Hey there Nolon. Yes indeed my Uncle Nolan's name was spelled the same. It is on his tomb stone down at the Mt Zion Church. Small world eh? Deone ----- Original Message ----- From: <jmccain66@bellsouth.net> To: <ALCLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 8:35 PM Subject: Re: [ALCLAY] Re: [17] Browning > That is interesting. My ggrandfather's family lived on the farm in Clay Co > all their lives, but everything my grandfather wrote says he was born in > Alex City. He later moved to Tallassee, and the rest of the family lived in > Alex City. I suppose he could have been named for the doctor who delivered > him! Where we got the spelling of Nolon I will never know. > > Thanks > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul & Glenda Lowe" <lowe@lakemartin.net> > To: <ALCLAY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 8:11 PM > Subject: Re: [ALCLAY] Re: [17] Browning > > > > Forgive me also for intruding, but there was an Old Doctor Dan Nolen in > > New > > Site. We have people in our family named for their doctors. I did a > > story > > in the Heritage of Tallapoosa Co on this Nolen family. > > Glenda Lowe > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <jmccain66@bellsouth.net> > > To: <ALCLAY-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 8:01 PM > > Subject: Re: [ALCLAY] Re: [17] Browning > > > > > >> > >> > >> Deone: > >> > >> Forgive my intruding on your conversation, but I too was intrigued by the > >> name of James Madison in the Browning line. As you know James Madison > >> McCain was my gg grandfather. My g grandfather, Berry Jackson McCain, > > named > >> his third son, my grandfather, John Nolon. I have been trying to figure > > out > >> where the name Nolon comes from (he passed it on to my father, and then > >> to > >> me). No one else among the McCains are called Nolon, but granddad was > >> always called Nolon (he is listed as Nolon in the 1910, 20 and 30 census, > >> not John). His second wife signed her name Mrs. Nolon McCain. > >> > >> It seems there are many McCain-Browning connections, and I wonder if this > > is > >> another one. This is probably a stretch, but consider: It seems that > > Issac > >> Browning had a son, whose name I show as Nalen D Browning, born in 1905 > >> (same year as my grandfather). I wonder if I could have this wrong, and > >> perhaps his name was Nolan? If so, I wonder how many other Brownings > >> were > >> named Nolan? > >> > >> Let me know what you think > >> > >> John Nolon McCain III > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Deone Keane" <hairetc@charter.net> > >> To: <ALCLAY-L@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 6:45 PM > >> Subject: Re: [ALCLAY] Re: [17] Browning > >> > >> > >> > Hello Gloria, > >> > It's so good to find you my cousin. This would never have been possible > >> > had > >> > we not been born at such a wonderful time, as the age of the "Computer > > and > >> > the Internet". Perhaps we will get the opportunity to meet in person > > some > >> > time in the not so distant future. > >> > My research finds Issac's father to be" John Browning "out of Ga. and > > his > >> > father (John's) from up in North Carolina. I have the census record of > >> > the > >> > family when my grandfather was about 8 or 9 yrs of age. The records say > >> > John > >> > was from Ga. I can't remember exactly where and have not gone and > >> > pulled > >> > those files yet. I have been working on my grandmother's side of the > >> > family, > >> > McCain's, and her father's name was in fact James Madison McCain. Funny > >> > that > >> > you have that name in your records under the Browning's. She was > >> > grandpa > >> > Issac Browning's wife, Ora Lee McCain-Browning. His birth year was > >> > 1886, > >> > and > >> > he had quite a few brother's and sister's. I have much more on the > >> > Browning's, but with not knowing what you do or do not have I need to > > see > >> > whom you are missing or already have in your files. I will get those > >> > out > >> > and > >> > get something together to send to you ,but it will take a few days. I > >> > have > >> > several files on different sides of both my parents so you see my > > dilema!! > >> > Thanks for writing me back so quick. > >> > Deone > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: <RSMMktInc@aol.com> > >> > To: <ALCLAY-L@rootsweb.com> > >> > Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 4:27 PM > >> > Subject: Re: [ALCLAY] Re: [17] Browning > >> > > >> > > >> >> Deone, > >> >> I don't remember writing to you, but yes, we are related. > >> >> Issac Benjamin Browning was the brother of my great grandfather, > >> >> William Jesse. Their father was James Madison. > >> >> I am just beginning my Browning research, so any and all info will be > >> > greatly > >> >> appreciated. > >> >> A distant cousin, > >> >> Gloria Browning Moyer > >> >> _rsmmktinc@aol.com_ (mailto:rsmmktinc@aol.com) > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> ==== ALCLAY Mailing List ==== > >> >> Share your records with Clay Co. researchers including old photos at: > >> >> http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > ==== ALCLAY Mailing List ==== > >> > Share your records with Clay Co. researchers including old photos at: > >> > http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> ==== ALCLAY Mailing List ==== > >> Visit Clay Co. Alabama archives for records online > >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/clay.htm > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > ==== ALCLAY Mailing List ==== > > Visit Clay Co. 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