Luther Henry Harrison Browning (1840 - 1908)

Born 11 Mar 1840 in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 26 Jan 1908 at age 67 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Luther was the son of Luther Martin Browning and Harriet Ann King.^[1] (Williams gives mother as Hannah on p. 877 and Harriet on p. 878; census records support Harriet.) He married Sarah Brandenburg on 25 April 1861.^[1]

"Luther Henry Harrison Browning, deceased, for nearly half a century a well-known farmer and resident of Plane No. 4, New Market District, Frederick County, Md., son of Luther Martin and Hannah Ann (King) Browning, was born in Montgomery district, Montgomery County, Md., March 11, 1840."^[2]

Luther Henry Harrison Browning was born 11 March 1840 in Montgomery County Maryland, the son of Luther Martin Browning (1813–1895) ^[3]

Siblings

1. Harriet Ann Washington Browning Hobbs (1838–1885) ^[3]
2. Samuel H. W. Browning (1866–1937) ^[3]

Education and Career

Luther H. H. Browning was educated in the public schools of his native county and learned his trade in his father's smithy. Two years after his marriage, Mr. Browning removed to a farm in New Market district, Frederick County, Md., which he cultivated until the time of his death. This farm consistes of 112 acres of well-improved land. Mr. Browning …^[2]

1850 Census

Luther H H Browning in household of Luther M Browning, Montgomery county, Montgomery, Maryland, United States ^[4]

1860 Census

Luther H H Browning in entry for Luther M Browning, 1860.^[5]

1861 Marriage

In 1861 he married Sarah Louisa Brandenburg (1843–1917) ^[3]

1870 Census

H H Luther Browning, Maryland, United States ^[6]

1880 Census

In the 1880 Census Monroe J. Browning, age 6, born in Maryland about 1874, was at home with his parents family in New Market, Frederick County, Maryland. Both his parents were born in Maryland ^[7] The household was comprised of:

Luther H. H. Browning, 40 Self (Head)

Sarah L. Browning, 37 Wife

Harrison M. Browning, 18 Son

Melvin N. Browning, 16 Son

Sinia M. Browning, 14 Daughter

Charlotte Browning, 12 Daughter

Luther L. Browning, 11 Son

Monroe J. Browning 6 Son

Eldred M. Browning,, 5 Son

Rosella M. Browning, 2 Daughter

Agnes Browning, 1/12 Daughter

1908 Death

He died 27 January 1908 in New Market Frederick County Maryland and is buried at the Bethesda United Methodist Church Cemetery in Browningsville, MOntgomery County. ^[3]

Children

1. Harrison McGill Browning (1862–1949) ^[3]
2. Melville Newton Browning (1863–1891) ^[3]
3. Ciney Medora Browning Clay (1866–1946) ^[3]
4. Harriett Charlotte Browning Spurrier (1867–1934) ^[3]
5. Luther Lemual Browning (1869–1945) ^[3]
6. James Monroe Browning (1873–1948) ^[3]
7. Eldridge M. Browning (1875–1947) ^[3]
8. Rozeller May Browning White (1877–1923) ^[3]
9. Agnes Matilda Browning Brown (1880–1949) ^[3]
10. Hepsy Edith Browning Clagett (1882–1929) ^[3]
11. Raymond Atlas Browning (1884–1970) ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Williams, T.J.C., and Folger McKinsey. History of Frederick County, MD, with a Biographical record of Representative Families. Reprinted from the original 1910 edition. Regional Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1979. Biography of Luther H. H. Browning, pp. 877-878.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} T. J. C. Williams and Folger McKinsey. History of Frederick County Maryland, with a Biographical Record of Representative Families. 1910, p. 877. Cited by Find-a-Grave.
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15} Find A Grave: Memorial #21173339 Accessed 19 September 2022 jhd
4. ↑ United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD4V-SK8 : 12 April 2016), Luther H H Browning in household of Luther M Browning, Montgomery county, Montgomery, Maryland, United States; citing family 109, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M69H-CVJ : 12 December 2017), Luther H H Browning in entry for Luther M Browning, 1860.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN3F-4LX : 12 April 2016), H H Luther Browning, Maryland, United States; citing p. 72, family 520, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,086.
7. ↑ 1880 United States Census Entry for Monroe J. Browning Accessed 19 September 2022 jhd