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James Holbert "Boss" Browning 1889–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Feb 1889

Birth Location: Cluttsville Precinct, Harvest, Madison County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 21 May 1950

Death Location: Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA

Father: Melville Browning

Mother: Mollie Love

Spouse(s): Irnie Howard

Children(s): W Browning, Floyd Browning, Augusta Reed, Mildred Smith, Etta Thompson, Geneva Browning

The story of James Holbert "Boss" Browning began in 1889 in Cluttsville Precinct, Harvest, Madison County, Alabama, USA. In 1910, James Holbert "Boss" Browning resided in Cluttsville, Madison, Alabama, USA. In 1920, James Holbert "Boss" Browning resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. James Holbert "Boss" Browning married Irnie Bessie Renee Howard, and had children including Augusta Browning Reed, Etta Mae Browning Thompson, Floyd Elbert Browning, Geneva Minerva Browning, Mildred Browning Smith, W Newton Biles Newt Browning. James Holbert "Boss" Browning passed away in 1950 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Holbert "Boss" Browning began in 1889 in Cluttsville Precinct, Harvest, Madison County, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1910, James Holbert "Boss" Browning resided in Cluttsville, Madison, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1920, James Holbert "Boss" Browning resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • James Holbert "Boss" Browning married Irnie Bessie Renee Howard, and had children including Augusta Browning Reed, Etta Mae Browning Thompson, Floyd Elbert Browning, Geneva Minerva Browning, Mildred Browning Smith, W Newton Biles Newt Browning.
  • James Holbert "Boss" Browning passed away in 1950 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Melville Browning
1856–1915
Birth Location: Giles County, Tennessee, USA
MB
Mollie Love
1857–1894
Birth Location: Madison County, Alabama, USA
ML

Spouses(s)

Irnie Howard
1887–1950
Birth Location: New Market, Madison County Alabama, USA
IH

Children(s)

W Browning
1912–1953
Birth Location: Madison Co. AL
WB
Floyd Browning
1914–1961
Birth Location: Madison County, Alabama, USA
FB
Augusta Reed
1919–1967
Birth Location: Madison County, Alabama
AR
Mildred Smith
1917–2001
Birth Location: Alabama
MS
Etta Thompson
1926–1994
Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
ET
Geneva Browning
1910–1996
Birth Location: Madison County, AL
GB

James Browning's Ancestors

Self
James Browning
1889–1950
Birth Place: Cluttsville Precinct, Harvest, Madison County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Melville Biles Browning
1856–1915
Giles County, Tennessee, USA
Mollie (Ann) Love
1857–1894
Madison County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Browning's Descendants

1.
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James (Holbert "Boss") Browning (4 Feb 1889–21 May 1950) m. Irnie (Bessie (Renee?)) Howard (1887–15 Feb 1950)
  1. 1. W (Newton Biles " Newt") Browning 1912–1953
  2. 2. Floyd (Elbert) Browning 1914–1961
  3. 3. Augusta (Browning) Reed 1919–1967
  4. 4. Mildred (Browning) Smith 1917–2001
  5. 5. Etta (Mae Browning) Thompson 1926–1994
  6. 6. Geneva (Minerva) Browning 1910–1996 m. Shelby (S) Stogner 1904–1961
    1. 1. Dora (Fay) Stogner 1948–2014

James Browning's Timeline

8 Records

1889
4 Feb 1889
Birth of James Holbert "Boss" Browning in Cluttsville Precinct, Harvest, Madison County, Alabama, USA
Cluttsville Precinct, Harvest, Madison County, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 21
James Holbert "Boss" Browning resided here in Cluttsville, Madison, Alabama, USA
Cluttsville, Madison, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 31
James Holbert "Boss" Browning resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1929
1929
Age 40
James Holbert "Boss" Browning resided here in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
James Holbert "Boss" Browning resided here in Cluttsville, Madison, Alabama, USA
Cluttsville, Madison, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 46
James Holbert "Boss" Browning resided here in Cluttsville, Madison, Alabama
Cluttsville, Madison, Alabama
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 51
James Holbert "Boss" Browning resided here in Cluttsville, Madison, Alabama, USA
Cluttsville, Madison, Alabama, USA
1950
21 May 1950
Age 61
Death of James Holbert "Boss" Browning in At home, R2, Madison County, Alabama, USA
At home, R2, Madison County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1889
    Event Place: Cluttsville Precinct, Harvest, Madison County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cluttsville, Madison, Alabama; Roll: T627_57; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 45-29
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T625_24; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 59
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cluttsville, Madison, Alabama; Roll: 37; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2339772
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cluttsville, Madison, Alabama; Roll: T624_24; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0131; FHL microfilm: 1374037

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Cluttsville, Madison, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cluttsville, Madison, Alabama; Roll: T624_24; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0131; FHL microfilm: 1374037

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T625_24; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 59

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cluttsville, Madison, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cluttsville, Madison, Alabama; Roll: 37; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2339772

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cluttsville, Madison, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cluttsville, Madison, Alabama; Roll: T627_57; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 45-29

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Cluttsville, Madison, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cluttsville, Madison, Alabama; Roll: T627_57; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 45-29

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1950
    Event Place: At home, R2, Madison County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA
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