Posted as found on the web. Regards, ///Steve Looney/// ******************** http://www.rootsweb.com/~molawre2/bio/chapp.html page 181 R. J. CHAPPELL was born in Maury County, Tenn., January 27, 1842, and is a son of Henry and Martha (SMITH) CHAPPELL, who were also born in Tennessee. The Chappell and Smith families came from Virginia and North Carolina, respectively. The subject of this sketch was reared in his native county, and there received a good common-school education. He was engaged in clerking in a mercantile establishment, but upon the breaking out of the war he, in May, 1861, enlisted in the Confederate service, and was a faithful soldier until the close of the Rebellion. He received several severe wounds. In 1868 he located in Springfield, Mo., and followed commercial traveling for two years. He located in Peirce City on November 12, 1870, and for four years was engaged in the mercantile business with J. PERKINS. He then worked with J. H. WOOLRIDGE for two years, and the following two years was with J. W. PATRICK. In 1882 he was elected chief of the Peirce City police force, and has acceptably filled that position ever since. He was married to Annie E., a daughter of SAMSON LOONEY, Esq. (deceased), and by her is the father of four sons and three daughters. He is a member of the K. of P. ******************** From "A Reprint of Goodspeed's 1888 History of Lawrence County; Reprint Lawrence County Section of Goodspeed's Newton, Lawrence, Barry And McDonald Counties History; published by the Goodspeed Publishing Co., in 1888; Reprinted by Litho Printers Of Cassville, Missouri In 1973." as transcribed by JJR.

Does anyone know the parents of Samson Looney. One of his daughters married Charles Shipman. Bill Harris ----- Original Message ----- From: CSLooney<mailto:CSLooney@MOzark1.com> To: LOONEY-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:LOONEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 10:16 AM Subject: [LOONEY-L] Samson Looney - Missouri Posted as found on the web. Regards, ///Steve Looney/// ******************** http://www.rootsweb.com/~molawre2/bio/chapp.html<http://www.rootsweb.com/~molawre2/bio/chapp.html> page 181 R. J. CHAPPELL was born in Maury County, Tenn., January 27, 1842, and is a son of Henry and Martha (SMITH) CHAPPELL, who were also born in Tennessee. The Chappell and Smith families came from Virginia and North Carolina, respectively. The subject of this sketch was reared in his native county, and there received a good common-school education. He was engaged in clerking in a mercantile establishment, but upon the breaking out of the war he, in May, 1861, enlisted in the Confederate service, and was a faithful soldier until the close of the Rebellion. He received several severe wounds. In 1868 he located in Springfield, Mo., and followed commercial traveling for two years. He located in Peirce City on November 12, 1870, and for four years was engaged in the mercantile business with J. PERKINS. He then worked with J. H. WOOLRIDGE for two years, and the following two years was with J. W. PATRICK. In 1882 he was elected chief of the Peirce City police force, and has acceptably filled that position ever since. He was married to Annie E., a daughter of SAMSON LOONEY, Esq. (deceased), and by her is the father of four sons and three daughters. He is a member of the K. of P. ******************** From "A Reprint of Goodspeed's 1888 History of Lawrence County; Reprint Lawrence County Section of Goodspeed's Newton, Lawrence, Barry And McDonald Counties History; published by the Goodspeed Publishing Co., in 1888; Reprinted by Litho Printers Of Cassville, Missouri In 1973." as transcribed by JJR. ==== LOONEY Mailing List ==== Mailing List Archives may be found at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl<http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl> (Enter "looney" as the list to be searched - no quotes).

Steve Looney- Are you Christina Looney's father? ----- Original Message ----- From: "CSLooney" <CSLooney@MOzark1.com> To: <LOONEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 9:16 AM Subject: [LOONEY-L] Samson Looney - Missouri > Posted as found on the web. > > > Regards, > ///Steve Looney/// > > ******************** > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~molawre2/bio/chapp.html > > page 181 > R. J. CHAPPELL was born in Maury County, Tenn., January 27, 1842, and is > a son of Henry and Martha (SMITH) CHAPPELL, who were also born in > Tennessee. The Chappell and Smith families came from Virginia and North > Carolina, respectively. The subject of this sketch was reared in his > native county, and there received a good common-school education. He was > engaged in clerking in a mercantile establishment, but upon the breaking > out of the war he, in May, 1861, enlisted in the Confederate service, > and was a faithful soldier until the close of the Rebellion. He received > several severe wounds. In 1868 he located in Springfield, Mo., and > followed commercial traveling for two years. He located in Peirce City > on November 12, 1870, and for four years was engaged in the mercantile > business with J. PERKINS. He then worked with J. H. WOOLRIDGE for two > years, and the following two years was with J. W. PATRICK. In 1882 he > was elected chief of the Peirce City police force, and has acceptably > filled that position ever since. He was married to Annie E., a daughter > of SAMSON LOONEY, Esq. (deceased), and by her is the father of four sons > and three daughters. He is a member of the K. of P. > > ******************** > > From "A Reprint of Goodspeed's 1888 History of Lawrence County; Reprint > Lawrence County Section of Goodspeed's Newton, Lawrence, Barry And > McDonald Counties History; published by the Goodspeed Publishing Co., in > 1888; Reprinted by Litho Printers Of Cassville, Missouri In 1973." as > transcribed by JJR. > > > ==== 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). >