Cinderella R. Browning (maiden name unknown) was born around 1823 in Pennsylvania. She married George W. Browning around 1849, and their son Emmet was born around 1860. The couple lived in Athens, Pennsylvania, and Browning worked as a mason. They apparently moved to Cuyahoga County, Ohio, by the late 1850s, and Browning served in the Union army from December 1861 until February 1863. By 1870, they were living in Erie County, Pennsylvania, and they owned $3,000 of real estate and $800 of personal property. They adopted a daughter named Nellie sometime before 1875. Cinderella died around 1875 in Erie County, and she was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.