Welcome to our Loofbourrow Website. This site is focused around the Descendants and Ancestors of James Shanks Loofbourrow (1847-1907) and Mary Catherine Syfert (1845-1940), yet is contains interesting and valuable information on other ancestors and family branches. Information dating back to the 1600’s.
James was the son of David Loofbourrow II (1799-1876) and the grandson of David Loofbourrow (1755-1846). James and Mary had several Children:
- Laura Maud (1867-1868)
- Irven Elmer (1868-1943)
- John Abner (1872-1966)
- Ella Jane (1876-1963)
- Joseph David (1879-1966)
- James Carl 1883-1903)
- Benjamin Rex (1887-1972)
This site has a growing amount of information, including a section on Genealogy. A photo archive of about 1,600 photos and 300 documents. Additionally, there are audio recordings, books, various newsletters, newspaper articles, and other family history.
While James Shanks Loofbourrow and Mary Catherine (Syfert) Loofbourrow and the Loofbourrow family as a whole are a centeral focus of the website, our family branches also contains considerable depth and informaiton on various branches of the family with surnames like: Agnew, Barker, Day, Rittenhouse, Shanks, and Syfert.
All suggestions and comments are welcome, just use the “Contact” webpage.
Ron Snow