Hi List! I am researching Harold Browning. To my knowledge he was buried in a private cemetery in Indiana. He was born in Michigan according to my birth cert., no town given, and died in the Tulsa, OK area 1951-52? He was 47 yrs old. He was from the Toledo, OH area. My Mother's family was from Arkansas. He worked for a furniture co. in Kansas in 1943. Is anyone familiar with any cemeteries which might apply to my search. It is my understanding it was just over the Ohio State line. He had at least two brothers I know of John and Robert (I believe) and a sister Mabel. Her married name was Baumgartner. I met her when she came to claim his body for burial in what I understood to be their private cemetery. His Mother died of cancer in the mid 1940s and his Father lived to be 93, (died around 1957) but I don't know their first names. Any suggestion or info would be greatly appreciated. I have tried to get a birth cert. in Mich. (had no town). Death cert. wasn't issued in Tulsa. So exact locations have been a problem for me. Thanks! [email protected]

Received this from another list, and thought I would pass it on. This information is making the rounds of the library world, due to the American Library Association (ALA) convention about to take place in Chicago. No doubt "subscriptions" to access the database will be expensive, so genealogists will need to find out which libraries near them will be planning to subscribe. Colleagues, This will be a big story. Heritage Quest is going online with the entire US Census, all 12,555 rolls of film. The U.S. Census from 1790 to 1920, fully digitized and going online. You can get more information at a demo during ALA in Chicago, on Saturday, July 8, from 9:30 - Noon in the Hyatt Regency Grand Ballroom E, or stop by the Heritage Quest booth, #3625. It will be available by subscription to libraries when it is up this fall at GenealogyDatabase.com. This is expected to be the largest data base of any subject on the Internet.

Hello, I'm sorry to say, i didn't record which site this came from, but i thought it had such great questions for us to ask ourselves in order to record a comprehensive family history. It is great- just browse thru the questionairre, and give a thought to writing your immediate family's history, to record for YOUR future generations. Wow, if only my ancestors had kept a journal/diary or recorded their history with questions like these! What i like to think about when doing research is that we are researching real people, not just looking for names, dates and places. Our ancestors were real people, like you and me, and had thoughts and feelings and traditions, too. We may not have access to theirs, but i feel it is a wonderful idea to bless OUR posterity by recording our personal or immediate family's history. Please consider it. Hope this questionairre helps you get started! Also, i hope i don't offend anyone by sending this to the list. Donna in MT Family History Questionnaire Yourself 1. What is the name you were given at birth? 2. When were you born? Where? Hospital or at home? 3. Were you named after a relative or family friend? Why was your name chosen? 4. Have you ever had a nickname? Who gave it to you and why? 5. Did your parents or siblings like to tell any funny or embarrassing baby stories about you? 6. What did you want to be when you grew up? Family 7. What is your mother's name? 8. When and where was she born? 9. Is she still alive? When did she die? 10. What is your most vivid image of your mother? 11. What is your father's name? 12. When and where was he born? 13. Is he still alive? When did he die? 14. What is your most vivid image of your father? 15. Where did your parents meet? 16. When and where did they get married? 17. What are your brothers and sisters names? 18. What is the most enjoyable memory of time spent with your parents, your family? 19. What are some of the most valuable lessons your parents taught you? Grandparents 20. What were the names of your mother's parents? 21. When and where were they born and where did they live? 22. What did they do for a living? 23. Do you have personal memories of them? What were they like? 24. What were the names of your father's parents? 25. When and where were they born and where did they live? 26. What did they do for a living? 27. Do you have personal memories of them? What were they like? 28. What was the most enjoyable time spent with each grandparent? 29. Did they have a favorite story that you remember them telling? 30. What do you know about your grandparent's children, other than your parents? 31. What do you remember hearing about your GREAT-Grandparents? 32. Did you ever meet them? 33. From what part of the world did your family emigrate? Any stories told in your family about the crossing? Did they become U.S. citizens? Do you have any relatives in foreign countries? 34. Where did they settle in this country? Why? 35. Do you have any relatives who were famous? Or who took part in well-known historical events? 36. How far back can you trace your family tree? Childhood The family house 37. What type of house did you live in as a child? Other buildings on the same property? 38. If you moved during your childhood, tell where and when and what you can remember of each house and the family circumstances and the reason for the move. 39. In what room did you eat? Kitchen? Dining room? 40. How was your home heated? 41. Did you have a fireplace? 42. What kind of kitchen stove did your parents cook on? What fuel was used? 43. Did you have to buy the fuel or was this a chore, such as cutting wood, with which you had to help? 44. Did you always have electricity? If not, when did you get it? Was it a big deal? 45. Did you ever use candles or kerosene lamps? 46. Did your family have a cellar? Where did you store food? 47. Where did your family get water? Was it plentiful? What methods were used to conserve water? Family relations, responsibilities, conditions 48. What was your position in the family? Oldest? Youngest? 49. What were your duties as a small child? Did you have chores? 50. Who cooked the meals? Ironing, cleaning, etc.? 51. Did you buy or make your own clothing? 52. When did you learn to cook and who taught you? 53. Did you ever learn to sew? Crochet? Knit? Embroider? And who taught you? 54. Did you ever learn the mechanics of a car and who taught you? 55. Did your family keep in touch with distant family? Do you still keep in touch? 56. Did you visit relatives often? 57. How did you get your mail? 58. What do you remember about family pets? 59. Were you especially close to anyone in the family? Who? 60. How did the family spend its evenings? 61. Did you get an allowance? How much? What did you spend it on? 62. Do you remember your family discussing world events and politics? What were some of the topics? Family income and livelihood 63. What did your father do for a living? 64. Did your mother ever work outside of the home? What did she do? 65. Did you contribute to the family income? How? 66. When did you get your first job outside of the family? 67. Did your family have a garden? Who did the work on the garden? What kinds of vegetables did you grow? 68. Did your family have fruit trees? Who did the canning? 69. Did you raise chickens? 70. What kind of meat did you eat? 71. If you lived on a farm, what crops were planted? Who did the work? Family? Hired hands? Did you keep a cow for milk? Did you make your own butter and cheese? Did anyone in the family sell eggs or butter? Days, seasons, and special occasions 72. What did Sunday mean to you (family dinner, etc.)? 73. Did you attend church on Sunday? Where did you attend church? 74. Were there any other special days of the week? 75. How did you spend Christmas? 76. What kinds of gifts did you receive at Christmas? 77. Did your family observe Easter? 78. How and where did you observe the Fourth of July? 79. Other special holidays? 80. How was your birthday celebrated? What kinds of gifts did you receive? 81. Did your family entertain often? When? 82. Did your family attend picnics? Family reunions? What do you remember about them? 83. How did you keep cool in the summer? 84. What did you wear in the winter to keep warm? 85. Do you remember any particular blizzards or tornadoes or floods? Friends and Games 86. Did you have a favorite toy? 87. What were your favorite foods? What did you hate? 88. What did you do for recreation? 89. What kind of books did you read? 90. Did you or your brothers or sisters have any hobbies? 91. Who was your best friend? 92. What did you and your friends do when you got together? 93. Did you and your playmates play any organized games? 94. Did you ever learn to swim? Who taught you? 95. Did you participate in youth organizations? 96. What was the most mischievous thing you did as a youngster? 97. Whom did you admire most when you were young? 98. Has there ever been anyone in your life that you considered to be your "soul mate"? Who was it and why did you feel that way? School 99. Where did you go to school? Did you ever attend a one-room schoolhouse? 100. What were your favorite subjects? Least-favorite? 101. Who was your favorite teacher, and why? 102. Do you still know anyone that you went to school with? In what grade did you meet? 103. How did you get to school? If you walked, how far? What do you remember about these walks? Did you walk alone or with friends? Were these walks a hardship in winter? 104. Did you ever miss a long stretch of school because of illness? If so, what did you do to pass the time? 105. What did you do during summer vacations? 106. In high school, were you involved in sports? What were some of the highlights? 107. Were you in the school band? What instrument(s)? Did you continue to play into adulthood? 108. What songs and dances were popular then? 109. What was some of the slang when you were a teenager? 110. What was your first date like? How old were you? What did you do? 111. What was your proudest achievement in school? Transportation and surroundings 112. Describe the size of the town where you lived or shopped. 113. Where did your parents shop? 114. How large or small were the stores? 115. If you lived in a small town or on the farm, did you ever go into the city to shop? 116. What was the largest town you remember visiting when you were young? 117. Did you ever travel on a train while you were young? 118. Did you or your family own a horse and buggy? 119. When did your family acquire its first car? What make? How much did it cost? 120. When did you learn to drive a car? Did someone teach you? 121. Where did your family go on vacation? Traditions 122. What family traditions are still practiced in your family? 123. Can you briefly tell one or more your family's best stories or "tall tales"? 124. Do you recall any family members that were "characters"? What earned them their reputation? 125. What personal traits or characteristics seemed to "run in the family"? 126. What stories did you share with your children? Which ones didn't you share? 127. Is there an enduring piece of advise or wisdom that's been passed down from generation to generation in your family? Higher Education and Career 128. How old were you when you left home? Where to and why did you leave? How did it feel to be on your own? 129. How many years of school did you attend? Did you study in your adult years? 130. What was your first job? Do you remember how much your pay was? 131. Who influenced you most and helped you to develop your skills? 132. What careers have you had? How long at each? 133. Would you choose the same career if you had it to do over? Marriage and Later Life 134. When and where did you meet your husband or wife? 135. How and when did you get engaged? Who proposed? How long were you engaged? 136. When and where did you marry? How old were you and your spouse? 137. Did you go on a honeymoon? Where? 138. Where was your first home? Did you move around? 139. What is your spouse's occupation? 140. After living together for a time, what surprised you the most about your spouse? 141. How would you describe your spouse? What do you admire most about him/her ? 142. What's your favorite story about your spouse? 143. Did you or your spouse go into military service? 144. If your spouse went into service, what did you do while he/she was away?

http://browning.evcpl.lib.in.us/ http://web.mountain.net/~redeb/brownhist.htm Good Luck!!!

Wanda Price is correct in saying that Hurley is not 100% correct and ditto that for the E. F. Browning book. Both books can be used only as a tool to guide you to more research. Much in both books is factual but much is not. Hurley offers very little documentation and E. F. Browning offers none. Nancy Baxter

Hi Bill, I have not been spending very much time on my Browning side of the family. Most of my genealogy time has been devoted to my wife's side of the family. She is of German descent. It is really hard trying to decipher some of this old German handwriting. I have not seen a Roger Browning so far. My ggrandfather search is very sketchy. What little information I have on him shows him coming from Ohio, Virginia, and Maryland. The records I do have show 4 sons were born in Ohio. His name was William Browning, born: ca.1792, died: 1864. He married Sarah Compton from Pennsylvania.(No dates) I have him owning land in Kokomo, Howard, Indiana. Their children were--- Isaac-(died in Civil War-26MAY1862) William- born:NOV1828, in Ohio, died:8FEB1904; m: 8FEB1866 to Sarah Jane Hill, b:NOV1851, d:8NOV1900 George- b:MAR1837, in Ohio m: 18APR1866 to Sarah J. Huston James- (died in Civil War-2NOV1862) Perry- (no information) John Wesley- b:18JUN1842, in Ohio, d:29APR1923 m1: 26JUL1866 to Susannah Crousore, b:13NOV1850 m2: 30AUG1874 to Albaney Lucinda Garner, b: ca. 1853 m3: 4OCT1900 to Sarah J. Ross, b: ca. 1856 Mary-(no information) m: Crouse Sarah-(no information) m: Reese Jeremiah- b:17AUG1844, in Ohio, d:14NOV1929 in Windfall, Tipton, Indiana m1: 23AUG1866 to Margaret Love, b:21JUL1846, d:1MAY1871 m2: 25APR1875 to Mary Evelyn Garner, b: APR1861, d: 18DEC1941 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jeremiah and Mary Evelyn Garner was my Father's parents Marion Alonzo Browning- b: Windfall,Tipton,In., 4FEB1893, d: 17FEB1964 m: 12JUN1915 to Mary Ann Neff, b:30NOV1898, d: 3APR1981 As you can see, I have a lot of work to do on my family Thank you very much for writing to me. Ken&Beverly(HUMKE)Browning Anderson, Madison, Indiana

> Ken Browning > Anderson, Indiana Hi Ken, looking at your residence, do you descend from Roger Browning of Greene Co., TN? At least one of his children went to Indiana. Bill Ikerd Emporia, KS

Hi Nancy and LIST, My apology to Nancy and the LIST. It was inexcusable of me to select the "Reply All" instead of the "Reply" button. Forgive me. I would probably have felt the same as you did when you read my email, and realized the whole LIST saw it. Again, I am sorry for that. I am in no way trying to drive you from the LIST. We all need the LIST and each other. Thank you for sharing your home page with me. I have not had the time to look at it yet, but I am certainly going to. If I do find anything that may help you out, I will certainly share it with you. Forgive me it takes too long to reply again as I am up to my ears in remodeling, and it is a little more difficult than usual to get to all my genealogy material. I have printed out just about every email I have seen on the Browning LIST. I do not have them organized as well as I would like to. Sincerely, Ken Browning Anderson, Indiana

Hi Does any one know of the Browning family that lived in Wayne Co. W.Va.? In the 1880s census there is a family of Browning's Mother Sarah widow With 8 children there names are Mary M. Marion Elias Amos U.S.Grant Jesse William A. I need to find the father of these children and possibly his parents can any one help me??? Emma Vealey [email protected] Cleveland Ohio

I have replied to Ken Browning's message to him personally as I am not one to be rude or indignant to others as his message portrayed me to be. I have been researching for several years and I do have a pages from a Browning book a distant cousin in Japan sent to me. I have corresponded with several on line cousins in the past. However, I have been on this list before and now and had no replies. I have gotten two very nice responses today other than his which was a blasting opinion of me. I thank you for the two responders who are going to try to help me find Caleb's real father. Nancy

Hi Nancy, Woah girl. It sounds like you are giving the LIST and everybody else an ultimatum. You will be lucky if anybody else responds. It sounds like you have been working very hard(5 hours) on this line of Brownings. It is very easy to get discouraged and want to quit. There was probably a lot of other people who saw your email, and like myself, started pouring over all there lines, notes, and emails, to respond to you. Before anybody even had a chance to respond, you come back with an attitude. Just in case you are new to genealogy, most of them have been researching for years, and countless hours. They have file cabinets, notebooks, stacks of papers, emails, etc., to go through to give you the correct information you are searching for. They are researching thousands of names, families, and Countries. They have practically lived in cemetery's, court houses, library's, and viewed thousands of micro-fische films and traveled to many States and Country's. They have spent considerable amounts of time and money. They are more than willing to help you out, for free, but it takes time and patience. The Browning line is a very difficult line to follow. They seem to be in just about every State, and Country. The names of the spouses and children all seem to be about the same, in each of these families. I have been researching our Indiana Browning's for about a year. I am also searching my wife's family. That is almost an impossible task, searching two different families at the same time. We have all ran into "brick walls", became frustrated, upset and even mad, but we do not take this out on the very ones who could help us. This email is not intended to hurt your feelings or make you mad. I hope it will help you to understand why some people seem to get almost instant replies, and for others, it may take a little while. I am just another searcher. I subscribe to the LIST, but my thoughts and observations are strictly my own, not the LIST. Ken Browning Anderson, Indiana

Thanks to everyone for the comments and suggestions on where my Brownings might have went to after they left KY. I appreciate your kindness in sharing info and ideas! Donna in MT

It seems everyone but me is finding answers and help on this list. I am posting a request one more time. George Browning 1760 married Elizabeth ? born 1768 and were the parents of Caleb Browning born 1793. Caleb Browning married Phobe McIntosh and were the parents of George Browning b 1818.. Spencer Browning was George's son. and was born April 05, 1795. James Tilford Browning was the son of Spencer and Milberry Mc Intosh. Is this correct? I got this off the internet. I would like to share information I have on Spencer and Milberry's family members. Thank you. Nancy

>According to Hurley's book, The Browning Families, your John Browning was the son of Francis Browning, Jr. and Elizabeth Lloyd. John b. 1728, died Nov 18, 1803 in Greene Co., GA. Married (1) Elizabeth Demarest, (2) Susannah Teague. Pat http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~smith Researching Arnett, Anspach, Barron, Batdorf, Browning, Cain, Chapman, Cheshire, Colescott, Corderman/Katterman/Kautermann, Fred, Reith, Reutenauer/Reitenour/Ridenour, Sexton, Spradling and Wilmouth Proud Rootsweb sponsor > > Subject: [BROWNING] John Browning > Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 19:44:39 -0400 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Hi, > > I'm looking fr any information on John Browning who married Suzannah > Teague. Their children (from different marriages) were themselves > married. They were Isaac Boring and Phoebe Browning. If any one has any > information on him and either of his wives I would really be grateful. > John was a member of the Continental Army from North Carolina. > > Timothy > __________________________________

After working on my Browning line for the past year, I can tell you that the Book everyone is talking about is not correct.... Do not take the Hurley book as gospel...Do your own research.. A great deal of the material available with the LDS programs are also incorrect...take what you know and build on that...Be careful what you take as fact..You need to prove or disprove your material..It takes a while....wprice

Can someone please tell me if this is correct and steer me where to go next? I have worked on these Brownings tonight for 5 hours and am going looney toons. I am hoping the Browning fairy will come to my rescue. Thanks, Nancy Descendants of George Browning Generation No. 1 1. GEORGE3 BROWNING (CALEB2, GEORGE1) was born 1818 in Cupepper, VA.. He married ELIZABETH LANDIS August 12, 1840 in Muhlenberg Co. KY. Child of GEORGE BROWNING and ELIZABETH LANDIS is: 2. i. SPENCER4 BROWNING, b. April 05, 1795, Caldwell, Mecklenburg, North Carolina. Generation No. 2 2. SPENCER4 BROWNING (GEORGE3, CALEB2, GEORGE1) was born April 05, 1795 in Caldwell, Mecklenburg, North Carolina. He married MILBERRY MC INTOSH 1818, daughter of NIMROD MC INTOSH and NANCY MURPHY. She was born 1799 in Roberson Co., Tn. Children of SPENCER BROWNING and MILBERRY MC INTOSH are: i. JAMES TILFORD5 BROWNING, b. December 28, 1821, Robertson County, Tn.; d. April 03, 1895, Robertson County, Tn.; m. ELIZABETH CRAWFORD, September 07, 1841, Robertson County, Tn.; b. July 27, 1821, Robertson County, Tn.; d. July 20, 1890, Robertson County, Tn.. ii. SABRY BROWNING, m. AMOS ROSE.

John Browning married for the second time to Susannah Teague about 1782, possibly in Caswell Co. NC. John was born about 1728 and died in Greene Co, GA on Nov. 18, 1803. His first wife was Elizabeth Demarest. This is my direct line (maternal), and this information is from the Wm. Neal Hurley Jr. book: Our Maryland Heritage, Book 12, The Browning Families, published by Heritage Books. Mitzi Hammond Perkins ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 6:44 PM Subject: [BROWNING] John Browning > Hi, > > I'm looking fr any information on John Browning who married Suzannah > Teague. Their children (from different marriages) were themselves > married. They were Isaac Boring and Phoebe Browning. If any one has any > information on him and either of his wives I would really be grateful. > John was a member of the Continental Army from North Carolina. > > Timothy > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > ==== BROWNING Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > >

My Brownings came from the Maryland/Virginia area and migrated to Texas via Kentucky and Tennessee. Some Brownings went west via the Oregon trail. Others left Virginia and went south to Georgia and Mississippi. These are the three main branches I have located so far and history tells me that these were the 'super highways' of that time. I suspect that if your line was in Kentucky, then you need to look at Missouri, Arkansas and Texas. Betcha they left a note saying 'gone to Texas'. I didn't receive the post about 'the book', but if it is the William Hurley book 'Our Maryland Heritage, the Browning Family', it is available from Heritage Books. Mitzi Hammond Perkins ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 3:47 PM Subject: [BROWNING] The genealogy of the Brownings in America from 1621 to 1908 > > In a message dated 7/11/0 8:25:33 PM, [email protected] writes: > > << Where could I get a copy of this book? >> > > I, too, would be interested in looking at this book. Who is the author? The > publisher? Where are the Brownings mentioned in the book from? My Brownings > lived in KY, and i suspect they came from MD or VA prior to moving to KY. > Also, i can't find where they disappeared to! They lived in eastern KY till > the late 1800s, then seem to have disappeared. Some on the list have > suggested they might have moved to Indiana, but at this point, there is no > evidence to suggest that my line went that way. > > Any info anyone could offer would be greatly appreciated! > > Donna in MT > > > ==== BROWNING Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > >

In a message dated 7/11/0 8:25:33 PM, [email protected] writes: << Where could I get a copy of this book? >> I, too, would be interested in looking at this book. Who is the author? The publisher? Where are the Brownings mentioned in the book from? My Brownings lived in KY, and i suspect they came from MD or VA prior to moving to KY. Also, i can't find where they disappeared to! They lived in eastern KY till the late 1800s, then seem to have disappeared. Some on the list have suggested they might have moved to Indiana, but at this point, there is no evidence to suggest that my line went that way. Any info anyone could offer would be greatly appreciated! Donna in MT

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