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We continue our June 2012 tour of Wilson and Greer family sites in western North Carolina. Below is the Donnelly Store at the corner of Highway 88 and Oscar Wilson Road in Sutherland, North Carolina. The general store and auto garage has been operated by the Donnelly families for several generations. Bruce Donnelly married Torrance Wilson in 1906, who was a grand daughter of Isaac and Caroline Greer Wilson.
Below Joanne Donnelly, widow of Joe Donnelly, a son of Bruce and Torrence Wilson Donnelly, waits on Bob and Gayle Adema. Bob is a great, great grandson of Isaac and Caroline Greer Wilson. Bob and Gayle came from Canada for this return to his family roots. Visiting a genuine country store was a treat for all of us, where we stocked up on cold soft drinks. Larry Donnelly, son of Joanne and Joe, now runs the tire and general store, keeping Donnellys in Wilson Cove for yet another generation.
Below, two sisters and a brother pose at the Donnelly Store. Left to right from Texas is Alice Holliman Murphy, Rebecca Holliman Payne of Tennessee and the author, Glenn Holliman of Pennsylvania. All three siblings are great, great grandchildren of Isaac and Caroline Greer Wilson. Their great grand parents were G.W. and Frances Wilson Osborne, also of Sutherland and Cove Creek, North Carolina in the 19th Century.
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