Thomas Samuel Browning

Brief Life History of Thomas Samuel

When Thomas Samuel Browning was born on 15 April 1860, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, Jonathan Browning, was 54 and his mother, Ann Emmett, was 29. He married Kate Baugh on 13 January 1886, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900 and Ogden City Legislative District 1, Ogden City Election Precinct, Weber, Utah, United States in 1940. In 1900, his occupation is listed as company purchasing agent and sales manager in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. He died on 2 October 1943, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Samuel Browning
1860–1943
Kate Baugh
1864–1910
Marriage: 13 January 1886
Oetta Ann Browning
1886–1943
Irma Elizabeth Browning
1888–1982
Olive Kate Browning
1891–1961
Jonathan Samuel Browning
1893–1963
Florence Marion Browning
1895–1976
Alice Browning
1898–1898
George Lawrence Browning
1899–1956
James Benjamin Browning
1901–1901
Howard Ferneyhough Browning
1903–1904
Francis Baugh Browning
1903–1970

Sources (74)

  • Thomas Samuel Browning, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
  • Thomas Samuel Browning, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Thomas Samuel Browning, "United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023"

World Events (8)

1861 · The Central Otago Gold Rush

After discovery of gold in Gabriel's Gully, hundreds of miners and precious metal hunters flocked to New Zealand to be a part of the frenzy. This influx of people caused new settlements to pop up and different innovation techniques to begin. After a few years of steady success, the gold began to be more difficult to find. While some stayed, most of the prospectors left until most of the settlements, which they had founded, became Ghost Towns with only a few residents staying around.  

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United 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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