My BROWNING line is from SC. I know very little about my BROWNING family. My great great grandfather, John E. BROWNING was born 1827 in SC, and died 1851 in MS. He married MARIA ANTONIA EDWARDS, daughter of DANIEL EDWARDS and MARY PINCKNEY. She was born 24 March 1832 in SC, and died sometime around 1855 in Texas. The Mississippi 1850 Federal Census of Kemper County records the following: Family 1163 JOHN E.BROWNING 23 M Doctor SC Antonia " 17 F SC Maria Antonia's mother was living next door to the BROWNINGS Family 1162 MARY E. EDWARDS 57F SC Pickney Ash 35 M Manager SCWashington Edwards 35 M none SC Family 1164DOUGLAS ASH 34 M Farmer SC Catherine 27 F SC Oliver 5 M AL Eliza 2 F MS Mary 2 F MS Wm. Gallaspie 23 M Teacher NC The death of J. E. Browning was reported in 1851 to the Grand Masonic Lodge in Mississippi. He was a member of Jefferson Lodge located in Scooba in the county of Kemper.