This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Browning, Wilkerson, Yelverton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HNG.2ACEB/1660 Message Board Post: These two Georgians moved to Texas by way of Alabama about 1836. I believe that George went by the nickname Wash. They lived in Houston County, which was subdivided into Anderson County, TX. G. W. is buried in the Old Cemetery at Palestine and I would like to know if someone could see if Flora is buried there as well. They had five daughters, Martha Jane, b 1838, d 1885, Mary I, b. 1839, Flora A, b 1844, S Amanda, b 1846 and Margaret M., b 1848. G. W. died before 1850 at about 42 and Flora died before 1860, leaving the youngest girls orphans. Their older sister married Nathan Yelverton, a doctor and the three youngest lived with them until of marriage age at which time I lose track of the family. I would like to find Flora Wilkerson's children in hopes they would know more about her family s origins in North Carolina.

Maybe this will help a bit. I found the following recorded in the deed records of McLennan County, Texas: Book 93, p592-3 Assignment of heirship The State of Texas County of Brown Before me the undersigned authority on this day personally appeared Dr. R. A. R. Hallum a credible resident citizen of Brown County Texas to me well known, who being by me duly sworn on his oath deposes and says that he was well acquainted with the family history of George Browning and his wife Flora Browning late of Anderson County Texas and was personally acquainted with said Flora Browning and their children hereinafter named. that the said Flora Browning died in said Anderson County about the year 1858 to 1860 and that the affiant learned from said family history that said George Browning died away from home about the year 1849 and that he and said Flora Browning left surviving them the following children and only heirs to wit: Martha J. Leaverton, formerly Martha J. Browning, Flora Browning afterwards Flora Chambers, and Mary J. Browning afterwards Mary J. Hallum wife of R. G. Hallum, Amanda Browning and Maggie Wilkins Browning in that the said Amanda and Maggie Wilkins Browning died in said Anderson County about the close of the late Civil War 1861-1865. They were never married and died without issue surviving them but left as their sole surviving heirs the said Martha J. Leaverton, Flora Chambers and Mary J. Hallum. That on the 9th day of March 1869 at the date of a deed purporting to have been executed by Martha J. Leaverton and Flora A. Chambers to Mary J. and R. G. Hallum the said Martha J. Leaverton and Flora A. Chambers now both widows the husband of said Martha J. Leaverton having died before said date and the said Flora A. Chambers’ husband having been divorced before said date and they and the said Mary J. Hallum were on said date the only surviving heirs of their said father and mother George and Flora Browning and of their said sisters Amanda and Maggie Wilkins Browning. That affiant was also personally acquainted with said Mary J. Hallum formerly Mary J Browning and her husband R. G. Hallum that they both died in Anderson County Texas in the year 1878 and 1877 respectively and left surviving them as their sole and only surviving heirs their children viz Robert G., Rapley, A. R., Amanda B., Basil A., Stella A., Lillie and Nina M. Hallum [[[I added the commas]]], all of said last named heirs are still living except the said Nina M. Hallum who died in Robertson County Texas about the year 1879 or 1880 at the age of not more than five years. The said Stella A. Hallum is now married and the wife of W. A. Storey. Affiant further says that he has no interest whatever in any lands or other property belonging to any of the parties hereinbefore named. /s/ R. A. R. Hallum M.D. Sworn to and subscribed before me on the 30th day of August A.D. 1893 and I further certify that the interline entries on the 4th, 6th 7th and 29th lines of second page were made before signing. /s/ J. T. Mayo, Notary Public, Brown Co Texas Filed for record Sep 1st 1893 at 1040 a.m. Recorded Sep 4th 1893 at 330 p.m. - - - - - - - Martha J. Browning married (1) Nathan B. Yelverton 19 Dec 1854, Anderson Co TX; (2) James H. Leaverton 9 Mar 1867, Anderson Co TX; & (3) James Madison Willis 1 Feb 1877, Robertson Co Tx. Mary J. Browning married Robert G. Hallum 7 Dec 1857, Anderson Co TX. Flora A. Browning married George W. Chambers 9 Jan 1867, Anderson Co TX; they were divorced before 9 Mar 1869. Jane Browning Groth San Antonio, Texas On May 31, 2006, at 4:15 AM, drc@dianecox.net wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Browning, Wilkerson, Yelverton > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HNG.2ACEB/1660 > > Message Board Post: > > These two Georgians moved to Texas by way of Alabama about 1836. I > believe that George went by the nickname Wash. They lived in Houston > County, which was subdivided into Anderson County, TX. G. W. is > buried in the Old Cemetery at Palestine and I would like to know if > someone could see if Flora is buried there as well. They had five > daughters, Martha Jane, b 1838, d 1885, Mary I, b. 1839, Flora A, b > 1844, S Amanda, b 1846 and Margaret M., b 1848. G. W. died before > 1850 at about 42 and Flora died before 1860, leaving the youngest > girls orphans. Their older sister married Nathan Yelverton, a doctor > and the three youngest lived with them until of marriage age at which > time I lose track of the family. I would like to find Flora > Wilkerson's children in hopes they would know more about her family > s origins in North Carolina. > > > ==== BROWNING Mailing List ==== > PLEASE DO NOT POST VIRUS NOTICES TO THE LIST! > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >