Spring Creek Twp. -
GEORGE W. LOONEY, farmer and stock-raiser;
P. O. Piqua; was born in Champaign Co., Ohio, Feb. 9, 1819; he
is a son of Jonathan Looney, who was a native of
Virginia, and emigrated to Ohio early in the nineteenth century;
he settled in Champaign Co., where he married and remained there
until 1833, when he contracted for 500 acres of land, where the
city of Quincy, Ill., now is located; soon after contracting for
the above he started to pay for the same, and on hi sway at
Louisville, Ky., was stricken with cholera and died; his
money was stolen (it is supposed, by his nurse); this misfortune
left the family in very straitened circumstances; in 1834, the
widow and family emigrated to Allen Co., Ohio, where they
entered 80 acres of wild land; all hands assisted in clearing
away the dense forest, which in time was accomplished; there
they remained until 1853, at which time they came to Miami Co.,
and in the following year G. W. purchased 95 acres of his
present farm; he has since added to it by purchase, until he now
owns 217 acres in Secs. 19 and 25, which is valued at about $100
per acre; he has erected fine, substantial farm buildings,
second to none in the township; on his buildings and contents he
carries a policy of insurance of $12,200. Mr. Looney's
marriage with Charlotte Hardman was celebrated in 1845,
after which they cared for his mother until her death, which
occurred in 1857; Mr. and Mrs. Looney spent many hard
days' work on his present farm; she nobly assisted him in
opening out the farm, but after all the toilsome years, in 1875,
she was called hence. Mr. Looney married for his
second wife, Mary Negley; buy this union they have two
children, viz., George W. and Lee B.; the
ancestors of the Looney family originally came to this
country with William Penn.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
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