 1782 - 1859 (76 years)
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| Name |
LOONEY Absalom |
| Born |
1782 |
Stanley Valley, Hawkins Co., TN  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
Between 1858 and 1859 |
Boisser Parish, LA |
| Person ID |
I0654 |
Combo |
| Last Modified |
22 Aug 2009 |
| Father |
LOONEY Benjamin, b. 1748, Looney's Mill Creek, Augusta Co., VA , d. 1783, Cumberland Gap, East Tennessee (Age 35 years) |
| Mother |
JOHNSON Mary, b. 1748, Botetourt County, VA , d. 1830, Hawkins County, TN (Age 82 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1768 |
Botetourt County, VA |
| Family ID |
F0153 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
LONG Nancy, b. 1750, d. 1818 (Age 68 years) |
| Married |
1803 |
| Children |
| | 1. LOONEY Alzira or Eliza, b. Stanley Valley, Hawkins Co., TN , d. UNKNOWN |
| | 2. LOONEY Matilda G., b. Stanley Valley, Hawkins Co., TN , d. 1851, MO |
| | 3. LOONEY John, b. 9 Apr 1804, Stanley Valley, Hawkins Co., TN , d. 11 Mar 1870, Knox Co., TN (Age 65 years) |
| | 4. LOONEY Joseph McMinn, b. Abt 1813, Stanley Valley, Hawkins Co., TN , d. UNKNOWN |
| | 5. LOONEY Absalom, b. 3 May 1818, Stanley Valley, Hawkins Co., TN , d. 19 Sep 1893, Knox Co., TN (Age 75 years) |
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| Family ID |
F0294 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
WILSON Elmura, b. 1796, d. UNKNOWN |
| Married |
1818 |
| Children |
| | 1. LOONEY Nancy Long, d. 11 Sep 1827 |
| | 2. LOONEY Samuel Wilson, b. 3 Aug 1819, d. 17 Jul 1878, Sparkman, AR (Age 58 years) |
| | 3. LOONEY Robert Johnson, b. Abt 1824, Knoxville, TN , d. UNKNOWN |
| | 4. LOONEY Sarah, b. Abt 1825, d. UNKNOWN |
| | 5. LOONEY Eleanor, b. Abt 1828, d. UNKNOWN |
| | 6. LOONEY Mary I., b. Abt 1830, d. UNKNOWN |
| | 7. LOONEY Benjamin Franklin, b. 1833, Knoxville, TN , d. 1859, Bossier Parish, LA (Age 26 years) |
| | 8. LOONEY Lucinda, b. 1836, d. UNKNOWN |
| | 9. LOONEY Jane C., b. 8 Oct 1837, d. UNKNOWN |
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| Family ID |
F0295 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- 07/30/1808 Lt. Commander of the 11th regiment of Hawkins Co. Militia
Sheriff from 1807 to 1811 of Hawkins Co., TN
1812 was Col. of Hawkins Co. Militia
In or about 1821 Absalom Looney, Samuel Wilson, and William Powel entered into partnership for the purpose of carrying on the mercantile business in Surgoinsville and purchased, as Absalom Looney & Co., a house and 2 lots in Surgoinsville: 3 other lots in Surgoinsville; an interest in a tanyard on lands of John A. Rogers in Surgoinsville; and with Thomas Gillenwaters formed a partnership for digging for salt in Poor Valley, and purchasing tracts adjacent to the salt wells, and pruchased kettles and equipment for the salt making business; and Powel bought Gillenwaters interest, and Absalom Looney & Co. are indebted to the merchants in Baltimore, etc,
moved to Know Co., TN about 1822
between 1848 and 1850 moved to Sparta, Bienville Parish, LA
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