Biography of Mrs. Alexander W. L. Trotter - McDowell Co. WV History of Virginia, Volume IV, Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago and New York, 1928 pages 146-147 MRS. ALEXANDER W. L. TROTTER, whose home is in Charlottes- ville, was before her marriage Miss Cameron Browning and she represents the prominent Browning and Hoag families of Virginia. She was born at Richmond and when she was a small child her parents moved to Bluefield, West Virginia, where her father, Col. James S. Browning, was a coal operator, continuing active in that industry until his death on February 26, 1928. Colonel Browning was a Republican and one of the prominent leaders of his party in the Ninth Congressional District, serving for a time on the National Committee and was a particular friend of President William McKinley. However, he never sought any public honors for himself. He owned a farm which has long been known as the Browning Homestead, located on the Virginia and West Virginia line south of Bluefield. Colonel Browning married Miss Olivia Hoag, of the well known family of that name at Richmond. She is still living. Through her Mrs. Trotter is connected with the distinguished Howe family of English origin which settled in Pennsylvania and was related to General Howe, the English general of the Revolution. Colonel and Mrs. Browning had four children. Reba is the wife of G. E. Countz, of Salem, Virginia, and has two children, Edward and Virginia. Jane Browning, now living at Elizabeth Town, Tennessee, was twice married, her three children by her first marriage being Elizabeth McConnell, Olivia Huff and Clifton Huff. James Browning, Junior, a coal man at Bluefield, West Virginia, is married and has one daughter, Betty. Miss Cameron Browning was educated in the Mary Baldwin Seminary at Staunton, Virginia, also attended the Bell Buckle Preparatory School in Tennessee, and in 1904 she became the bride of Maj. Alexander William Lewis Trotter. Major Trotter, whose home was in Scurry, England, of an old and substantial English family, served with the rank of major in the English army, in the Yorkshire Regiment, but was put on the retired list before the beginning of the World war. He came to America and for some years practiced his profession as a civil and con- struction engineer, doing a great deal of railway building in Southwestern Virginia and Tennessee. When the World war broke out in 1914 he returned to England, enlisted as a private and subsequently was promoted to major. During the battle of Somme he was killed in July, 1916. Mrs. Trotter has two chil- dren, James S. Trotter, born in 1908, and William Cameron Trotter, born in 1912. Mrs. Trotter is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and is a member of the Episcopal Church. Submitted by Valerie Forren Crook **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************