Brief Life History of Laura Alvetine Rebecca
When Laura Alvetine Rebecca Browning was born on 18 August 1886, in Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States, her father, John Isaac Browning, was 37 and her mother, Mariah Elizabeth "Bette" Holland, was 35. She married Beverly Clay Chambers on 17 October 1909, in Wood, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Wood, Texas, United States in 1935 and Justice Precinct 4, Wood, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 22 April 1971, at the age of 84, and was buried in Lee Cemetery, Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States.
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- L* B Browning in household of J I Browning, "United States Census, 1900"
- Laura Alvetine Rebecca Browning, "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981"
- Laura A Browing, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
Name Meaning
English (southern): from the Middle English personal name Brouning (Old English Brūning), a derivative of the byname Brūn (see Brown ).
History: This name was brought independently to North America from England by numerous different bearers from the 17th century onward. William Browning was one of the free planters who assented to the ‘Fundamental Agreement’ of the New Haven Colony on June 4, 1639.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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