Husband’s Name: Moses Looney (Jr.)
Born: 18 Jan 1818 Place: Maury Co., Tenn.
Married: 28 Apr 1841 Place: Lawrence Co., Ala.
Died: 1870 Place: Waco, Texas
Buried: Place:
Father: Moses Looney Sr.
Mother: Mary “Polly” Guest
Other Spouses:
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Wife’s Name: Susan Devault
Born: 27 Jan 1814 Place: Madison Co., Ala
Died: 10 Jun 1870 Place: Bosque Co., Tx
Buried: Looney-Spencer Cemetery Place: Bosque Co., Tx
Father: David Devault
Mother:
Other Spouses:
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CHILDREN
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1. Name: Francis Asbury Looney
Born: 20 Mar 1842 Place: Morgan Co., Ala.
Married: (1) 28 Jun 1868 Place: Bosque Co., Tx
Married: (2) 1871 Place: Kountze, Hardin Co., Tx
Died: 17 Jan 1914 Place: Rosebud, Tx
Buried: Powers Chapel Cemetery Place: Rosebud, Tx
Spouse: (1) Mary Frances Lee Born/Died:
Spouse: (2) Margaret Elizabeth (Hart) Cravey Born/Died: 1844 – 22 Nov 1896
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2. Name: George Martin Looney
Born: 4 Jan 1844 Place: Lawrence Co., Ala.
Married: 26 May 1872 Place: Bosque Co., Tx
Died: 20 Jul 1938 Place: Hamilton, Hamilton Co., Tx
Buried: Rock House Cemetery Place: Hamilton Co., Tx
Spouse(s): Louisa Emiline Fields Born/Died: 27 Jul 1850 – 12 May 1918
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3. Name: Simeon Anthony Looney
Born: 18 Jan 1846 Place: Morgan Co., Ala
Married: Place:
Died: 23 Dec 1871 Place: Bosque Co., Tx
Buried: Place:
Spouse(s): Born/Died:
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4. Name: Robert Dancy Looney
Born: 14 Apr 1848 Place: Lawrence Co., Ala.
Married: 28 Feb 1875 Place: Bosque Co., Tx
Died: 15 Apr 1928 Place: Strawn, Palo Pinto Co., Tx
Buried: Place:
Spouse(s): Eliza Jane Phillips Born/Died: unk – Jun 1928
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5. Name: Mary Elizabeth Looney
Born: 14 Oct 1850 Place: Lawrence Co., Ala.
Married: 15 Jul 1875 Place: Bosque Co., Tx
Died: 29 Dec 1926 Place: Harold, Tx
Buried: Place:
Spouse(s): John R. H. Spencer Born/Died:
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6. Name: John Wesley Looney
Born: 18 Mar 1853 Place: Lawrence Co., Ala.
Married: 18 May 1881 Place: Bosque Co., Tx
Died: 14 Dec 1889 Place: Ellis Co., Tx
Buried: Place:
Spouse(s): Elizabeth Jane Scott Born/Died: 4 Feb 1859 – 10 Jan 1942
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NOTES:
Moses and his family moved to Bosque County after the end of the Civil War. He entered a land claim about 7 miles west of Meridian, Texas in the Cove Springs area. His son George entered a land claim adjacent to his. The Looney-Spencer Cemetery there is named for this family.
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SOURCES:
More data on the Looney family can be found on my web page at:
http://home.flash.net/~johnsonl/