Share via Share via... Twitter Facebook Pinterest × Browning Browning, Saskatchewan, Canada Unincorporated Hamlet Hamlet named after the Poet Robert Browning b- May 7, 1812, Camberwell, London, England d- Dec 12, 1889, Venice, Italy, age 77 Located at SW Section 4, Township 6, Range 5, W2 Latitude- 49º 27' N Longitude- 102º 38' W Located in RM 34 Browning Elevation 1956 ft Originally on the Canadian Northern Railroad, Canadian National Railroad in 1927 Map below. The Yankee School District, #1235 was formed Mar 24, 1905, shown just south of Browning on map below Located on NW Section 33, Township 6, Range 5, W2 Part of my Dad's 1927 map of this area. Elevator, Gas Station, Telegraph Station, Post Office, and no doubt a General Store, all in the Hamlet in 1927 They obviously had a school as well Post Office History Browning Federal Electoral District: Moose Mountain (SK) Office Opened- Feb 1, 1911 Section 4, Township 6, Range 5, W2 Office Closed- Mar 31, 1970 Postmaster Information Name of Postmaster Military Status Date of Birth Date of Appointment Date of Vacancy Cause of Vacancy David Fink (see below) 1911-02-01 1911-12-29 Resignation Henry Peters (see below) 1912-03-15 1917-09-07 Resignation Elmer W. Scorah(see below) 1918-12-11 1922-09-21 Resignation Mrs. Jessie C. Brewer 1923-08-02 1926-10-23 Resignation John R. Lawrence OAS Nov 1892 1926-12-16 1960-04 Resignation Mrs. Verlie Uldene Lawrence 1960-05-13 Acting Mrs. Verlie Uldene Lawrence 1960-06-23 1966-10-27 Retirement Mrs. Emma Elizabeth McCurdy 1966-11-11 Acting Mrs. Emma Elizabeth McCurdy 1967-01-17 Post Office Information Disclaimer: : This reproduction is NOT represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, nor as having been made in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the National Archives of Canada. The source of this material is the National Archives of Canada Genealogy of Postmasters Above David Fink b- Feb 1870 in Germany (Poland) d- Immigrated in 1903 per 1911 census Presbyterian, Retail Dry Goods Merchant wife- Sophia Fink b- Sept 1880 in Germany (Poland) Henry Peters b- June 1860 in Germany d- ? whole family immigrated in 1905 Lutheran Farmer, living near David Fink and his wife wife- Lena Peters b- Aug 1858 d- ? 4 daughters and a son in 1911, all born in Germany Lena Peters b- Apr 1890 Lorance Peters b- Sept 1893 Kate Peters b- Jan 1895 Anna Peters b- Dec 1897 Minne Peters b- Sept 1899 Elmer W. Scorah b- Apr 1884 in USA Presbyterian, Farmer in 1911 living on Section 34, Township 8, Range 3, W2 wife- Jane Scorah nee ? b- Apr 1885 in ON son- George Scorah b- Oct 1909 in SK I believe this might be “Elmer Wallace Scorah” who married Jennie Campbell Dec 29, 1908 in Winnipeg MB but this is a wild guess. Elmer Scorah possibly born in Illinois, USA possible father- George Scorah, born Apr 1861, in Canada possible mother- Anna Scorah, nee ? born in NY, USA 1900 family in Casco township, St. Clair, Michigan, USA Browning ca 1920-1921 CN Express and Telegraph Population= 66 F. Fornwald, Billiards The Fornwald Farm was 2 miles S of Browning I believe the father was Andrew Fornwald, b- July 1856 in ON mother Catherine “Kate” Lobsinger, b- Jan 1869, ON they were married in ND son Andrew Fornwald, b- Feb 1899 in ND, USA daughter Anna Fornwald, Mar 1900, ND, USA all living in ND in 1900 2 more sons born in SK Stephanns George Fornwald, b- Aug 2, 1903, in Alameda Silvester Fornwald, b- Dec 30, 1908 in Hillcrest I think this might be Fred Fornwald another son? or brother? Charles “Charlie” Henry Lloyd, Coal Charlie Lloyd, b- June 24, 1885, Gananoque, ON d- Jan 7, 1976, probably in Creighton Lodge, Estevan age 90 buried in Estevan City Cemetery he was married, had 2 sons and 2 daughters. His wife and 1 son died before him. There is an Agnes LLoyd buried in Estevan b- May 24, 1881, d- Mar 16, 1965 which could be his wife. He came west in 1910 1972 moved into Creighton Lodge in Estevan he was the son of Joseph James Lloyd, and Agnes Smith. his father was an electrician who worked for the Lampman telephone Co. Elmer W. Schorah General Store and Post Office, see above Page Created by Doug Gent © 2017 Originally Created Aug 2, 2011 © Last modified: 2020/01/14 15:44by dlgent Log In