Max Browning

Brief Life History of Max

When Max Browning was born on 9 January 1918, in Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States, his father, William Jonathan Browning, was 34 and his mother, Mary Almina Beers, was 44. He married Doris Yvonne Fjeldsted on 10 September 1940, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. He immigrated to World in 1940 and lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1950. He died on 8 September 1978, in Downey, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Max Browning
1918–1978
Doris Yvonne Fjeldsted
1922–2013
Marriage: 10 September 1940

Sources (20)

  • Max Browning, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Max Browning, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Max Browning, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1941"

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World Events (8)

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World

Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.

1934 · The Construction of a Reservoir

In 1933 the funds were obtained to start building a reservoir at the Pineview site. President Roosevelt then authorized the Ogden River Project on November 16, 1935 and was supervised and fully funded under the National Industrial Recovery Act.

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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