Clinton Browning

1874 - 1963  (88 years)

• Name	Clinton Browning
  Birth	4 Apr 1874	Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Census	16 Jun 1900	Lansing, Arapahoe, CO ; age 26, born Apr 1874 in KS, marr 4 yrs, farmer, parents born KY/MO
  Census	26 Apr 1910	Hale, Yuma, CO ; age 36, born KS, marr 14 yrs, farmer on general farm, parents born KY/MO
  Census	24 Apr 1920	Lansing, Yuma, CO ; age 45, born KS, farmer on general farm, parents born KY/MO
  Death	29 Mar 1963	Wray, Yuma, CO
  Burial	31 Mar 1963	Armel Cemetery, Armel, CO
  Person ID	I2552	Family Tree
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Lewis Browning,   b. 1837, KY
  Mother	Lucy J Herring,   b. 1841, MO
  Family ID	F764	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Estelle May Baker,   b. 24 Jun 1876, Eden, Lake, MI d. 20 Apr 1917 (Age 40 years)  [1, 2]
  Marriage	Apri 11, 1896	Denver, Denver, CO
  Notes	from "Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index" (ancestry.com) On 11 Apr 1896 in Denver Colo, Clinton Browning married Estelle M Baker
  Children	+ 1. Nellie Gertrude Browning,   b. 28 Jul 1897, Lansing, Arapahoe, CO d. May 1970, Wray, Yuma, CO (Age 72 years) + 2. Ronald Clinton Browning,   b. 26 Sep 1899, Lansing, Arapahoe, CO d. 28 Mar 1950, Yuma Co, CO (Age 50 years) + 3. Charles Alden “Charley” Browning,   b. 11 Nov 1901, Armel, Yuma, CO d. 21 Mar 1986, Mesa, Maricopa, AZ (Age 84 years) + 4. Blanch Violet Browning,   b. 1904, Colorado d. 12 Jan 1956, St Francis, Cheyenne, KS (Age 52 years) + 5. Benjamin Laverne Browning,   b. 3 Feb 1906, CO d. 8 Feb 1993, San Diego Co, CA (Age 87 years) + 6. Hazel Irma Browning,   b. 11 Aug 1908, Armel, Yuma, CO d. 16 Jun 1941, Yuma Co, CO (Age 32 years)   7. Flora Browning,   b. 1913, Armel, Yuma, CO d. 1913, Armel, Yuma, CO (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F761	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Rosalia Davison,   b. 1876, Illinois
  Marriage	Apr 1919
  Family ID	F2749	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2012

  
  

  Family 3	Minnie Benson
  Marriage	May 1940
  Family ID	F2750	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2012

  
  

• Headstones

  Clint & Estelle Browning Gravestone BROWNING Estelle May (1876 - 1917) / Clinton (1875 - 1963) Baby Flora - 1913 Plot: Range 2S, lot 3, space 10

  
  

• Notes

  from "East Yuma County Historical Blue Book", posted by ancestry.com by jr_wolfe When his son Clinton was about 14, Lewis D. Browning, a veteran of the Union Army, came from Kansas to homestead near Hale, Colorado. They spent the first winter in a dugout while a home was prepared. Clinton married Estelle in 1896, they lived in Armel, buying a home about 1908 near the Armel Methodist Church. Their children were Nellie, Ronald, Blanche, Charlie, Ben and Hazel. ... Posted by Karen Wiley of findagrave.com on 24 Apr 2009 Rites Sunday Afternoon for Clinton Browning, Resident here 74 Years Clinton Browning, a resident of Yuma county for 74 years, died at Wray Friday, March 29, at the age of 88 years, eleven months and 25 days. He was the son of Lewis and Lucy Herring Browning and was born in Donovan County, near Sparks, Kan., on April 4, 1874. At the age of 24 he moved with his parents to what is now Yuma County, Colorado, and continued his residence in this area until his death. He was married to Estelle Baker on Apri 11, 1896, and six children were born to them. His wife, Estelle, and three children, Hazel Rawley, Ronald Browning and Blanche Shaver, preceded him in death, as did one brother and one sister. In April 1919 he was married to Rosalia Davison, who also preceded him in death. In May of 1940 he married Minnie Benson. He lived on his farm in the Armel community until the fall of 1954 when he and his wife moved into Wray. Mr. Browning was active in community and civic affairs until the time of his retirement. He was a member of the Armel Methodist church and one of the few remaining pioneers, a heritage of which he was very proud. The funeral service was held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Wray Methodist church with the Rev. Willis Wisehart officiating. Burial was in the Armel cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S27] Various Arthurs, IGI Individual Record, (Church of Latter Day Saints), for Estelle J Baker. [S161] Various Authors, Family trees submitted by Ancestry members, (Ancestry.com), Wolfe Family Tree posted by jr_wolfe.