyer Beware".. . and all that stuff. The buyer would be the one who would be obligated to shop around for the best price. I don't know how you go about listing it with Amazon, but I'm wondering if the way to handle it wouldn't be to let it be known its available and at your price. It sets my teeth on edge and I can't even imagine the feeling you must have about it! Karen At 08:34 PM 12/1/2003 -0500, you wrote: >Is this legal? Wonder who that is? > >Nita > > >==== LOONEY Mailing List ==== >If you're having problems, the listowners can be contacted via E-Mail >at EGLooney@USA.Net (Ed); JSully7@AOL.Com (Sully) or our beloved >listmistress, Pat Davis at PatLDavis@AOL.Com

Well, I would be interested in hearing how this plays out! Karen At 11:11 PM 12/1/2003 +0000, you wrote: >I almost choked when I found this: > >http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/offering/list/-/0966432118/all/ref=dp_pb_a/104-0995398-0656744 > >Madge, I think someone is trying to rip you off, or sure is making money! > >I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving and you find that elusive >ancestor by Christmas! > >Rhonda > >________________________________________________________________ >The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! >Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! >Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! > > >==== LOONEY Mailing List ==== >Was "John" Robert's father? or brother? Was Robert's wife Elizabeth? Was >she a Stover or Llewellen? Was John's wife also a Llewellen (did sisters >marry brothers?)? How many of Robert's siblings and neices/nephews came >to America, too? Help us solve these mysteries today on the LOONEY list.

Received this information from another list and thought it may be of interest to some..... Hello Everyone: We have posted a list of early VA immigrants that should be of help to those of you who may be having problems with establishing your early lines there. This concerns the Children Ordered Sent to Virginia 1618-1642 and contains a listing of 468 children, including 337 before the Mayflower landed in 1620! We have also included information on the reason for these relocations here so you can better understand why this practice happened during that time period. This would represent many thousands of lines and could be a reason why you may be having problems with your early people there. You will find the list located on the web site at; http://www.linkline.com/personal/xymox/ Once you get there you will be looking for the link Family Pages Index which you will enter. On the Family Index Page enter CHILDREN SENT TO VA 1618-1642. Everyone has FREE access to all our web site and the reports contained there. Enjoy Harold Oliver America's First Families

Could someone please list the children of ROBERT LOONEY and ELIZABETH LLEWELLAN? I have seen lists with various numbers of children from 11-15. Thanks. Benne M.

The "P.A. Looney" Store was actually "F.A. Looney" Store. This was the store owned by Francis (Frank) A. Looney, who was born and raised in Lawrence County, Ala. coming to Bosque Co., Texas soon after the Civil War with his father, mother and siblings. F.A. Looney is my g-grandfather. Anthony Looney earlier sent me a copy of this picture and it appears to actually say "F.A. Looney & Sons", but it is extremely hard to make out clearly. Sitting in front center of the picture with his hat cocked back and with the banjo on his knee is my grandfather, Dennis A. Looney, son of F.A. Looney. I believe the others seated next to D.A. Looney with musical instruments are his brothers. F.A. Looney may be the older gentleman in the picture with the beard standing in the doorway directly behind D.A. Looney. F.A. Looney did have a beard and that gentleman is the only one in the picture with a beard. D.A. Looney married Emma McBride in Sourlake, TX in 1903 and later they named one of his daughters "Gladys Looney" after the town of Gladys City, Texas. This group of Looney's were predominately farmers and they moved all over Texas. My grandfather documented these moves in several letters and I have combined the letters posted the contents to my web site. The M.B. Looney in question is not one I recognize as being in my branch of the Looney family. Since an earlier note described him as coming from Dallas, I would suspect that he may be related to the Judge Benjamin F. Looney that was from Dallas and this Judge Looney furnished so much information to Leroy Tilton for his Looney Family Manuscripts. If anyone is unfamiliar with these manuscripts and would like to see a complete transcription of all 8 parts, please visit my web page at: http://home.flash.net/~johnsonl/ Larry W. Johnson Southlake, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melinda Roberts" <jeepers-ct@chouteautel.com> To: <LOONEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 11:20 PM Subject: Re: [LOONEY-L] M. B. Looney > Anthony, > > I was doing a search on the net of SpindleTop and saw that there was a P.A. > Looney Grocery around there....wonder if there was a relationship between > the owner and M.B. Looney....You can view a picture at > http://americanconstructor.com/framegeneral.htm as well as other pictures of > the the area... > > Melinda Roberts > > > ==== LOONEY Mailing List ==== > Was "John" Robert's father? or brother? Was Robert's wife Elizabeth? Was > she a Stover or Llewellen? Was John's wife also a Llewellen (did sisters > marry brothers?)? How many of Robert's siblings and neices/nephews came > to America, too? Help us solve these mysteries today on the LOONEY list. >

Anthony, I was doing a search on the net of SpindleTop and saw that there was a P.A. Looney Grocery around there....wonder if there was a relationship between the owner and M.B. Looney....You can view a picture at http://americanconstructor.com/framegeneral.htm as well as other pictures of the the area... Melinda Roberts

Hello Did you get a reply? I live in Denver and could try to turn this up for you if you don't already have a reply. CJ

Hello there Yes Benjamin Looney III was my ggggrandfather, born in 1796 in Tenn. I am not sure who he was married to. It may have been a Holder but it was not Samantha Ann Holder she married Benjamins cousin whoes name was also Benjamin Looney.Some time around 1838-1840 Benjamins wife died and he was left to raise 9 children one of them being Anthony Stewart Looney born in 1825. There was also another Anthony Stewart (spelled Stuart) Looney born in 1833 they were cousins. I have alot of info on them and civil war records as well. I have my line all the way back to Robert Looney SR. If there is anything you would like let me know. I also have a family picture of most of Benjamin Looney III children. Steven D Looney

Hi Melinda - I am intrigued by early oil exploration in Texas, having been born and reared in the Texas "oil patch". I have a picture of the Looney store as illustrated in the book "Spindletop". The P. A. Looney store was actually owned by D. A. (Dennis Asbury) Looney. I believe the the D was misinterpreted as actually a D. I corresponded with a descendant of D. A. who said that D. A. extended too much credit during the Spindletop oil boom. As a result, when the boom ended, his store went bust. He eventually packed up his family and lived the rest of his life in Falls County, Texas near the town of Rosebud. I have Dennis Asbury's descendancy and cannot find anything close to a M. B. Looney. I feel that these two were probably not closely related. Thanks for the link - I really enjoyed reading about and looking at the pics. Anthony ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melinda Roberts" <jeepers-ct@chouteautel.com> To: <LOONEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 9:20 PM Subject: Re: [LOONEY-L] M. B. Looney > Anthony, > > I was doing a search on the net of SpindleTop and saw that there was a P.A. > Looney Grocery around there....wonder if there was a relationship between > the owner and M.B. Looney....You can view a picture at > http://americanconstructor.com/framegeneral.htm as well as other pictures of > the the area... > > Melinda Roberts > > > ==== LOONEY Mailing List ==== > Was "John" Robert's father? or brother? Was Robert's wife Elizabeth? Was > she a Stover or Llewellen? Was John's wife also a Llewellen (did sisters > marry brothers?)? How many of Robert's siblings and neices/nephews came > to America, too? Help us solve these mysteries today on the LOONEY list.

Jim. I also descend from John and Cinderilla Cooper Looney through Oliver Powell and Piety Dodd Wood Looney. I do not have dates on your ancestors. If fact, my spelling differs from yours. I have a marriage date of 13 Sep 1868 in Coosa County and a note that they moved to Texas. Then I lost them. I have her birth year only as 1849. Would you be willing to give me information? I would be glad to share if I have anything you need. Amelia At 10:31 PM 10/30/03, you wrote: >Steven, > >I am also a Looney descendant but don't have your own line in my database. I >show Benjamin Looney III married to ? Holder with son Anthony Stewart Looney >(b. 29 Oct 1825). > >Am I correct in assuming that this Benjamin III is your great grandfather? >IF you don't mind, would you share your own lineage with me. Per my records, >this Benjamin comes from the same line as I do as the Benjamin I in this line >was brother to my fifth great grandfather, Captain John Looney, Sr. > >My descendancy from Captain John Looney is given below for your information. > >Thanks in advance, >Jim > >PS. I show ONLY Anthony as son of Benjamin III, so apparently do not have >your grandfather in my dbase either. (Nor do I have an J.B. Looney) > >=========== >Jimmy D. (Jim) Cain, son of Georgia Christine Christoferson, who was daughter >of Nila Allyne Thompson Christoferson, who was daughter of Levi Milligan >Thompson, who was son of Wm Patrick Thompson and Louvisa Annie Looney, dau >of John >(Jack) Looney III and Lucinderella (Cinderella) Cooper Looney. Jack was son >of John Looney Jr and Rebecca Turney Rebekoh. John (Jr.) was son of Capt. >John Looney and Elizabeth Renfro/Rentfro. Capt John Looney was brother of >Benjamin Looney (I) both of whom were sons of Robert Looney, Jr and >Margaret Rhea. >============================================ > > >In a message dated 10/26/2003 6:08:22 PM Central Standard Time, >StevenLooney62@cs.com writes: > > > I cant recall right off on an M.B Looney, My greatgreatgreatgrandfather > > Benjamin Looney III had a son by the name J.B. Looney but was told he died > > early in > > life. some of Benjamins children went to Texas. I have a book by Madge > Crane > > > > Looney that has alot of Looneys in it and will look and see if this > name is > > mentioned in it. By the way your e-mail name my ggrandfather Benjamins son > > was > > an Anthony Looney > > > > Steven D Looney > > > > >==== LOONEY Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe, send a message to looney-L-REQUEST@RootsWeb.Com >with the command UNSUBSCRIBE as the only line in the message's body. >If you're in digest, send it to looney-D-REQUEST@RootsWeb.Com

Steven, I am also a Looney descendant but don't have your own line in my database. I show Benjamin Looney III married to ? Holder with son Anthony Stewart Looney (b. 29 Oct 1825). Am I correct in assuming that this Benjamin III is your great grandfather? IF you don't mind, would you share your own lineage with me. Per my records, this Benjamin comes from the same line as I do as the Benjamin I in this line was brother to my fifth great grandfather, Captain John Looney, Sr. My descendancy from Captain John Looney is given below for your information. Thanks in advance, Jim PS. I show ONLY Anthony as son of Benjamin III, so apparently do not have your grandfather in my dbase either. (Nor do I have an J.B. Looney) =========== Jimmy D. (Jim) Cain, son of Georgia Christine Christoferson, who was daughter of Nila Allyne Thompson Christoferson, who was daughter of Levi Milligan Thompson, who was son of Wm Patrick Thompson and Louvisa Annie Looney, dau of John (Jack) Looney III and Lucinderella (Cinderella) Cooper Looney. Jack was son of John Looney Jr and Rebecca Turney Rebekoh. John (Jr.) was son of Capt. John Looney and Elizabeth Renfro/Rentfro. Capt John Looney was brother of Benjamin Looney (I) both of whom were sons of Robert Looney, Jr and Margaret Rhea. ============================================ In a message dated 10/26/2003 6:08:22 PM Central Standard Time, StevenLooney62@cs.com writes: > I cant recall right off on an M.B Looney, My greatgreatgreatgrandfather > Benjamin Looney III had a son by the name J.B. Looney but was told he died > early in > life. some of Benjamins children went to Texas. I have a book by Madge Crane > > Looney that has alot of Looneys in it and will look and see if this name is > mentioned in it. By the way your e-mail name my ggrandfather Benjamins son > was > an Anthony Looney > > Steven D Looney >

I cant recall right off on an M.B Looney, My greatgreatgreatgrandfather Benjamin Looney III had a son by the name J.B. Looney but was told he died early in life. some of Benjamins children went to Texas. I have a book by Madge Crane Looney that has alot of Looneys in it and will look and see if this name is mentioned in it. By the way your e-mail name my ggrandfather Benjamins son was an Anthony Looney Steven D Looney

ALL - I have just completed reading a book, "Pattillo Higgins, and the Search for Texas Oil" about the great Spindletop Oil Discovery near Beaumont, Texas in 1901. The book refers to a M. B. Looney from Dallas, Texas who was the first to drill for oil (unsuccessfully) at Spindletop in 1893. I have looked to no avail as to who this M. B. Looney could be and was wondering if anyone in the "bin" might know. Looney was putting in sewer line for the city of Dallas before he went to Beaumont in 1893. I would estimate he would have been born 1840 - 1865, but could have been born even outside these dates. After his unsuccessful attempt to find oil, there is no more mention of him in the book. Thanks for your comments/thoughts! Anthony Looney Allen, Texas

1860 Chester, Windsor Co., Vermont Looney, Patrick 35 day laborer Ire. , Mary (RYAN) 33 Ire. , Joanna 12 Vt. , Mary 9 Vt. , John 6 Vt. , Patrick 4 Vt. , Margaret 1 Vt. ) 1860 Census Rutland, Rutland Co., Vt. Looney, John 32 gardener Ire. , Mary (FITZGERALD) 25 Ire. , Margaret 4 Vt. , Mary 2 Vt. , Thomas 5/12 Vt. ) *** 1870 Chester, Windsor Co., Vt. pg. 315 Looney, Patrick 40 laborer Ire. can't read nor write , Mary (RYAN) 35 Ire. can't read nor write , Patrick Jr. 14 Vt. , Maggie 11 Vt. , Hate (Hattie) 8 Vt. , Henry 5 Vt. twin , Eliza 5 twin , James 3 Vt. , Thomas 2/12 Vt. (May) 1870 pg. 297 Looney, John 40 works on R. R. Ire. (male citizen) , Mary (FITZGERALD) 35 Ire. , Margaret 14 Vt. , Mary 12 Vt. , Thomas 10 Vt. , Patrick 8 Vt. , John 4 Vt. 1870 pg. 312B LOONEY, Mary, 19 b. Vt. is working as a domestic serv. in the Hilton Household in Chester, Windsor Co., Vt. ** 1880 familysearch.org FHL#1255350 Ludlow, Windsor Co., Vt. PRATT, Eugene O. 26 Vt. toy factory worker Vt. Vt. , Mary A. 27 Vt. Can. Can. , Oscar E. 4 Vt. , Mary M. 2 Vt. , Maud H. 9/12 Vt. 1880 Chester, Windsor, Vt. LOONEY, Patrick 53 farm labor Ire. , Mary A. (RYAN) 55 Can. , John 26 Vt. farm Labor Ire. Can. , Henry 15 Vt. " " " " , Eliza 15 school Ire. Can. , James 12 Vt. , Thomas 10 Vt. 1880 Springfield, Windsor, Vt. LOONEY, John 52 day labor Ire. , Mary 45 Ire. , Thomas 20 Vt. woolen mill , Patrick 18 Vt. " " , John 15 Vt. " " , Ellen 10 Vt. *** "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Windsor Co, Vt. 1883-84" pg. 346 Town of Chester LOONEY, Henry (Chester Depot) works for Geo. A. Hall, bds with Patrick. LOONEY, John (Chester Depot) furniture finisher, works for Geo. A. Hall, bds at Chester House. LOONEY, Patrick (Chester) r. 423, laborer, h and lot *** "History of the town of Springfield, (Windsor Co.,) Vt., with a genealogy Record" pg. 248 "Thomas CARMODY b. Liscannon, Clare Co., Ireland, married Kate SPILLANE. Their son, James b. 14Aug1856 m. Maggie LOONEY." pg. 388 "Eva M., daughter of William R. McINTYRE and Amanda LUCAS, was b. 5Sep1868 in Stratford, New Hampshire, and married Thomas LOONEY. **

****** The following is from my own LOONEY research: information provided to me: Rutland Township, Rutland, Vt. 1860 John and Mary LOONEY. Rutland Township Mary LOONEY b. 22Feb1858 Parents: John LOONEY and Mary FITZGERALD. Ellen LOONEY b. 8Mar1864 Parents: John and Mary LOONEY. John LOONEY b. 6May1866 Parents: John and Mary LOONEY. (from the 1860 Census Rutland, Rutland Co., Vt.- Looney, John 32 gardener Ire. , Mary (FITZGERALD) 25 Ire. , Margaret 4 Vt. , Mary 2 Vt. , Thomas 5/12 Vt. ) Thomas LOONEY b. 3Sep1866 Parents: Thomas and Margaret LOONEY. Mary LOONEY b. 15Oct1866 Parents: John and Margaret LOONEY. Other listings for LOONEY but not in Rutland Township are: Catherine LOONEY b. 6Sep1861 Chester twp. Windsor Co. Parents: Patrick LOONEY and Mary RYAN Eliza LOONEY 1864 Chester Twp. Parents: Patrick and Mary RYNER *may be Ryan* other children listed for Patrick and Mary are: Henry b. 31Aug1864 (twin to Eliza? or different mothers afterall?) Thomas b. 9May1870 (from 1860 Chester, Windsor Co., Vermont Census- Looney, Patrick 35 day laborer Ire. , Mary (RYAN) 33 Ire. , Joanna 12 Vt. , Mary 9 Vt. , John 6 Vt. , Patrick 4 Vt. , Margaret 1 Vt. ) Also in Chester, Windsor, Vt. living alone is: Looney, Margaret 50 washerwoman Ire. Grudy, Vermont? R. A. LOONEY and wife Polly SCHOOLRIGE parents of: Walter G., b. 28Mar1895. (Not researching R. A. Looney, just a note as this refers to Looney in Vermont :) My tie to the LOONEY family is Eugene Oscar PRATT married Mary LOONEY 23-Nov-1874 and had son, Oscar Eugene PRATT b. 1876 Ludlow, Vt. resides Mt. Holly. Oscar Eugene PRATT married Margaret Lucy DANIELS and they are my gGrandparents. Now which of the Mary's did E. O. PRATT marry? Mary of John and Mary (Fitzgerald) Looney or Mary of Patrick and Mary (Ryan) Looney? I've gone with the Mary, daughter of John and Mary (Fitzgerald) all this time but that would make her 14 at the age of marriage (it was pointed out to me yesterday) and so I'm going to concentrate on researching more of Mary, daughter of Patrick and Mary (Ryan) Looney of Windsor Co., Vt. My grandmother's brother, Harrie Eugene PRATT's: Godparents were: Richard RYAN and Margaret Bradshaw. *This is a further proof that Eugene Oscar Pratt married Mary LOONEY, dau. of Patrick and Mary (RYAN) in 1874 she would have been 21 years old. ****** I apoligize for any confustion I may have caused in my haste to get some of my information. *long story* ~Marie

I have the following information on Harry Pratt's family: Mary Looney m. Eugene Oscar Pratt 23 Nov 1874 in Rutland County, VT. Online sources have a Mary A. Looney on the IGI listed as the dau. of John Looney and Mary Fitzgerald and the dates match pretty well if she was abt 14 when she married Oscar. Mary A. Looney left with her family and went to Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado but died in a Denver Hospital and her body was returned in 1910 to Rutland, VT to be buried alongside family members. Evergreen Cemetery, Rutland County, Vermont Maud H. Pratt 1879-1914 Minnie (Minerva?) M. Pratt 1879-1898 Mary A. Looney Pratt 1853-1910 My grandmother, Charlotte Mary Pratt was also a twin as are my cousins. E. O. Pratt was the son of Oscar Granklin and Minerva (French) Pratt and born in Rutland County, VT. E. O. Pratt was mayor of Marble, CO in 1910 and editor of a small newspaper. A brother Harry worked for the Yule Marble Quarry as did Eugene Oscar later on. According to the newspaper articles of this time, "tuberculosis was running rampant" (19 July 1919). "The Marble Booster" FHC #1320783 pg. 19 21 Feb 1914 -- Miss Maud Pratt, dau. of E. O. Pratt and sister of Harry D. Pratt, died Thursday afternoon at the Marble Hospital. Death was due to tubercular meningitis. Short services were conducted by the Reverand Oliver Kingman Friday afternoon and buriel will be at Rutland, VT beside her mother and sister. (Mary A. Loooney and Minnie Pratt). A married brother lives at Rutland. Maud was born 22 Sep 1879 at Ludlow, Vermont and 5 years ago her mother died at Denver of Tuberculosis.

Hello! I'm hoping someone might be able to help me with a marriage date and maiden name. My ggUncle, Harry D. PRATT is 28 and single living with his widowed father and sister in 1910 in Marble Town, Gunnison Co., Co. By the 1920 Census he shows up in Denver Dist. 256 living on Delaware St. with his wife Edna E. (unknown) PRATT and she is 38 and was born in Missouri. Any help is appreciated. Thank you, Marie *Harry's mother was Mary A. LOONEY b. in Vt. both Mary's parents were b. in Ireland. I believe Mary died in 1915 and her body was sent back to Rutland Co., Vt. for burial.* "I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure."

I also wanted to ask the listers if anyone knows you owned the Looney House that stands at Powell Crossroads in TN. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.528 / Virus Database: 324 - Release Date: 10/16/2003