Bob, I don't know who Will and Sue were. Wish I did, but I have always assumed (which we shouldn't do) that they were siblings of F.B. Yes, I did know an Ellen Looney very well. If it is the same one, she was married to Ben Looney, and I don't know where he fits in, but he was a cousin of my dad's and not a 1st cousin. They lived in Walters, Okla, until Ben died with cancer, and then Ellen moved to Lawton. Do you know when she visited your mother? My brother and I were kids when we went to Walters to visit Ellen and Ben, and she probably would have visited Texas or any relatives after Ben died. She lived in Lawton until she died (I'm not sure when) but she was still living in 1962 when I moved to Alabama. I doubt if Elizabeth Looney ever published her research. She was very interested in helping others and in tying all the lines together. This line was abuzz when she was dying because everyone knew her. Someone on this line will know the answer to that. Till later, Claudia

Well since line sharing is going on, I will post mine since I haven't in a long time. I am from John Looney who was married to Maragaret Kelvie that lived in Maughauld IOM in the early 1700's. Their son Patrick begat Simeon Sr who begat Simeon Junior who begat John C. Looney who begat my GGrandmother Rachel Malissa Looney. Simeon Sr emmigrated to the United States with his wife Jane Kneale Looney and their family through Philadelphia in about 1825. They came to Venango County PA by the early 1840's . They were prominant citizens in the town of Sunville. Don't know how we fit in with the Virginia (Robert Looney's) but saw someplace that Robert may have been connected with Ballagilley on the IOM and know that my line is so maybe some more branches here if the trunk can be found. Laurie Schultz ttctr@bellsouth.net

Elizabeth Looney loved communicating and researching the various Looney lines. When she sent out letters inquiring about the Looney relations, she always said that she would write a book on the Looney family. She spent her life collecting everything that she could and I think she really enjoyed the socializing that these communications back and forth brought to her. Elizabeth wrote a short piece on her family line, but never quite got around to stopping the collection and sharing of information so she could write that book she always spoke of. Do not fear, Elizabeth's files are not lost. She gave them to me before she died under the condition that I would write a book on the Robert Looney Jr. line and give her credit for collecting all this information. Needless to say, with over 40 file boxes full of her files and family documents, there is more than enough data to write several books on the Looney family. I'm looking forward to retirement later this year so I can begin working on writing that book or books. Larry Johnson Keller, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: <DClaudiaL@aol.com> To: <LOONEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 1:51 PM Subject: Re: [LOONEY-L] Re:Hello cousins > Bob, > I don't know who Will and Sue were. Wish I did, but I have always > assumed (which we shouldn't do) that they were siblings of F.B. > Yes, I did know an Ellen Looney very well. If it is the same one, she > was married to Ben Looney, and I don't know where he fits in, but he was a > cousin of my dad's and not a 1st cousin. They lived in Walters, Okla, until Ben > died with cancer, and then Ellen moved to Lawton. Do you know when she > visited your mother? My brother and I were kids when we went to Walters to visit > Ellen and Ben, and she probably would have visited Texas or any relatives after > Ben died. She lived in Lawton until she died (I'm not sure when) but she was > still living in 1962 when I moved to Alabama. > I doubt if Elizabeth Looney ever published her research. She was very > interested in helping others and in tying all the lines together. This line > was abuzz when she was dying because everyone knew her. Someone on this line > will know the answer to that. > > Till later, Claudia > > > ==== 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? >