Portrait & Biographical Album of Henry County, Illinois
Originally published 1885
Biographical Pub. Co., Chicago, IL
Page 700
JOSHUA BROWNING was elected one of the first County Commissioners. He died at an early day.

Page 727
FIRSTS
The following......
First County Commissioners' Court, P. K. Hanna, Thomas Pillsbury and JNO BROWNING.

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ACTS OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
(Fourth paragraph)
The first road ordered surveyed and laid out in the county was from Andover to Geneseo, thence to the Rock River road at or near JOSHUAH BROWNING'S. C. K. Bartlett, A.m. Seymour an JOSHUAH BROWNING were appointed viewers, and the conditions were th road was to be "laid without costs to the county." What would an Illinois Legislature think of such public economy as this? This economical order in reference to roads was kept up till 1838, when a road was ordered located from Andover Mills in the direction of Peoria, at the expense of the county. The first appropriation for bridges was $50, to apply in part upon a bridge across Green River, on the roadd via Cleveland and Dayton to Andover. The second bridge appropriation was $10 for a bridge on Camp Creek on the road from Andover to Cleveland.
The justices' disstricts and electionprecincts were the same as the road districts. In 1838 the place of holding elections in the first district was named "as the town of Dayton" --that means Branenburg's house; in the second district" the Company house;" in the third, Henry G. Little's house; fourth, John C. Ward's; and fifth at JOSHUA BROWNING'S.
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Misc. info:
Database: 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Joshua N Browning
Age: 15
Estimated birth year: abt 1835
Birth place: Illinois
Gender: Male
Home in 1850
(City,County,State): District 13, White, Illinois
Parents: Preston Browning, age 39, b. KY, & Polly (*nee Withrow), age 33, b. IL
Siblings: Marshall, age 9, Sarah, age 8, Charles, age 4, Olive, age 1
*extracted from family chart of R. Fraysier

Database: 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Joshua Browning
Age in 1860: 24
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1860: Phenix, Henry, Illinois
Gender: Male
Head of Household: Joshua Browning
Post Office: Phoenix Wife: Mary
Children:
William, age 3
Anna, age 8mo.

Database: 1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Joshua N. Browning
Age: 45
Estimated birth year: 1835
Birthplace: Illinois
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Home in 1880: Geneseo, Henry, Illinois
Marital status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Spouse's name: Mary E. Browning
Father's birthplace: KY
Mother's birthplace: IL
Children: (All born in IL)
Preston E. (age 14)
Jennie E. (age 11)
Myra A. (age 7)
Arthur A. (age 4)

Database: Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900
Name: Joshua N. Browning
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Mary E. Fritts
Marriage Date: Feb 01, 1857
Marriage County: Henry
Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records, Film # 1435944 - 1435945.

OTHERS LISTIING BROWNING IN THEIR FAMILY CHARTS:
Roni Fraysier: rfraysier@new.rr.com Updated: 2005-10-02 03:29:09 UTC (Sun)
Family Website: http://www.fraysier.com/wi/index.asp
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BROWNING, Joshua N. b: 1835 in White County, Illinois
BROWNING, Living
BROWNING, Living
BROWNING, Margaret b: 19 DEC 1897 in Chippewa County, Wisconsin d: BEF 1910 in Estella, Wisconsin
BROWNING, Maria Louise b: 25 SEP 1879 in Polk County, Minnesota d: NOV 1959 in Lakeside Cemetery, Loveland, Colorado
BROWNING, Marshall b: 1841 in White County, Illinois
BROWNING, Martha E. b: JUN 1860 in Illinois
BROWNING, Myra A. b: 1873 in Illinois
BROWNING, Olive b: 1849 in White County, Illinois
BROWNING, Olive b: 26 AUG 1878 in Lake City, Wabash County, Minnesota d: 29 JAN 1956 in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin
BROWNING, Preston b: 1811 in Kentucky d: 30 JUL 1869 in Illinois
BROWNING, Preston E. b: 1866 in Illinois
BROWNING, Quince Henry b: 24 MAR 1895 in Chippewa County, Wisconsin d: 13 MAY 1965 in Kremling, Grand County, Colorado
BROWNING, Sarah b: 1842 in White County, Illinois
BROWNING, Sarah b: 14 AUG 1890 in Chippewa County, Wisconsin d: 30 JUL 1981 in Santa Cruz, California
BROWNING, Sarah H. b: 1830 in White County, Illinois
BROWNING, William Henry b: 11 OCT 1851 in White County, Illinois d: BEF 1900
BROWNING, William Jasper b: 19 DEC 1892 in Chippewa County, Wisconsin d: 3 MAR 1965 in Grant County, Wisconsin
BROWNING, Williamine b: 3 MAY 1889 in Chippewa County, Wisconsin d: 23 FEB 1910 in Chippewa County, Wisconsin
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Margaret Pickens: johnnmarg@msn.com Updated: 2004-10-26
The Family Tree
Entries: 437 Updated: 2004-10-26 20:47:46 UTC (Tue) Contact: margaret pickens
BROWNING, Joshua N. b: Abt. 1835 in IL
BROWNING, Marshall b: Abt. 1841 in IL
BROWNING, Martha Elizabeth b: November 6, 1856 d: April 3, 1935
BROWNING, Martha L.
BROWNING, Mary Ann
BROWNING, Melvina b: Abt. 1882 in IL
BROWNING, Mildred 'Marie' Traylor/ b: 20 Dec 1908/09 in Jonesboro, Craighead Co., AR d: 16 Oct 1937 in Boise, Ada Co., ID
BROWNING, Nancy b: Abt. 1850 in IL
BROWNING, Nancy E.
BROWNING, Olive b: Abt. 1849 in IL
BROWNING, Preston b: Abt. 1811 in KY
BROWNING, Rebecca
BROWNING, Sally Ann b: November 25, 1864 in IL d: August 13, 1943 in Road District 2, Johnson Co., IL
BROWNING, Samuel Thompson b: October 7, 1840 d: November 1, 1922 in Pope Co., IL
BROWNING, Sarah b: Abt. 1842 in IL
BROWNING, Sarah Harriett b: Abt. 1830 in White Co., IL
BROWNING, Susanna
BROWNING, Thomas N. b: Abt. 1847
BROWNING, UNKNOWN
BROWNING, William b: Abt. 1848 in IL