Joseph Adam Looney was killed April 13, 1890 on Drown Mountain when he was thrown from a mule.
Sources
Death: Virginia, Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X5R6-2V3 : accessed 7 September 2015), Joseph Looney, 03 Apr 1890; citing Buchanan, Virginia, reference 2056975; FHL microfilm 2,056,975
Then Along Came Joe Volume 2, Tree Art Publishers 1995, Descendants of Elizabeth Walker and John Looney, Jr., Wilma Walker Dunlap, Saint Louis, Missouri, page 358.
US Federal Census
1870 Census: Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia (Joseph A Looney, Age 6, Birthplace: Virginia, Race: White, Gender: Male, Post Office: Grundy, Household Members: John Looney age 35, Lucy Looney age 30, Jemima Looney age 15, Mary Looney age 11, Nancy Looney age 9, Victory Looney age 7, Joseph A Looney age 6, Henderson Looney age 2)
1880 Census: Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia (Joseph Looney, Age: 12, Birthplace: Virginia, Race: White, Gender: Male, Relation to Head of House: Son, Marital Status: Single, Father's Birthplace: Virginia, Mother's Name: Lucy Looney, Mother's Birthplace: Virginia, Household Members: Lucy Looney age 42, Nancy Looney age 19, Victoria Looney age 17, Joseph Looney age 12, Henderson Looney age 12, Lenguina C. Looney age 10, Thompson Looney age 7, George Looney age 5)
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