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Willis W Browning 1867–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1867

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 17 Dec 1953

Death Location: Rural Sumterville, Sumter, Alabama

Father: Joseph Sr.

Mother: Nancy Harrison

Spouse(s): Dedlilia Smoot

Children(s): Nancy Browning, Mollie Browning, Alma Browning, Elridge Browning, William II, Mary Browning, Olivia Browning, John Browning, Hezzie Browning

The story of Willis W Browning began in 1867 in Alabama. In 1870, Willis W Browning resided in Gainesville, Livingston, Sumter, Alabama, USA. In 1880, Willis W Browning resided in Lacys, Sumter, Alabama, USA. Willis W Browning married Dedlilia Lila Smoot, and had children including Alma Browning, Elridge Elrick Browning, Hezzie Browning, John Browning, Mary W Browning, Mollie Browning, Nancy Browning, Olivia Browning, William Wells Browning Ii. Willis W Browning passed away in 1953 in Rural Sumterville, Sumter, Alabama.

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Biography

  • The story of Willis W Browning began in 1867 in Alabama.
  • In 1870, Willis W Browning resided in Gainesville, Livingston, Sumter, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1880, Willis W Browning resided in Lacys, Sumter, Alabama, USA.
  • Willis W Browning married Dedlilia Lila Smoot, and had children including Alma Browning, Elridge Elrick Browning, Hezzie Browning, John Browning, Mary W Browning, Mollie Browning, Nancy Browning, Olivia Browning, William Wells Browning Ii.
  • Willis W Browning passed away in 1953 in Rural Sumterville, Sumter, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Sr.
1834–
Birth Location: Gainesville, Sumter, Alabama, USA
JS
Nancy Harrison
1840–
Birth Location: Mississippi
NH

Spouses(s)

Dedlilia Smoot
1879–1939
Birth Location: Sumter County, Alabama, USA
DS

Children(s)

Nancy Browning
1903–1979
Birth Location: Alabama
NB
Mollie Browning
1904–1936
Birth Location: Sumter, Alabama
MB
Alma Browning
1907–
Birth Location: Alabama
AB
Elridge Browning
1909–
Birth Location: Alabama
EB
William II
1910–
Birth Location: Sumter, Alabama, USA
WI
Mary Browning
1914–
Birth Location: Alabama
MB
Olivia Browning
1915–2010
Birth Location: Alabama
OB
John Browning
1917–1993
Birth Location: Lacy, Sumpter, Alabama, USA
JB
Hezzie Browning
1921–1981
Birth Location: Hamner, Sumter County, Alabama, United States of America
HB

Willis Browning's Ancestors

Self
Willis Browning
1867–1953
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Joseph Browning Sr.
1834–
Gainesville, Sumter, Alabama, USA
Nancy Harrison
1840–
Mississippi
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willis Browning's Descendants

1.
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Willis (W) Browning (Abt 1867–17 Dec 1953) m. Dedlilia (Lila) Smoot (1879–01-04-1939)
  1. 1. Nancy Browning 1903–1979 m. George Walker 1902–
  2. 2. Mollie Browning 1904–1936
  3. 3. Alma Browning 1907–
  4. 4. Elridge (Elrick) Browning 1909–
  5. 5. William (Wells Browning) II 1910– m. Lucille Deckert 1918–
  6. 6. Mary (W) Browning 1914–
  7. 7. Olivia Browning 1915–2010 m. Joe Bryant 1911–1993
    1. 1. Eunice Bryant 1938–2021
    2. 2. Freddie (Mae) Bryant 1946–2020
  8. 8. John Browning 1917–1993 m. Bernice (Evelyn) Strode 1924–2002
  9. 9. Hezzie Browning 1921–1981 m. Clementine Strode 1927–2001
    1. 1. Hezzie (Lee Browning) Jr 1950–2006

Willis Browning's Timeline

10 Records

1867
Abt 1867
Birth of Willis W Browning in Alabama
Alabama
1870
1870
Age 3
Willis W Browning resided here in Gainesville, Livingston, Sumter, Alabama, USA
Gainesville, Livingston, Sumter, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 13
Willis W Browning resided here in Lacys, Sumter, Alabama, USA
Lacys, Sumter, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 43
Willis W Browning resided here in Lucy, Sumter, Alabama, USA
Lucy, Sumter, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 53
Willis W Browning resided here in Lacy, Sumter, Alabama, USA
Lacy, Sumter, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 63
Willis W Browning resided here in Lacy, Lacy, Sumter, Alabama, USA
Lacy, Lacy, Sumter, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 68
Willis W Browning resided here in Lacy, Sumter, Alabama
Lacy, Sumter, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 73
Willis W Browning resided here in Election Precinct # 15 Lacy, Lacy, Sumter, Alabama, USA
Election Precinct # 15 Lacy, Lacy, Sumter, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 83
Willis W Browning resided here in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
1953
17 Dec 1953
Age 86
Death of Willis W Browning in Rural Sumterville, Sumter, Alabama
Rural Sumterville, Sumter, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1867
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lacy, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00080; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 60-21
    [2] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lacy, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: T625_41; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 96
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lacy, Sumter, Alabama; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2339784
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lacys, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: 32; Page: 580b; Enumeration District: 173
    [6] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Gainesville, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: M593_40; Page: 299A
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lucy, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: T624_33; Page: 10a; Enumeration District: 0131; FHL microfilm: 1374046
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio; Roll: 2904; Page: 39; Enumeration District: 95-250

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Gainesville, Livingston, Sumter, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Gainesville, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: M593_40; Page: 299A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lacys, Sumter, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lacys, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: 32; Page: 580b; Enumeration District: 173

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lucy, Sumter, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lucy, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: T624_33; Page: 10a; Enumeration District: 0131; FHL microfilm: 1374046

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lacy, Sumter, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lacy, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: T625_41; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 96

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lacy, Lacy, Sumter, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lacy, Sumter, Alabama; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2339784

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lacy, Sumter, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lacy, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00080; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 60-21

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Election Precinct # 15 Lacy, Lacy, Sumter, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lacy, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00080; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 60-21

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio; Roll: 2904; Page: 39; Enumeration District: 95-250

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1953
    Event Place: Rural Sumterville, Sumter, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Alabama Deaths, 1908-59
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