He was born on 24 October 1828 (10, 12; 3 (36 in 1864), 6 [22 in 1850], 7 [32 in 1860], 8 [42 in 1870], 9 [52 in 1880], 10 [71 in 1900]) He was born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania (3, 6, 7, 8 [MD], 9, 10).
He married Eliza J [unknown family name] (12). She was born on 6 February 1831 (12).
In 1850, he was living in Southampton Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with his wife Eliza, children George and Henry, and one other person (6). He was a farmer (6).
In 1860, he was living in Southampton Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with his wife Eliza, children George, Herny, John, William, and Elizabeth Ann (7). He was a farmer, and owned $400 in real estate and $50 in personal property (7).
When he enlisted, he was a farmer (3).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 10 inches tall, and had a florid complexion, gray eyes, and dark hair (3).
He was drafted from the sixteenth congressional district (1, 3). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 21 September 1864 (1, 3, 11). He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (3). He was a private in company F (1, 13).
He was discharged near Washington DC by general order on 1 June 1865 (1, 2, 11). He was a private, in company F (13).
In 1870, he was living in Southampton Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (8). He was living with his wife Eliza, and children Henry, John, William, Elizabeth, Marenda [??], Meshach, Mary Ella, Barbara, and Anne (8). He was a farmer, and owned $700 in real estate and $300 in personal property (8).
In 1880, he was living in Flintstone District, Allegany County, Maryland (9). He was living with his wife Eliza, and children Mechach, Melinda, Mary E, Barbara, Annie, Rachel, and his father Ephraim (9). He was a farmer (9).
On 15 June 1881, he applied successfully from Maryland for a pension (4, 11).
His daughter, Barbara Browning, died on 18 July 1885, and was buried in the Browning Cemetery, Allegany County, Maryland (12).
In 1890, he was living in Flintstone, Allegany County, Maryland (5).
His wife, Eliza J Browning, died on 31 January 1895 (12). She was buried in the Browning Cemetery, Allegany County, Maryland (12).
In 1900, he was living in Flintstone District, Allegany County, Maryland (10). He was living with his grandson William Browning and William's family (10). He was a landlord (10). He was widowed (10).
He again applied for a pension on 1 March 1907 (11).
He died on 30 March 1908 (11, 12). He was buried in the Browning Cemetery, Allegany County, Maryland (12).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (James Browning)
2 company F, register of men discharged (James Browning)
3 company F, second descriptive roll, #42 (James Browning)
4 pension index, by name (James Browning)
5 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Maryland, Allegany County, Flintstone, supervisor's district 3, enumeration district 3, page 1 (James Browning)
6 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Southampton Township, microfilm series M432, film 751, page 153 = 306 handwritten] (James Browning)
7 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Southampton Township, microfilm series M653, film 1072, page 547 = 7 handwritten] (James Browning)
8 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Southampton Township (post office Chaneysville PA), microfilm series M593, film 1304, page 631 = 27-28 handwritten] (James Browning)
9 1880 US census, Maryland, Allegany County, Flintstone District, supervisor's district 3, enumeration district 3, microfilm series T9, film 493, page 29 = 9 A handwritten] (James Browning)
10 1900 US census, Maryland, Allegany County, Flintstone District, supervisor's district 4, enumeration district 100, microfilm series T623, film 604, page 25 = 6 A handwritten] (James Browning Sr)
11 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company F (James Browning)
12 Find a Grave, memorial 32873847, created by Joe Mckenzie, added 12 Jan 2009, accessed 3 April 2011 [cites Genealogical Society of Allegany County, Allegany County Maryland Rural Cemeteries, page 10] [identification is probable, given the death date in the pension index by unit (11)] (James Browning)
13 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (James Browning)
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| Dwellings visited | 153 | ||||
| Families visited | 153 | ||||
| Name | James Browning | Eliza J " | George " | Henry " | Maya [?] W Perdue |
| Age | 22 | 17 | 2 | 4/12 | 14 |
| Sex | m | f | m | m | f |
| Color | |||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Farmer | ||||
| Real estate owned | |||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | ||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Dwelling number | 241 [?] | ||||||
| Family number | 579 | ||||||
| Name | James Browning | Eliza Jane " | Geo " | Henry " | John " | William " | Elizabeth Ann " |
| Age | 32 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| Sex | m | f | m | m | m | m | f |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||||||
| Value of real estate owned | 400 | ||||||
| Value of personal estate | 50 | ||||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penn] | " | Md | Penn | " | " | Md |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cannot read & write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Dwelling-house number | 202 | ||||||||||
| Family number | 204 | ||||||||||
| Name | Browning James | - Eliza J | - Henry | - John | - William | - Elzabeth | Marenda [??] | Browning Meshach | - Mary Ella | - Barbary | - Anne |
| Age | 42 | 41 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5/12 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M | F | F | M | F | F | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Farmer | Upkeeping House | Upkeeping House | At Home | At Home | At Home | At Home | At Home | At Home | At Home | At Home |
| Real estate value | 700 | ||||||||||
| Personal estate value | 300 | ||||||||||
| Birthplace | Maryland | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
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| Birth month if born within year | Feb | ||||||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||||||||||
| Attended school past year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Can't read | |||||||||||
| Can't write | |||||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | |||||||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | ||||||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
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| dwelling visit # | 63 | ||||||||
| family visit # | 67 | ||||||||
| name | Browning James | - Eliza J | - Mechach | Melinda | Mary E | Barbara | Annie | Rachel | Ephraim |
| color | w | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| sex | M | F | M | F | " | " | " | " | M |
| age | 52 | 50 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 80 |
| month born if born in year | |||||||||
| relationship | Wife | Son | Daut | " | " | " | " | Father | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| widowed/divorced | 1 | ||||||||
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| occupation | Farmer | Keeping House | Works on Farm | No ocupation [sic] | " " | " " | " " | " " | Retired Farmer |
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| birthplace | Pa | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| father's birthplace | Pa | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| mother's birthplace | Pa | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| line | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| street | |||||
| house number | |||||
| dwelling number | 102 | ||||
| family number | 102 | ||||
| name | Browning William | - Kensilla [?] A | - Unis [sic] M | - Leslie | - James Sr |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Son | GrandFather |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M | M |
| birth date | Aug 1869 | Oct 1869 | Mar 1891 | Aug 1894 | Oct 1828 |
| age | 30 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 71 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | Wd |
| # years married | 9 | 9 | |||
| mother of how many children? | 2 | ||||
| # of children living | 2 | ||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Maryland | Maryland | Maryland | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Maryland | Maryland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Maryland | Maryland | Maryland | Pennsylvania |
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| occupation | Farmer | At School | At School | LandLord | |
| # months not employed | 0 | ||||
| # months in school | 7 | 6 | |||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | no | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | no | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | R | ||||
| free or mortgaged | |||||
| farm/house | F | ||||
| # of farm schedule | 85 |