Isaiah Nicholas Browning

Full Name: Isaiah Nicholas Browning
Date of birth: March 26, 1827
Date of death: January 23, 1915

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 6 Elected but never sworn 12th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)   Radical Republican Tyler / Smith   Smith, Upshur

(1) Browning's community was granted a post office in 1879. In 1898 the community's post office was moved to Starrville, but it operated again in Browning from 1899 to 1902, when it was again transferred to Starrville. Handbook of Texas Online.
(2) Tyler was authorized on April 11, 1846, when the Texas legislature voted to establish Smith County and a corresponding county seat. Handbook of Texas Online.
(3) 12th Legislature - Browning elected, but never sworn; failed to appear. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) McD. Lorance, in special election 11/28/1870 - 12/1/1870, sworn 1/10/1871, succeeded I.N. Browning, who did not appear. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) Tyler, Smith County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(6) District 6 represented by Isaiah N. Browning, W.C. Pierson, and George H. Slaughter, Daily Austin Republican, 1/12/1870, p. 2, Newspaper Articles About Tyler and Smith County, Texas.
(7) Party affiliation, Radical. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
(8) Upshur County. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.

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House District 6
Elected but never sworn
Legislatures: 12th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)  
Party: Radical Republican
Home City/County: Tyler / Smith
Counties in district: Smith, Upshur

(1) Browning's community was granted a post office in 1879. In 1898 the community's post office was moved to Starrville, but it operated again in Browning from 1899 to 1902, when it was again transferred to Starrville. Handbook of Texas Online.
(2) Tyler was authorized on April 11, 1846, when the Texas legislature voted to establish Smith County and a corresponding county seat. Handbook of Texas Online.
(3) 12th Legislature - Browning elected, but never sworn; failed to appear. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) McD. Lorance, in special election 11/28/1870 - 12/1/1870, sworn 1/10/1871, succeeded I.N. Browning, who did not appear. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) Tyler, Smith County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(6) District 6 represented by Isaiah N. Browning, W.C. Pierson, and George H. Slaughter, Daily Austin Republican, 1/12/1870, p. 2, Newspaper Articles About Tyler and Smith County, Texas.
(7) Party affiliation, Radical. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
(8) Upshur County. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.

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Biographical Sketches

  • Family reunion of the children and descendants of the late Mr. and Mrs. Isaiah N. Browning, description of the Browning plantation; I.N. Browning died 1915. "Clan Browning Meet in Family Reunion," The Tyler Journal, 7/10/1925, pp. 1, 8, crediting Smith County Historical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

  • Isaiah Nicholas Browning, Atkinson Family Tree. Ancestry.com.
  • Census of 1870 - Isaih Browning, Starrville Beat, Smith County, age 43, born circa 1827 in Alabama, farmer, living in household with Mary (age 40) and George, Jane, Hellen, Mary, Lucy, and Ulyses (ages 2-14).
    Census of 1880 - I.N. Browning, Precinct No. 8, Smith County, age 53, born circa 1827 in Alabama, farmer, wife Mary, daughters Lucy, U.S., and Bettie I., son D.U.
    Census of 1900 - Isiah N. Browning, Justice Precinct No. 8, Smith County, age 73, born March 1827 in Alabama, farmer, wife Mary, daughters Mary R. and Ida E. FamilySearch. 1870 1880 1900
  • I.N. Browning, birth date 3/26/1827, death date 1/23/1915, burial in Starrville Cemetery, Starrville, Smith County. Includes photo of Isaiah Nicholas Browning and Mary Browning. Find a Grave.
  • Isaiah Browning mentioned in BROWNING, TEXAS. Handbook of Texas Online.
  • I.N. Browning. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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