Hello Mary I can't help you out much with Elisha, but I always enjoy reading about the children of James Luna. I am descended from James Kain Luna (brother to your Elisha). One thing I have learned about Elisha is that Elisha, son of James, is often confused with Elisha, brother of James. Anyway, I'm glad to see some activity on the Looney List. Used to be a hopping place around here! Karen Luna Ray At 08:42 PM 4/22/2005 -0500, you wrote: >I am disappointed that no one bothered to correct my posting that two of >Elisha Luna's son (Robert/Peter/Peter/James/Elisha) served with the CSA. > > > >It turns out the 1st Ark. Cav. Regiment was a Union unit. So they did fight >for the Union after all. > > > >Perhaps you have to have grown up in Ozark County, Mo., to understand what a >shock it was for me (and my cousins with whom I'd shared the news) to think >two of Elisha's sons fought for the South. I have several other ancestors >in other branches of my Family Tree who fought for the South, so it's not >that I'm anti-South. > > > >If you were a Luna in Ozark County, you grew up knowing Elisha's home was >burned on Christmas Eve 1864 by "men from Arkansas." Elisha was said to be >almost blind by then (from injuries in the Mexican War ), and his wife and >children managed to hide him in the woods. They still had several YOUNG >children at home, including a baby. > > > >For the record - > > > >John T. Luna and his brother James F. fought with Co. M, 1st Arkansas >Cavalry Regiment. James died in 1889 and is buried in the Patrick Cemetery >in Ozark County, Mo. John died in 1926 and is buried in the Sheppard >Cemetery near his brother in law, Harvey N. Sheppard, wife of Elisha's >oldest daughter, Harriet. Harvey Sheppard served during the Civil War with >Co. A, 5th Reg. Mo. State Militia. > > > >Also, another tidbit I only learned this week about the Ozark County, Mo., >Luna family: Malinda Luna, born in 1813 in Tennessee, daughter of James and >Mary Luna, so a sister to Elisha, and her husband Samuel Sanders were also >in Ozark County in the 1850s. > >Samuel and Malinda (Luna) Sanders are buried at Sycamore, Missouri. Samuel >Sanders died in 1859 in Ozark County. Malinda Luna Sanders died Aug. 2 >1886. > > > >I would like to hear from Elisha and Malinda Luna Sanders relatives. > > > >Mary Ruth (Luna) Sparks (msparks4@kc.rr.com) > > > > > > > >==== 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.