Rita, Sept. 2005

A little storm and our house after it left. Bottom picture is how it looks now, after about 4 months work and waiting. (we were gone).
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Tally Cemetery, Marshall Co. Tn.

Tally Cemetery, Petersburg, Marshall Co. Tn. Cemetery is well kept. A lot of Luna's buried here.

Early Luna's

This picture is Charles Luna and Dub Dixon shooting marbles, It was not made up. Momma slipped around the house and took it with a old Kodak box camera. Both pictures around 1935. I am hold up a 10 lb stick of pepermint candy, Momma won in a drawing. We never did have much candy, so we sure ate up. Daddy died in 1933, leaving Momma with 4 kids, 3 to 13 years old. We had to live in what we could find. I started in first grade and walked 3 miles and 3 miles back, rain or shine. No electricity, cistern for water and out house, or barn to do your duty. The landlord finally fixed up the house and put a porch on it. Picture at bottom is left to right, Billy Joe, Doris, Grandma Luna holding me and Charles holding a small rabbit, building in back was a syrup mill, powered by mules.

Abram McClelland Looney Home

Abram McCelland Looney Home, Borned 1820, Died 1904. Reared, married and lived his long life in Columbia, Tn. Beloved and honrored by all who knew him. A natural orator, he spoke in eloquence and with presuasive force. He was a profound lawer and able advocate. He was often a member of the State Senate. He gently breathed his last at his home, Elm Springs, near Columbia in 1904. He married Susan Todd, the daughter of Christopher Todd, of Maury Co. Tn.
The National Headquarters of Confederate Veterns is located in Columbia, Tn. at Elm Springs. Built in 1837 for Susan Todd Looney and passed down through her family, is located at 740 Mooresville Pike, Columbia Tn.

Looney's Tavern

Picture below, Lakeshore Water Sport Resort, about a mile down from Looney's Tavern Enterinment Park, Double Springs, Al. Park has been closed for some time and is for sale. Historical marker is the site of "Looneys Tavern". It was owned by: William Bauch Looney (1827----after 1870). Father, Mosses Looney: Mother, Mary Guest Looney: Wife, Senie Ellen Penn. There was a meeting on July 4, 1861at the tavern of about 2500 people who voted "The free state of Winston County" and it is still known as that today.

New Castle, Va.

Road going to Looney Cemetery. New Castle, Va. in the background. Cemetery is on top of hill with a fence around it. I couldn't get to it. A lot of weeds, and a electric fence thats in the foreground. The cemetery is located about 10 miles out of New Castle.

Looney Creek Cemetery

Looney Creek, and Looney creek cemetery, Harmon Junction, Va. This is just outside of Grundy, Va. The creek runs under the road, under the building I am in and flows into another creek. The cars are people that live in the "hollow".

Michael Looney Homeplace

Michael Looney: 1751----1839 Home place. Cemetery is at top of hill, where he is buried. Needs cleaning bad. Church is down the road, "Looney's Chapel," Stanley Valley, Hawkins Co. Tn. and is still used. Homeplace is about 9 miles out of Rogersville, Tn. Johnson live in house, he said his grandmother was a Looney.

James River Va.

Pictures of the James River, Buchanan, Va. Picture to the lower right is the swinging bridge. Robert Looney's ferry, house and fort were down the river. Land now is posted. Mountain below is Purgotary mountain.

Looneyville, Tx.

THE HANDBOOK OF TEXAS ONLINE
Looneyville, Texas. Looneyville, a farming community near the junction of Farm roads 225 and 343 sixteen miles northwest of Nacogdoches, Tx. in northwestern Nacodgoches Co. was first settled around the time of the Civil War. The community was named for John Looney, who opened a store there in the early 1870's. A post office was established in the Looney store in 1874. The post office was closed in 1878 but reopened in 1889 and operated until 1905. Early on the Looneyville economy was based om lumbering, and a number of sawmills operated there at the end of the1800's. At its height in the 1890's Looneyville had a population of 100 and a gin, a store, several sawmills, and a commissary operated by one of the lumber compaines. A school was in operation in 1900; in 1904 it had an enrollment of thirty-two. The population declined after World War 1, but during the 1930's Looneyville still had a church, a school, two stores, and as estimated population of 40. The school later closed; during the early 1960's the community consisted of a church and a store. In the the early 1990's Looneyville was a dispersed rural community.

Looneyville Cemetery
Fanny Belle Looney Hudson June 26, 1871----May 16, 1898
John Robert Looney Dec. 5, 1824----June 3, 1881
John L. Looney Oct. 1875----July 1889
Joseph F. Looney Sept. 25, 1858----Sepy. 23, 1887
Susan Catherine Looney Jan. 22, 1839----Dec. 3, 1887
Maryetta Looney March 1869----Oct. 1873
M.L. Looney ?

Tis cemetery is out in the woods and I cleaned what I could about 2 years ago. If you didn't know where to look, you would never find it. Ardith Luna
John Robert was borned in South Carolina and his wife was Susan Catherine Baxter. They married March 12, 1856 in Nacogdoches, Co. Tx.

Ardith Cody Luna

Ardith Cody Luna: Borned Oct. 21, 1957 in Orange, Tx. Married Melody Ann Kovach on July 28, 1978 in Orange, Tx. borned June 26, 1960. 2 children Misti Brooke, April 28, 1980 and Cody Shaun, borned June 2, 1989. Cody's family lives in Orange, Tx.
Picture to right, Misti and daughter Avery Sophia Odom. Picture at top is Shawn Luna with his speckled trout.

Catherine Fay Luna

Catherine Fay Luna: Borned Dec. 29, 1950 in Dallas, Tx. Married Delma Wayne Allamon on Jan. 18, 1969 in Orange, Tx. 2 children, Jeffery Dewayne, borned Sept. 25, 1973, Jeremy David, borned Feb. 17, 1982. Pictures are below, left to right, Cathy, Wayne, Jeremy and standing Angie, wife of Jeffery. Cathy is holding grandson Jacob.

Left: Jacob, Jeffery,Billy, and Angie.

Laura Norris Luna Family

Laura Norris Luna: Father Edwin Luna, Mother Viriginia Cora Lowrance. Borned: Jan. 6, 1902 at Celese, Tx. Died March 7, 1988 at Kelseyville, Ca. Buried at Kelseyville Cemetery, Kelseyville Ca. Married 1. Allen McCasland 2. Harry Adcock. Children, Edwin Dewey, Viriginia Ruth, and Orpha Florine McCasland.
Viriginia Ruth McCasland: Borned, Dec. 10, 1923 In Quinlan, Tx. Married 1. Golden Lee Baker. Children, David Earl, borned July 18, 1942 in Tulare, Ca. Larry Lee, borned Feb. 16, 1944 in Fresno, Ca. Phillip Dean, borned May 3, 1945 in Fresno, Ca. Joseph Leon, borned June 22, 1946 in Fresno, Ca. Bonnie Jean, borned Aug. 31, 1948 in Lakeport, Ca. Patricia Christine, borned Jan. 20, 1951.
Married 2. Hans Rasmussen. 1child: Marti Ann Rasmussen.
Married 3. Fred Stamback.
Edwin Dewey McCasland: Borned Nov. 30, 1920 in Quinlan, Tx. Married Pauline Upchurch. Children, Thomas Albert, David Earl, Michael Norris, and Jonithan Lynn McCasland.
Orpha Florine McCasland: Borned Oct. 11, 1925. Married John Babcock in Jan. 1945. Children, John Babcock Jr, and Janet Babcock.
Picture, right: Ruth and Hans Rasmussen. Left: Ruth and Fred Stamback.

David Carey Luna Family

David Carey Luna: Borned March 13, 1961 at Orange, Tx. Married Robyn Dyan Campbell on Sept. 22, 1984 in Rockwall, Tx. Borned Feb. 13, 1962 in Tulsa, Ok. Father: Donald Joe Campbell. Mother: Eleanor Dorothy Henshaw. 3 children, Aaron Michael, borned Oct. 15, 1989, Blake Adam borned Oct. 17, 1995 and Samantha Elise, borned July 18, 2000. David and his family live in Plano Tx.

Ardith V. Luna Family

Ardith Vickers Luna: Borned March 13, 1930 in Franklin Co. Tx. Married Helen Fay Norris, borned Nov. 10, 1932. Father: Alansom Byrd Norris: Mother Stella Josephine Monk. We were married in Wetherford, Tx. Dec. 6, 1948. We now live in Orange, Tx. 3 children, Cathy, Cody and Carey Luna. In the picture, left to right: Catherine Fay, David Carey and Ardith Cody Luna. Picture on left at, Triple Creek RV Park, near Woodville, Tx. The guitar is a Ibnez, but now have Martin D-35.
Momma must have ran out of names, for she named me after Dr Vickers, who made it out to the farm after I was borned. My nickname was "Baw". Momma said I had the colic a lot and Uncle Clyde came over and said "that's the bawlin'est baby I ever saw" so I got the name Baw.

Doris Marie Luna

Doris Marie Luna: Borned March 24, 1924 at Union Valley, Hunt Co. Tx. Died Aug. 5, 2003 in Dallas Tx. Buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Quinlan, Hunt Co. Tx. Married 1. James Dickerson 2. Morales 3. Bill Vernon Downey. 3 children, Billy James Dickerson, Robert Carey Dickerson and Butch Morales. Billy was borned Dec. 27, 1940 in Quinlan, Tx. Married to Joyce Henderson on Oct. 19, 1963. 2 children Carey and Christy. Robert Carey was borned, June 5, 1947 in Quinlan Tx. Died March 28, 1948 and is buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery. Have no info on Butch.

Billy Joe Luna Family

Billy Joe Luna: Borned May 14, 1922 at Bell Co. Tx. Died Oct. 18, 2000. Died at home with me watching. Buried at Gibtown Cemetery, Parker Co. Gibtown, Tx. Married Iretta June Williams, borned May 22, 1927 in Ada, Ok. 2 children Boyce Dee, borned Oct. 3, 1950 in Ft Worth, Tx. Died May 11, 1986.
Gayla June, borned Sept. 3, 1952. Died Dec. 14, 1999. The Family is buried at Gibtown Cemetery, Gibtown, Tx. These pictures are, front of house, Billy Joe and June. The farm is now owned by my daughter Catherine Fay Luna Allaman and her husband Wayne.