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Helen Alma Looney 1891–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Apr 1891

Birth Location: Grand Saline, Van Zandt, Texas, USA

Death Date: 19 Apr 1978

Death Location: Edna Hill, Erath County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Jesse Looney

Mother: Ella Sharp

Spouse(s): Dee Barbee

Children(s): Melvin Barbee, Neva Barbee, Katherine Barbee, James Barbee

The story of Helen Alma Looney began in 1891 in Grand Saline, Van Zandt, Texas, USA. In 1900, Helen Alma Looney resided in Justice Precinct 4, Van Zandt, Texas, USA. In 1910, Helen Alma Looney resided in Justice Precinct 4, Comanche, Texas, USA. Helen Alma Looney married Dee Rufus Barbee, and had children including James Worth Barbee, Katherine Marie Barbee, Melvin Durward Barbee, Neva Adene Barbee. Helen Alma Looney passed away in 1978 in Edna Hill, Erath County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Helen Alma Looney began in 1891 in Grand Saline, Van Zandt, Texas, USA.
  • In 1900, Helen Alma Looney resided in Justice Precinct 4, Van Zandt, Texas, USA.
  • In 1910, Helen Alma Looney resided in Justice Precinct 4, Comanche, Texas, USA.
  • Helen Alma Looney married Dee Rufus Barbee, and had children including James Worth Barbee, Katherine Marie Barbee, Melvin Durward Barbee, Neva Adene Barbee.
  • Helen Alma Looney passed away in 1978 in Edna Hill, Erath County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Looney
1857–1935
Birth Location: Louisiana
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Ella Sharp
1871–1936
Birth Location: Jefferson, Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Dee Barbee
1889–1965
Birth Location: Edna Hill, Erath County, Texas, USA
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Children(s)

Melvin Barbee
1909–1988
Birth Location: Edna Hill, Erath County, Texas
MB
Neva Barbee
1911–1994
Birth Location: Edna Hill, Comanche, Texas, United States
NB
Katherine Barbee
1921–2002
Birth Location: , Erath, Texas, USA
KB
James Barbee
1924–1996
Birth Location: Edna Hill, Erath County, Texas
JB

Helen Looney's Ancestors

Self
Helen Looney
1891–1978
Birth Place: Grand Saline, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
Parents
Jesse Absalom Looney
1857–1935
Louisiana
Ella (Elizabeth) Sharp
1871–1936
Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
James (C) Sharp
1828–1899
Abbeville County, South Carolina
Elmira (Caroline) Blackwell
1832–1870
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Blackwell
1808–1888
Susana Littlejohn
1809–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Blackwell
1767–1830
Susanna Pope
1769–
Eli Littlejohn
1740–1815
Susanna Fourd
1762–1850

Helen Looney's Descendants

1.
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Helen (Alma) Looney (5 Apr 1891–19 Apr 1978) m. Dee (Rufus) Barbee (1 Feb 1889–1 Feb 1965)
  1. 1. Melvin (Durward) Barbee 1909–1988 m. Geraldine (Farrar) Vaughn 1916–2004 m. Laura (Irene) Albritton 1911–2001
    1. 1. Nina (Jean) Barbee 1930–2009 m. Wesley (Capers Stripling) III 1926–2001 m. Rufus (Jack) Browning 1926–2001
  2. 2. Neva (Adene) Barbee 1911–1994 m. Charles (Don) Bramlett 1912–1991
    1. 1. Donald (Dee) Bramlett 1939–1940
  3. 3. Katherine (Marie) Barbee 1921–2002 m. William (Ray) Long 1921–1994
    1. 1. Kenneth (Ray) Long 1942–1994
  4. 4. James (Worth) Barbee 1924–1996 m. Vivian (Pauline) Lotton 1925–1998
    1. 1. Helen (Ruth) Barbee 1944–2006 m. Ronald (Leslie) Hudson 1943–2012

Helen Looney's Timeline

9 Records

1891
5 Apr 1891
Birth of Helen Alma Looney in Grand Saline, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
Grand Saline, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 9
Helen Alma Looney resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 19
Helen Alma Looney resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Comanche, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Comanche, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 29
Helen Alma Looney resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Erath, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 2, Erath, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 39
Helen Alma Looney resided here in Precinct 3, Precinct 3, Comanche, Texas, USA
Precinct 3, Precinct 3, Comanche, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 44
Helen Alma Looney resided here in Dublin
Dublin
1940
1940
Age 49
Helen Alma Looney resided here in , Dublin, Erath, Texas, USA
, Dublin, Erath, Texas, USA
1973
1973
Age 82
Helen Alma Looney resided here in Texas
Texas
1978
19 Apr 1978
Age 87
Death of Helen Alma Looney in Dublin, Erath County, Texas, United States of America
Dublin, Erath County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1891
    Event Place: Grand Saline, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Publication Date: 20 Apr 1978; Publication Place: Fort Worth, Texas, USA; ,0.5125623,0.55409706,0.56737703&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Comanche, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Comanche, Texas; Roll: T624_1541; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1375554

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Erath, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Erath, Texas; Roll: T625_1801; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 8

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 3, Precinct 3, Comanche, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 3, Comanche, Texas; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342045

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Dublin
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dublin, Erath, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04029; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 72-8A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Dublin, Erath, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dublin, Erath, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04029; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 72-8A

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1973
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dublin
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Publication Date: 20 Apr 1978; Publication Place: Fort Worth, Texas, USA; ,0.5125623,0.55409706,0.56737703&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dublin, Erath, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1978
    Event Place: Dublin, Erath County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Publication Date: 20 Apr 1978; Publication Place: Fort Worth, Texas, USA; ,0.5125623,0.55409706,0.56737703&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edna Hill, Erath County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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