Bartlett, Loop, Fortson, Walker, and Other Families

Bessie Mae Loop^1,2,3

F, ID# 151, b. 9 October 1895, d. 19 July 1984

Father: Lucian Lloyd Loop b. 24 May 1869, d. 8 Nov 1949
Mother: Bertha Mae Curtis b. 16 May 1878, d. 2 Jun 1964

Birth*: She was born on 9 October 1895 in Chatfield, Navarro County, Texas.⁴
Marriage*: She married Alonzo Jerome Heflin on 18 November 1920 in Stamford, Jones County, Texas.
Death*: She died on 19 July 1984 in Harris County, Texas, at age 88.^5,6
Burial*: Interment was in Houston, Harris County, Texas.

Note*: They lived in Houston, Texas.

Last Edited: 11 Oct 2015

Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Family: Alonzo Jerome Heflin b. 21 Sep 1891, d. 31 Jan 1956

Citations

[S30] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 10 Sep 1973.
[S32] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 3 Nov 1973.
[S39] Dorothy Norman, letter to Roger Bartlett, 1 Nov 1994.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 18 Mar 1998 (giving only the date).
[S11] Index to Texas Death Records (Austin, Tex.: Tex. Dept. of Health, Bur. of Vital Statistics), typescript 1964-1988 (microfiche), p. 18442, file 69821-84.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 18 Mar 1998 (stating that she died in Jul 1984; not naming the place of death but stating that she lived in Houston, Texas when she died).

Alonzo Jerome Heflin^1,2,3

M, ID# 152, b. 21 September 1891, d. 31 January 1956

Burial*: Interment was in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
Birth*: He was born on 21 September 1891.
Marriage*: He married Bessie Mae Loop, daughter of Lucian Lloyd Loop and Bertha Mae Curtis, on 18 November 1920 in Stamford, Jones County, Texas.
Death*: He died on 31 January 1956 in Waller, Waller County, Texas, at age 64.⁴

Note*: He was a plumbing contractor.

Last Edited: 5 Feb 1996

Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Family: Bessie Mae Loop b. 9 Oct 1895, d. 19 Jul 1984

Citations

[S30] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 10 Sep 1973.
[S32] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 3 Nov 1973.
[S39] Dorothy Norman, letter to Roger Bartlett, 1 Nov 1994.
[S11] Index to Texas Death Records (Austin, Tex.: Tex. Dept. of Health, Bur. of Vital Statistics), typescript 1956, vol. 2, p. 539, file 2761.

Riley Lloyd Loop^1,2,3

M, ID# 161, b. 1 October 1897, d. 16 July 1972

Father: Lucian Lloyd Loop b. 24 May 1869, d. 8 Nov 1949
Mother: Bertha Mae Curtis b. 16 May 1878, d. 2 Jun 1964

Birth*: He was born on 1 October 1897 in Chatfield, Navarro County, Texas.^4,5
Marriage*: He married Frances Imogene Bullington, daughter of William Franklin Bullington and Fanny Catherine ('Fanny Kate') McFarlin, on 22 February 1921 in Stamford, Jones County, Texas.
Death*: He died on 16 July 1972 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at age 74.^6,7,8
Burial*: Interment was on 18 July 1972 in Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas.

Note*: He was a plumber and real estate agent. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II (as a Seabee) and World War I.

Last Edited: 23 May 2020

Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Family: Frances Imogene Bullington b. 20 Mar 1898, d. 14 Aug 1971

Margaret Louise ('Maggie') Loop+⁹ b. 9 Apr 1922, d. 30 Jun 1997
Lloyd Franklin Loop¹⁰ b. 28 Feb 1924, d. 9 Jun 1938
Frances Imogene ('Gene') Loop b. 2 Apr 1930, d. 7 Nov 1995

Citations

[S30] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 10 Sep 1973.
[S59] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 21 May 1975.
[S39] Dorothy Norman, letter to Roger Bartlett, 1 Nov 1994.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 20 Mar 1998 (giving only the date).
[S1178] Standard certificate of death (Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics), no. 28153 for Lloyd Franklin Loop, filed 11 Jun 1938, R. L. Loop, informant, per copy viewed online at pilot.familysearch.org on 4 Jul 2008 (stating that he was born in Texas without giving the date or location).
[S11] Index to Texas Death Records (Austin, Tex.: Tex. Dept. of Health, Bur. of Vital Statistics), typescript 1972, vol. 2, p. 949, file 51747.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 20 Mar 1998 (stating that he died in Jul 1972; not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Houston, Texas when he died).
[S1559] Texas Death Index, 1964-1998, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Riley Lloyd Loop, viewed on 28 Jan 2019.
[S281] Robin Abb, 734 Holiday, Sherman, Tex. 75090, letter to Roger Bartlett, 25 Aug 1997, (naming Riley Lloyd Loop as her father).
[S1178] Standard certificate of death (Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics), no. 28153 for Lloyd Franklin Loop, filed 11 Jun 1938, R. L. Loop, informant, per copy viewed online at pilot.familysearch.org on 4 Jul 2008 (naming R. L. Loop as his father).

Frances Imogene Bullington^1,2

F, ID# 162, b. 20 March 1898, d. 14 August 1971

Father: William Franklin Bullington³
Mother: Fanny Catherine ('Fanny Kate') McFarlin⁴ b. 1869

Birth*: She was born on 20 March 1898 in Liberty Hill, Williamson County, Texas.^5,6
Marriage*: She married Riley Lloyd Loop, son of Lucian Lloyd Loop and Bertha Mae Curtis, on 22 February 1921 in Stamford, Jones County, Texas.
Death*: She died on 14 August 1971 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at age 73.
Burial*: Interment was in Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas.

Last Edited: 4 Jul 2008

Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Family: Riley Lloyd Loop b. 1 Oct 1897, d. 16 Jul 1972

Margaret Louise ('Maggie') Loop+⁷ b. 9 Apr 1922, d. 30 Jun 1997
Lloyd Franklin Loop⁸ b. 28 Feb 1924, d. 9 Jun 1938
Frances Imogene ('Gene') Loop b. 2 Apr 1930, d. 7 Nov 1995

Citations

[S59] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 21 May 1975.
[S39] Dorothy Norman, letter to Roger Bartlett, 1 Nov 1994.
[S282] Delayed certificate of birth (Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics) no. 31355 for Frances Imogene Bullington, filed with Bureau of Vital Statistics on 15 Sep 1961, per copy provided by Robin Abb to Roger Bartlett on 25 Aug 1997, (naming William Franklin Bullington as her father).
[S282] Birth certificate for Frances Imogene Bullington, above, (naming Fanny Catherine McFarlin as her mother).
[S282] Birth certificate for Frances Imogene Bullington, above.
[S1178] Standard certificate of death (Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics), no. 28153 for Lloyd Franklin Loop, filed 11 Jun 1938, R. L. Loop, informant, per copy viewed online at pilot.familysearch.org on 4 Jul 2008 (stating that she was born in Texas without giving the date or location).
[S281] Robin Abb, 734 Holiday, Sherman, Tex. 75090, letter to Roger Bartlett, 25 Aug 1997, (naming Francis [sic] Loop as her mother).
[S1178] Standard certificate of death (Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics), no. 28153 for Lloyd Franklin Loop, filed 11 Jun 1938, R. L. Loop, informant, per copy viewed online at pilot.familysearch.org on 4 Jul 2008 (naming Frances Imogene Bullington as his mother).

Margaret Louise ('Maggie') Loop^1,2

F, ID# 163, b. 9 April 1922, d. 30 June 1997

Father: Riley Lloyd Loop³ b. 1 Oct 1897, d. 16 Jul 1972
Mother: Frances Imogene Bullington⁴ b. 20 Mar 1898, d. 14 Aug 1971

Birth*: She was born on 9 April 1922 in Stamford, Jones County, Texas.^5,6
Marriage*: She married Robert G. ('Bob') Abb on 24 August 1946 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas.
Death*: She died on 30 June 1997 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, at age 75.^5,7
Burial*: Interment was in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.⁵

Note*: They lived in Sherman, Texas, where she was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. She died at her home of cancer. Some of her ashes were scattered over the Grand Canyon on 17 Sep 1997, and the remainder were interred in Arlington National Cemetery the following month.⁵

Last Edited: 19 Apr 2004

Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Family: Robert G. ('Bob') Abb b. 2 Apr 1920, d. 26 Aug 1982

Citations

[S30] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 10 Sep 1973.
[S59] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 21 May 1975.
[S281] Robin Abb, 734 Holiday, Sherman, Tex. 75090, letter to Roger Bartlett, 25 Aug 1997, (naming Riley Lloyd Loop as her father).
[S281] Robin Abb, 25 Aug 1997 letter, above, (naming Francis [sic] Loop as her mother).
[S281] Robin Abb, 25 Aug 1997 letter, above.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 20 Mar 1998 (giving only the date).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 20 Mar 1998 (not naming the place of death but stating that she lived in Sherman, Texas when she died).

Robert G. ('Bob') Abb¹

M, ID# 164, b. 2 April 1920, d. 26 August 1982

Birth*: He was born on 2 April 1920 in Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin.²
Marriage*: He married Margaret Louise ('Maggie') Loop, daughter of Riley Lloyd Loop and Frances Imogene Bullington, on 24 August 1946 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas.
Death*: He died on 26 August 1982 at age 62.^3,4
Burial*: Interment was in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.⁵

Note*: He owned Bob Abb Sales Co. in Sherman and traveled in six states as a representative for sporting goods, primarily fishing tackle. He retired after thirty-five years in sales.

Last Edited: 19 Apr 2004

Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Family: Margaret Louise ('Maggie') Loop b. 9 Apr 1922, d. 30 Jun 1997

Citations

[S59] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 21 May 1975.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 24 Feb 1998 (giving only the date).
[S281] Robin Abb, 734 Holiday, Sherman, Tex. 75090, letter to Roger Bartlett, 25 Aug 1997.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 24 Feb 1998 (stating that he died in Aug 1982; not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Sherman, Texas when he died).
[S281] Robin Abb, 25 Aug 1997 letter, above, (stating that his body was donated to medical science and his ashes were interred at Arlington National Cemetery).

Lloyd Franklin Loop^1,2

M, ID# 171, b. 28 February 1924, d. 9 June 1938

Father: Riley Lloyd Loop³ b. 1 Oct 1897, d. 16 Jul 1972
Mother: Frances Imogene Bullington⁴ b. 20 Mar 1898, d. 14 Aug 1971

Birth*: He was born on 28 February 1924 in Stamford, Jones County, Texas.⁵
Death*: He died on 9 June 1938 in 1505 Hauser, Houston, Harris County, Texas, at age 14.^6,7
Burial*: Interment was on 11 June 1938 in Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas.⁵

Last Edited: 4 Jul 2008

Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Citations

[S30] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 10 Sep 1973.
[S59] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 21 May 1975.
[S1178] Standard certificate of death (Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics), no. 28153 for Lloyd Franklin Loop, filed 11 Jun 1938, R. L. Loop, informant, per copy viewed online at pilot.familysearch.org on 4 Jul 2008 (naming R. L. Loop as his father).
[S1178] Standard certificate of death (Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics), no. 28153 for Lloyd Franklin Loop, filed 11 Jun 1938, R. L. Loop, informant, per copy viewed online at pilot.familysearch.org on 4 Jul 2008 (naming Frances Imogene Bullington as his mother).
[S1178] Standard certificate of death (Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics), no. 28153 for Lloyd Franklin Loop, filed 11 Jun 1938, R. L. Loop, informant, per copy viewed online at pilot.familysearch.org on 4 Jul 2008.
[S11] Index to Texas Death Records (Austin, Tex.: Tex. Dept. of Health, Bur. of Vital Statistics), typescript 1903-1940, vol. 31, p. 15101, file 28153 (giving the date and county).
[S1178] Standard certificate of death (Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics), no. 28153 for Lloyd Franklin Loop, filed 11 Jun 1938, R. L. Loop, informant, per copy viewed online at pilot.familysearch.org on 4 Jul 2008 (stating that he died at his home at 3:30 p.m. on 9 Jun 1938 from accidental strangulation).

Frances Imogene ('Gene') Loop^1,2

F, ID# 172, b. 2 April 1930, d. 7 November 1995

Father: Riley Lloyd Loop b. 1 Oct 1897, d. 16 Jul 1972
Mother: Frances Imogene Bullington b. 20 Mar 1898, d. 14 Aug 1971

Birth*: She was born on 2 April 1930 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.³
Death*: She died on 7 November 1995 in Grayson County, Texas, at age 65.^4,5,6
Burial*: Interment was in Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas.⁷

Note*: She held an M.A. degree from the University of Houston and taught history, economics, and debate at Sherman (Texas) High School. She died of a stroke. She was considered the most popular teacher in the history of Sherman High School, and the school library was dedicated to her the year after she died.⁷

Last Edited: 23 May 2020

Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Citations

[S30] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 10 Sep 1973.
[S59] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 21 May 1975.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 18 Mar 1998 (giving her name as Gene Loop and giving only the date).
[S281] Robin Abb, 734 Holiday, Sherman, Tex. 75090, letter to Roger Bartlett, 25 Aug 1997, (giving the date but not the place).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 18 Mar 1998 (giving her name as Gene Loop and giving the date but not the place).
[S1547] Texas Deaths, 1964-1998, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Frances Imogene Loop, viewed on 25 Jan 2019.
[S281] Robin Abb, 25 Aug 1997 letter, above.

MSGT Amelia Henrietta ('Etta') Loop^1,2,3

F, ID# 173, b. 23 October 1899, d. 16 June 1999

"Sarge" Hickman's tombstone, Highland Cemetery, Stamford, Tex., courtesy of Carla Young.

Father: Lucian Lloyd Loop b. 24 May 1869, d. 8 Nov 1949
Mother: Bertha Mae Curtis b. 16 May 1878, d. 2 Jun 1964

Birth*: She was born on 23 October 1899 in Chatfield, Navarro County, Texas.^4,5
Marriage*: She married Henry Clay Hickman on 17 October 1917 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
Death*: She died on 16 June 1999 at age 99.^6,7
Burial*: Interment was in Highland Cemetery, Stamford, Haskell County, Texas.⁷

Note*: She was a master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force (1942-1964) and a hospital nurse and was known to some as 'Sarge.' She lived in Stamford, Texas.

Additional Resources

• Her page on Find A Grave is here.

Last Edited: 11 Oct 2015

Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Family: Henry Clay Hickman b. 27 Sep 1890, d. 12 Jan 1950

Lloyd Henry Hickman b. 25 Aug 1918, d. 2 Mar 2002

Citations

[S30] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 10 Sep 1973.
[S32] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 3 Nov 1973.
[S39] Dorothy Norman, letter to Roger Bartlett, 1 Nov 1994.
[S1108] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/RootswebSSDI, Amelia H. Hickman, viewed on 25 Jul 2011 (giving the date but not the place).
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Amelia Henrietta 'Sarge' Hickman, memorial no. 41318427, viewed on 25 Jul 2011 (giving the date but not the place).
[S1108] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/RootswebSSDI, Amelia H. Hickman, viewed on 25 Jul 2011 (not naming the place but stating that she lived in Kingsland, Texas when she died).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Amelia Henrietta 'Sarge' Hickman, memorial no. 41318427, viewed on 25 Jul 2011.

Henry Clay Hickman^1,2,3

M, ID# 174, b. 27 September 1890, d. 12 January 1950

Birth*: He was born on 27 September 1890 in Mississippi.
Marriage*: He married MSGT Amelia Henrietta ('Etta') Loop, daughter of Lucian Lloyd Loop and Bertha Mae Curtis, on 17 October 1917 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
Death*: He died on 12 January 1950 in Fresno, Fresno County, California, at age 59.⁴

Note*: He was a packing house foreman.

Last Edited: 2 Aug 2013

Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Family: MSGT Amelia Henrietta ('Etta') Loop b. 23 Oct 1899, d. 16 Jun 1999

Lloyd Henry Hickman b. 25 Aug 1918, d. 2 Mar 2002

Citations

[S30] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 10 Sep 1973.
[S32] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 3 Nov 1973.
[S39] Dorothy Norman, letter to Roger Bartlett, 1 Nov 1994.
[S1256] California Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/om9mmen, Henry Clay Hickman, viewed on 2 Aug 2013.

Lloyd Henry Hickman¹

M, ID# 175, b. 25 August 1918, d. 2 March 2002

Father: Henry Clay Hickman b. 27 Sep 1890, d. 12 Jan 1950
Mother: MSGT Amelia Henrietta ('Etta') Loop b. 23 Oct 1899, d. 16 Jun 1999

Birth*: He was born on 25 August 1918 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.²
Death*: He died on 2 March 2002 at age 83.³

Note*: He lived in Houston, Texas at one time and was a carpenter. He was living in Hialeah, Florida when he died.⁴

Last Edited: 2 Aug 2013

Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Citations

[S30] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 10 Sep 1973.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, Lloyd H. Hickman, viewed on 2 Aug 2013 (giving the date but not the place).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, Lloyd H. Hickman, viewed on 2 Aug 2013 (stating that he died on 2 Mar 2002; not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Hialeah, Fla. when he died).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, Lloyd H. Hickman, viewed on 2 Aug 2013 (stating he lived in Hialeah, Fla. when he died).

Thomas Franklin Loop^1,2,3,4

M, ID# 176, b. 1 April 1902, d. 14 September 1958

Father: Lucian Lloyd Loop b. 24 May 1869, d. 8 Nov 1949
Mother: Bertha Mae Curtis b. 16 May 1878, d. 2 Jun 1964

Birth*: He was born on 1 April 1902 in Roane, Navarro County, Texas.
Marriage*: He married Jane Miller on 29 June 1930 in Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia.
Death*: He died on 14 September 1958 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, at age 56.
Burial*: Interment was in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.

Note*: He was a cotton and stock broker in New Orleans. He was captain of the University of Texas track team in the early 1920's and held the state one-mile record in track.

Last Edited: 11 Oct 2015

Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Family: Jane Miller d. 1954

Peter Cantine Loop+ b. 7 Sep 1937, d. May 1994

Citations

[S30] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 10 Sep 1973.
[S32] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 3 Nov 1973.
[S33] Thomas S. Loop, letter to Roger Bartlett, 21 Aug 1975.
[S39] Dorothy Norman, letter to Roger Bartlett, 1 Nov 1994.

Jane Miller^1,2

F, ID# 177, d. 1954

Birth*: She was born in Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia.
Marriage*: She married Thomas Franklin Loop, son of Lucian Lloyd Loop and Bertha Mae Curtis, on 29 June 1930 in Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia.
Burial*: Interment was in 1954 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
Death*: She died in 1954 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.

Last Edited: 28 Jan 1995

Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Family: Thomas Franklin Loop b. 1 Apr 1902, d. 14 Sep 1958

Peter Cantine Loop+ b. 7 Sep 1937, d. May 1994

Citations

[S32] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 3 Nov 1973.
[S39] Dorothy Norman, letter to Roger Bartlett, 1 Nov 1994.

Peter Cantine Loop^1,2,3

M, ID# 183, b. 7 September 1937, d. May 1994

Father: Thomas Franklin Loop b. 1 Apr 1902, d. 14 Sep 1958
Mother: Jane Miller d. 1954

Birth*: He was born on 7 September 1937 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
Marriage*: He married Ann Higgins, daughter of Edward O. Higgins and Elizabeth Martinez.⁴
Death*: He died in May 1994 at age 56.

Note*: He owned a salvage operation at New Orleans, Louisiana.

Last Edited: 6 Jul 2014

Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Family: Ann Higgins b. 5 Sep 1937, d. 11 Mar 2013

Citations

[S30] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 10 Sep 1973.
[S32] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 3 Nov 1973.
[S33] Thomas S. Loop, letter to Roger Bartlett, 21 Aug 1975.
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Ann Higgins Loop, memorial no. 106606004, viewed on 6 Jul 2014.

Ann Higgins

F, ID# 184, b. 5 September 1937, d. 11 March 2013

Father: Edward O. Higgins²
Mother: Elizabeth Martinez¹

Birth*: She was born on 5 September 1937.³
Marriage*: She married Peter Cantine Loop, son of Thomas Franklin Loop and Jane Miller.³
Death*: She died on 11 March 2013 in her residence, Covington, Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana, at age 75.³
Burial*: Interment was in Metarie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.³

Note*: She attended Louisiana State University and the University of Alabama and was a member of the Pi Phi Sorority. She loved gardening and bred AKC Weimaraner champions.³

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes her obituary, is here.

Last Edited: 14 Dec 2017

Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Family: Peter Cantine Loop b. 7 Sep 1937, d. May 1994

Citations

[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Ann Higgins Loop, memorial no. 106606004, viewed on 6 Jul 2014 (naming Elizabeth Martinez as her mother).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ann Higgins Loop, memorial no. 106606004, viewed on 6 Jul 2014 (naming Edward O. Higgins as her father).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ann Higgins Loop, memorial no. 106606004, viewed on 6 Jul 2014.

Ruby Edel Loop^1,2,3,4

F, ID# 190, b. 23 July 1904, d. 4 September 1991

Ruby Loop Howse's tombstone, Highland Cemetery, Stamford, Tex., courtesy of Carla Young.

Father: Lucian Lloyd Loop b. 24 May 1869, d. 8 Nov 1949
Mother: Bertha Mae Curtis b. 16 May 1878, d. 2 Jun 1964

Birth*: She was born on 23 July 1904 in Roane, Navarro County, Texas.⁵
Marriage*: She married Robert Lorene Howse, son of Claude A. Howse and Molly Ruff, on 9 September 1923 in Stamford, Jones County, Texas.⁶
Death*: She died on 4 September 1991 in Jones County, Texas, at age 87.^7,8,5
Burial*: Interment was in Highland Cemetery, Stamford, Haskell County, Texas.⁹

Note*: She was a hospital aide and sitter and lived in Stamford, Texas.

Additional Resources

• Her page on Find A Grave is here.

Last Edited: 11 Oct 2015

Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Family: Robert Lorene Howse b. 6 Sep 1897, d. 20 Sep 1957

Citations

[S30] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 10 Sep 1973.
[S32] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 3 Nov 1973.
[S44] Cindy Dick, Abilene, Tex., letter to Roger Bartlett, 29 Sep 1994.
[S39] Dorothy Norman, letter to Roger Bartlett, 1 Nov 1994.
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Ruby Edel Loop Howse, memorial no. 40387100, viewed on 25 Jul 2011 (giving the date but not the place).
[S772] Dorothy Norman, Rt. 1, Box 292-H, Kingsland, Tex. 78639, letter to Roger Bartlett, 13 Dec 1994.
[S11] Index to Texas Death Records (Austin, Tex.: Tex. Dept. of Health, Bur. of Vital Statistics), typescript 1991 (microfiche), p. 993, file 79374.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 20 Mar 1998 (not naming the place of death but stating that she lived in Stamford, Texas when she died).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ruby Edel Loop Howse, memorial no. 40387100, viewed on 25 Jul 2011.

Robert Lorene Howse^1,2,3

M, ID# 191, b. 6 September 1897, d. 20 September 1957

Robert L. Howse's tombstone, Highland Cemetery, Stamford, Tex., courtesy of Carla Young.

Father: Claude A. Howse⁴
Mother: Molly Ruff⁵

Birth*: He was born on 6 September 1897 in Lake Creek, Delta County, Texas.⁶
Marriage*: He married Ruby Edel Loop, daughter of Lucian Lloyd Loop and Bertha Mae Curtis, on 9 September 1923 in Stamford, Jones County, Texas.⁷
Death*: He died on 20 September 1957 in Stamford, Jones County, Texas, at age 60.^8,6
Burial*: Interment was in Highland Cemetery, Stamford, Haskell County, Texas.⁹

Note*: He was a carpenter.

Additional Resources

• His page on Find A Grave is here.

Last Edited: 25 Jul 2011

Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Family: Ruby Edel Loop b. 23 Jul 1904, d. 4 Sep 1991

Citations

[S30] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 10 Sep 1973.
[S32] Ruby L. Howse, letter to Roger Bartlett, 3 Nov 1973.
[S39] Dorothy Norman, letter to Roger Bartlett, 1 Nov 1994.
[S772] Dorothy Norman, Rt. 1, Box 292-H, Kingsland, Tex. 78639, letter to Roger Bartlett, 13 Dec 1994, (naming Claude A. Howse as his father).
[S772] Dorothy Norman, 13 Dec 1994 letter, above, (naming Molly Ruff as his mother).
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Robert Lorene Howse, memorial no. 40387050, viewed on 25 Jul 2011 (giving the date but not the place).
[S772] Dorothy Norman, 13 Dec 1994 letter, above.
[S11] Index to Texas Death Records (Austin, Tex.: Tex. Dept. of Health, Bur. of Vital Statistics), typescript 1957, vol. 2, p. 615, file 50492 (misstating his name as House).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Robert Lorene Howse, memorial no. 40387050, viewed on 25 Jul 2011.