Brief Life History of Ollie May
When Ollie May Browning was born on 11 November 1888, in Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States, her father, John Isaac Browning, was 39 and her mother, Mariah Elizabeth "Bette" Holland, was 37. She lived in Wood, Texas, United States in 1920 and Justice Precinct 4, Wood, Texas, United States in 1930. She died on 9 April 1937, at the age of 48, and was buried in Lee Cemetery, Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States.
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- Ollie Willis, "United States Census, 1930"
- Ollie M Browning in household of John I Browning, "United States Census, 1920"
- Ollie May Browning in household of J I Browning, "United States Census, 1900"
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World Events (8)
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.
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
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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