| Militant...... |
A Looney will fight; they have been in every war from Marlboro in
Flanders (1689) to Korea. They feud and fight among themselves
when there are no wars. |
| Clannish...... |
Like English Royalty - they marry among themselves; cousins marry
cousins; brothers marry girls who are sisters, until whole
neighborhoods and school districts become populated by relatives
of relatives.
������----Clannish indeed! |
| Snobbish...... |
Looneys who have money never claim kin with poor relations. |
| Stingy...... |
Oh No...! Thrifty, yes - "A Looney will skin a gnat for its hide
and tallow." (Perhaps there is a wee bit of Scotch somewhere down
the line? � - EWS) |
| Shiftless...... |
"A Looney will skin a flea for its hide and ruin a dollar knife." |
| Contrary...... |
"A Looney will run through a briar patch rather than walk around it,
then cuss it for being there." |
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| Family motto: �"A Strong hand to the fore." |
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| Contributors:��� |
Snobbish and Contrary,
by Mrs. Mick Pearsch, great grandaughter of Absalom David Looney, Hawkins
County, Tennessee |
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Shiftless by *Mrs. Lucy Sells Carter, descendant
of Michael Looney, Sr., 95 - year - old mother of Mary Christian, Roanoke,
Virginia. |
* Mrs. Carter lives at Scottsboro, Alabama,
and is a descendant of Polly Williams, daughter of Michael and Temperance
Cross Looney. Mrs. Carter's grandfather was James Williams of Bridgeport,
Alabama. |