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James Elijah Houston Browning 1802 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1802

Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 02 Nov 1870

Death Location: Shady Grove, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA

Father: Thomas Browning

Mother: Catherine Morey

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Browning

In 1802, James Elijah Houston Browning entered the world in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA, born to Thomas Browning and Catherine Morey. James Elijah Houston Browning had children including John R. Browning. James Elijah Houston Browning passed away in 1870 in Shady Grove, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1802, James Elijah Houston Browning entered the world in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA, born to Thomas Browning and Catherine Morey.
  • James Elijah Houston Browning had children including John R. Browning.
  • James Elijah Houston Browning passed away in 1870 in Shady Grove, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Browning
1770 –
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
TB
Catherine Morey
1767 – 1859
Birth Location: Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Browning
1845 – 1885
Birth Location: –
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James Browning's Ancestors

Self
James Browning
1802 – 1870
Birth Place: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas Browning
1770 –
South Carolina, USA
Catherine Morey
1767 – 1859
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Browning's Descendants

1.
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James (Elijah Houston) Browning (1802 – 02 Nov 1870)
  1. 1. John (R.) Browning (12 Jun 1845 – 5 Nov 1885) m. Rebecca High (1845 – )
    1. 1. Ira (Enoch) Browning (Abt. 1870 – 1947) m. Frances ("Fannie" Caroline) Brannan (April 15, 1876 – October 1899)
      1. 1. Doris (Evelyn) Browning (14 Sep 1895 – 30 Dec 1979) m. Virgil (Monroe) Mills (05/05/1896 – 08/02/1973)
        1. 1. Ila (Marie) Kimbrough (24 September 1916 – 23 February 1984)
        2. 2. Verdna (May) Mills (30 Jul 1919 – 12 Oct 2004)
        3. 3. Oleta (Avynell Nell) Mills (26 Jun 1921 – 14 Dec 2002)
        4. 4. Afton (Glendon) Mills (11 Aug 1924 – 30 Sep 1964)
        5. 5. Mary (Lou) Mills (3 May 1927 – 3 May 2018) m. Albert ((Buster)) Singleton (9 May 1923 – 11 Nov 1988)
        6. 6. Margie (Ruth) Mills (12 Feb 1929 – )
        7. 7. Betty (Jo) Mills (3 May 1931 – 18 Sep 1970) m. Kenneth Bass m. Carl (Loy) Elms (04/18/1932 – 10/22/1986)
        8. 8. Arlie (Jean) Mills (25 Aug 1933 – )
        9. 9. Sarah (Frances) Mills (17 May 1937 – )

James Browning's Timeline

2 Records

1802
1802
Birth of James Elijah Houston Browning in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
1870
02 Nov 1870
Age 68
Death of James Elijah Houston Browning in Shady Grove, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Shady Grove, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Nov 1870
    Event Place: Shady Grove, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
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