Born in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Gaines Looney
and Nancy Jane (Harrell) Looney
Sister of
Oliver P Looney [half], Rachel A Looney [half], Absalom G. Looney [half], America Looney [half], Rufus G Looney [half], William Gaines Looney [half], Tennessee Morgan (Looney) Karnes, Eugene Montefor Looney, Frederick Lee Looney and Maxwell E Looney
Wife of
Albert Miller Burton
— married
6 Sep 1899 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Nancy (Burton) Abel
Died
at age 76
in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Dec 2011
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Biography
Minerva Belle Looney was born at the family home near Rogersville in Hawkins County, Tennessee on 28 Dec 1873. She was a daughter of James Gaines Looney and Nancy Jane Harrell. Minnie Belle married Albert Miller Burton in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee on 06 Sep 1899. They had one child, Nancy Maxwell Burton. For most of their marriage Albert and Minnie lived on 3rd Avenue in Knoxville where she died on 02 Feb 1950. She was buried in Knoxville's Greenwood Cemetery.
Sources
- Bible of Minnie Looney Burton
- Death Certificate, Minerva Belle Burton
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Minerva by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Minerva:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Minerva by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Minerva:
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William Hayes
William Hayes
William Hayes
Looney-239 and Looney-1109 appear to represent the same person because: They have the same name and same parents. She was my late wife's grandmother. You and my wife share some of Absalom Looney's DNA.
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by William Hayes
William Hayes
We need to merge Minnie Belle and Minerva Belle. They are one and the same and my wife's grandmother.
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by William Hayes
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