Alexander Washington Browning

GEDCOM Note

BIRTH:

• **1811 - Conflicting notes as to place of birth - Noel, McDonald, MO or TN? However, Norma Huff's work agrees with TN & so does Alice Agins and 1860 Census.
  • *1811 - dob 12 Oct (confirmed by head stone) Other suggested date 25 Oct 1811

RESIDENCES:

• **Came from Tn to MO

MILITARY:

• **1836 - Military service began Sept 27. Private in the company commanded by Capt. BG Clark in the 2nd regiment of AR volunteers in the war (disturbance) against the Indians. Was a volunteer & Pvt in the Mounted Arkansas, 1st Batt'n 2nd Reg't-Mounted Gunmen at Ft. Coffee. These men would report in for duty, stay a while and then would dessert and go back home and then report back in. He appeared on another muster at Ft. Gibson on March 27, 1937. These troops were called out for the protection of the Sabine Frontier in 1836 under the Authority of General Gaines, approved by the War Dept. Discharged Mar 27.

MARRIAGE:

• **1838 - The location (Newton Co, MO) of the marriage of Alexander and Sarah Starnes is questionable.

CENSUS REPORTS:

• **1840 - Found on Newton Co, MO census. Shows wife (Sarah Starns) to be 20 - 30 yrs. with one child.
  • *1860 - Found on Barry Co. census - he is listed as a farmer
    • 1870 - The children were found on a 1870 Census
    • 1880 - McDonald, MO, Page 4 District 4 ED 92 (31-35) note said Alexander had a fast heart beat. Also listed as maimed or crippled.

LAND DEALINGS:

• **1852, perhaps - Bounty Land Warrant No 921, 80 acres under the act of March 22, 1852
  • *1853 - Application for Bounty Land, Barry Co, MO, age 40, document date March 8.
    • 1853 - Record indicates 80 acres allowed as of 11 May 1853
    • 1855 - 43 years of age (Apr 3 1855) Barry Co., MO, Document surrendering Bounty Land Warrant No 921 for the purpose obtaining the additional Bounty Land to which he is entitled.
    • 1855-56 - From United States Land Sale Indexes [1855-56 A.W. Browning Barry Co. Springfield land office 80 acres, description is 5 1/2 NE, Section 31, Township 25, Range 28, Purchase]. Also have copy of original certificate #15, 530 obtained from Internet in 1999 at the following site: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/asp/patinfo.asp?AccessionNumber=MO546...
    • 1870 - 7 May 1870 land transaction between McDonald Co MO. and Alexander W. Browning in which he purchased, for the price of $2400., 161 acres in Onein township, County of McDonald.
    • 1872 - Aug 2 Abstract & Index of Deeds finds A.W. Browning, Book D Page 387 - does not have name of state, etc, but would logically be McDonald Co MO.

DEATH/BURIAL:

• **1882 - Died 30 Nov (head stone says 31 Nov - there is no 31 in Nov) Burial at Shelt-Noel Cemetery

NOTES:

• **One of his daughters had a child named Maud E. who married a Kirby and had three children (2 boys, 1 girl) The oldest was a boy, Kenneth, who lived to the age of 65. The girl is dead. She was a nurse and committed suicide. She married a Catholic.
  • *From notes by Alice Alison Agins: "It turns out that Alexander had slaves...at this writing I do not have any more information about this".
    • From Kathleen Browning: "Alex Browning had a very nice farm in northern MO before the Civil War. He was a Southern man and did not get along too well where he was . . . so he sold and was "skunked" on the sale, and moved to McDonald Co. He is thought to have owned slaves. It seems they had lived in IL before moving to MO.
    • From notes by NEH - Alexander Washington Browning came from Tenn to MO sometime between 1812 & 1842 when Isaiah was born in Barry County. He was in Washington Co. ARK from 1845 thru 1850. Was back in MO by 1852 when Eliza Jane was born and probably was Barry Co. as he received bounty land there. Moved to McDonald Co. later - before 1872 as land records show.