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© Alex Tribune Alex, Oklahoma Friday, February 16, 1934 Stephen Andrew Browning June 26, 1851 ~ February 1934 Stephen A. Browning Dies at Farm Home S. A. Browning, pioneer resident of this community, passed on Monday after a several weeks illness. Mr. Browning was born in Tennessee on June 26, 1851. He was married in 1872, and five children were born to the union, two of whom died early in life. The first Mrs. Browning died in 1898, and in 1901 Mr. Browning married Nancy Monroe, who survives him. Since 1909 they have lived in or near Alex. He was an active member of the Masonic order and of the Methodist church. The funeral was held Tuesday, Rev. Grady N. Ross conducting the services, with interment in the Morris cemetery. S. A. Browning was in the hotel business in Alex, OK. He posted the following ad in the Alex Tribune, Alex, Grady Co., OK, Friday, July 4, 1910 "I have not gone out of the hotel business in Alex, but have taken charge of the hotel Leslie, which from now on will be named the "Star" hotel. Here I hope to meet all of my old patrons and meet new ones. When we moved last Monday we bro't along our motto, --"Always serve the best". S. A. Browning" |
© Alex Tribune Alex, Oklahoma Friday, May 27, 1932 Our Old Young People Highlighted residents of Alex. One resident interview was "Stephen Andrew Browning" about which was stated: "I wouldn't be in here talking to you if my cultivator hadn't broke, I would be out working." declared Stephen Andrew Browning, age 81, during his visit to the Tribune office last week while he was in town getting the needed piece of machinery. Mr. Browning is one of our most active farmer citizens. He and his wife live on their comfortable homestead, one and a half miles west of Alex. Despite his age, Mr. Browning is farming 35 acres of cotton and "feed stuff" and says that it looks fine, declaring "you won't find a weed in it." He says that he more than raises enough to eat from his truck garden. Besides the 35 acres he leases 90 acres of Indian land which he rents out. Mr. Browning was born in McNary County, Tennessee, January 26, 1851. He left Tennessee in 1906 settled at Lindsay where he built the first house, an office for the Pat Henry lumberyard. He followed the carpenter trade for a number of years. Later he began the leasing of Indian land which he continues to do at the present time. He came to Alex in 1902 to take charge of the Mansfield Hotel. Later he took charge of the Ireton Hotel which stood where the former L. A. Thomas produce building is now located. He said that he has watched Alex grow from its infancy to its present size. Although his farm work keeps him pretty busy he comes to town occasionally to get the mail and bring in some produce. When asked if he had not undertaken too big a job to cultivate 35 acres he replied, "Not as long as I am able to do it and I intend to take care of myself for a long time yet." Mr. Browning has his homestead well planted with berries and all kinds of fruit, although he says that his "apricots and pears are like the third party, they are no good." He has farmed all his life, except for two years when he was a revenue officer in Tennessee. During the Civil War, Mr. browning said they had plenty of everything except salt. Wheat and other cereals were used as substitutes for coffee but nothing could be found to take the place of salt. Note: This individual's given name is found on various records as "Stephenson", "Stephen" and "Steven"; however, both his marriage records, to Martha and to Nancy, show him as "Stephen Browning" and his obit bears the same. |
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