NameJames Carter Donnelly703
Birth20 Oct 1839, Mountain City, Johnson Co., TN703,209
Death24 May 1927, Mountain City, Johnson Co., TN703,209
BurialE. Mtn City Cem., Johnson co., TN209
FatherWilliam Donnelly (1792-1842)
MotherSarah McQueen (1801-1876)
Spouses
Marriage27 Apr 1861703
Divorce1886
ChildrenCharlotte (1863-)
 Robert (1866-)
 Gustavus M. (1868-1948)
 Alice Belle (1872-1891)
 Cora (1873-1963)
 James (1877-)
Birth21 Apr 1861703
Death24 Dec 1953, Chilhowie, Smyth Co., VA703,704
BurialMacedonia Bapt. Ch. Cem., St Clair’s Creek, Smyth Co., VA
FatherWilliam W. Cress (1820->1867)
MotherElizabeth Allison (ca1836->1860)
Marriage2 Feb 1890, Ashe co., NC703
DivorceOct 1910
ChildrenDeleon “Leon” (1885-1940)
 Samuel Oscar (1888-1944)
 Gurney B. (1890-1960)
 Bruce Worth (1893-1952)
 Russie (1899-)
 Emory (1901-)
Marriage8 Apr 1914, Mountain City, Johnson Co., TN703
Notes for James Carter Donnelly
He served in the Civil War as Corporal 4th Tenn Inf. (SV-949 & SV-1344.10)
Apparently, Mary E. Cress Forrster was a housekeeper for James and his first wife, Elizabeth. Elizabeth went to visit an aunt for several weeks and James took off with Mary Evelyn and they settled in Chilhowie, VA. (SV-949)
1905 She had run James Carter Donnelly off and he was back in Johnson Co., TN. (SV-1095)
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