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Fannin County TXGenWeb Browning Family

Almina Shy Browning

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Almina Shy, my Great Great Great Grandmother, was born in September of

1844 in Kentucky. The daughter of John and Sarah Kennedy Shy of Allen County, Kentucky. The Shy family came out of North Carolina.

On December 22, 1866, Almina marries William H. Browning in Sumner County, Tennessee. He was born in 1842 in Telfair, County, Georgia. The son of Ira and

Effie Clements Browning. I have his line back to 1755. William Brownings Great Grandfather, George R. Browning, was made a Sergeant during the Revolutionary War. I am in communication with this line of the Brownings who live in California

and it is interesting to note that they also have kept records on Almina Shy as well.

William and Almina Shy Browning will have the following children;
Luella Browning b. 1868, Sumner County, TN
Sarah (Sallie) Manda b. July 20, 1872, Sumner County, TN
Annie Jane b. September 20, 1873, Gallatin, Sumner County, TN
John H. b. 1877, TN
James F. b. 1879, TN
William b. 1880, TN
Albert N. b. 1881, KY
Emmy b. March 1885, KY

All of these children marry and quickly move to North Texas. Sometime around 1900, William Browning dies and Almina moves to North East Texas to live with
her children. In 1900, she is living with her daughter, Annie Jane Browning Matthews, in Precinct 7, Fannin County, Texas. Almina passes away on April 9,
1923 and is laid to rest in Brown Cemetery in Bonham.

Luella Browning, my GGGrandmother, marries William Alexander Fulps on
Sept. 10, 1888 in Robertson County, Tennessee. They settle in Dallas, Tx. I
have his line back to 1697. Luellar passes away September 27, 1953 and is buried
in Oakland Cemetery in Dallas. Their children are;
Minnie L. b. April 1889, KY
Captain Lee b. August 1891, KY
Lillie Bell b. December 2, 1892, TN
Tobias b. December 1896, Dallas, TX
Frank b. February 16,1902, Dallas, TX

Annie Jane marries Willie Henry Matthews in April of 1894. They settle in
Bonham, Fannin County, Tx. Annie passes away Jan. 17, 1966 and is buried in
Burns Cemetery in Trenton. Their children are;
Annie Mae b. December 10, 1895, TX
Willie Moman b. 1899, TX,
Aubry b. Jan. 6, 1904, TX
Marvin b.1907, TX
Floy b.Jan. 26, 1909, TX
Linnie b. August 4, 1911, TX

Sarah Browning marries Walter Clayborne in Sumner County, Tn. They settle
in Royse City, Texas. Sarah passes away September 4, 1959. Their children are;
Walter b. May 10, 1889, Robertson Cnty., TN
Henry b. May 15, 1891, Dallas, TX
Carrie b. Nov. 2, 1894, TX marries Mote Travis.
Lillie b. Jan. 25, 1898, Austin, TX., at the age of 20 she developed a cancer
in her leg and it was amputated. She dies of this cancer days after amputation.
Flona b. Feb. 19, 1901, TX
Bert b. Aug. 1,1903, Fate, Rockwall Cnty., TX

Sarah and all of her children are buried beside each other in the Royse City cemetery.

Emmie Browning marries Charlie Gann and settle in Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma. Emmie passes away in Altus, Oklahoma in June of 1975. Their
children are;
Ollie
Annie
Jessie
I have not located their graves.

Albert N. Browning marries Melissa Schmitz in 1901 in Hunt County. They will
settle down in Trenton, Fannin County, Tx. Albert passes away in 1960. He and
his wife are buried in Burns cemetery in Trenton, Texas next to his sister, Annie Jane.Their children are;
Pearl b. 1902
Clarence b. Jan. 26, 1904. Clarence will marry Zettie Mae Hall, her
Grandmother, Josephine Evaline
Blanton is of the Blantons who are noted Methodist Ministers and brought this religion to the North East Texas area and founded Blantons Chapel west of
Leonard, Texas. Most of the Blantons are buried in Lindsey Cemetery in
Randolph, Fannin County, Texas.
Ruth b. 1906
Luther b. 1909
Lona b. Dec.16, 1910

John H. Browning marries Susie and settles in Bailey, Fannin County, Texas.
Their children are;
Johnie b. 1903, TX
Slayde b. 1904, TX (daugh.)
Clyde b. 1911, TX
Claude b. 1916, TX

James F. Browning marries Callie in 1906 and settles in Bailey, Fannin County, Texas. Their children are;
Sattie b. 1912, TX
Daisy b. 1915, TX
Delmes b. 1919, TX (son)

William Browning is a mystery. I know he was in Hunt County in 1900 with
his son Texas, age 1 month,living with his sister Sarah and her children. His
wife may have died in childbirth.

Luella Browning Fulps (Mammy) often took the train from Dallas to Bonham
to visit her siblings. They kept in touch till their final days. Luella's boys, Frank, Captain Lee and Toby, worked for years as caretakers for Oakland Cemetery. I have photos of them digging graves. Frank sees that there is a market for tombstones and opens Fulps Monuments. This business is now run by his Great Grandson, Roy Fulps. Captain Lee was a jokester and fun to be around. Where
the name Captain comes from no one surviving knows. He, like his cousin Lillie, developed a leg cancer, has his leg removed and dies several years later.

Sarah Browning Clayborne was a wonderful and colorful lady. She was a member
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She must have been very
special as I remember my Great Grandmother speaking of Aunt Sally often. Sarahs husband, Walter Clayborne, dies young and is buried in Lee Cemetery, Seagoville, Texas. She brings her children into this world, raises them and is buried beside
them.

From Sumner County, Tennessee to Fannin County, Texas came the mother, Almina Shy Browning, and all her children. The descendants of these children are scattered all over the United States.