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| MORE ABOUT THE WOOLARD FAMILY |
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| VERNA MAE McGOWAN ~ BORN JAN. 6, 1920 ~ DIED ~ NOVEMBER OF 2000 ~ DAUGHTER OF NORA MAYO McGOWAN AND LEVI McGOWAN, SR. SAMUEL (SAM) ALEXANDER WOOLARD ~ BORN JAN. 19, 1915 ~ DIED SEPTEMBER 1991 VERNA MAE AND SAM WERE MARRIED JUNE 19, 1936 THEY HAD THE FOLLOWING FIVE CHILDREN: DORIS JEAN ~ BORN APRIL 4, 1937 SAMUEL WAYNE ~ BORN JUNE 11, 1944 BRENDA MAE ~ BORN SEPT, 23, 1946 JOHN ELLISON ~ BORN AUGUST 23, 1949 SANDRA YVONNE ~ BORN NOVEMBER 4, 1950 |
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| UNCLE SAM WORKED FOR THE N. C. DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS, THIS IS THE MACHINE THAT HE OPERATED, HE ENJOYED HIS WORK VERY MUCH. |
| THIS IS UNCLE SAM STANDING IN FRONT OF A HOUSE WHERE THEY LIVED FOR A WHILE ON WATERS ST, THE SAME STREET WHERE OUR GRANDPARENTS (McGOWANS) LIVED. THIS WAS TAKEN IN 1951. |
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| AUNT VERNA MAE SEEMS TO ENJOY POSING FOR THE CAMERA ! ! |
| THIS WAS TAKEN IN 1959 IN FRONT OF THEIR HOME ON SECOND ST. |
| STANDING IN BACKYARD ON SECOND ST. |
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| THEIR HOME ON SECOND STREET |
| WELL, HERE THEY ARE AGAIN, ALL THE CHILDREN OF SAM AND VERNA MAE McGOWAN WOOLARD. A VERY CLOSEKNIT AND LOVING FAMILY GROWING UP IN A SMALL TOWN ON THE EAST COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA. I REMEMBER AS A CHILD SPENDING MANY HOURS AT THEIR HOME AND PLACING MY FEET BENEATH AUNT VERNA MAES KITCHEN TABLE FOR SOME GOOD OLD SOUTHERN COOKED MEALS. OUR GRANDMA NORA AND PAPA LEVI LIVED JUST A FEW BLOCKS AWAY AND BRENDA AND I WOULD GO FOR WALKS DOWNTOWN WHEN I WOULD VISIT. BEING RAISED ALWAYS IN THE COUNTRY, THAT WAS A BIG TREAT FOR ME. THERE ARE MANY GOOD MEMORIES THAT GO ALONG WITH THIS FAMILY. BUT AS IT ALWAYS SEEMS, WHEN WE GROW UP AND LEAVE HOME, WE SEEM TO LOSE TOUCH WITH OUR COUSINS, AUNTS AND UNCLES. THAT IS THE MAIN REASON FOR THIS WEBSITE IS TO GET RE- AQUAINTED AND LEARN WHERE EVERYONE ENDED UP AND GET TO MEET OUR EXTENDED FAMILIES. |
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| CHRISTMAS AT PAPA LEVI'S AND GRANDMA NORA'S, ABOUT 50+ YEARS AGO., THEY WERE BUSILY UPWRAPPING PRESENTS............. |
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| THE FAMILY THAT LOVE AND FAITH BUILT..... |
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| A LOT OF YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE THOSE PHOTOS OF KIDS, TWISTING, AND STANDING ON ONE FOOT, AND HOLDING THE CAMERA AT THE WRONG ANGLE TO SNAP THOSE PICTURES THAT ARE PRICELESS TO THEM TODAY. THEIR PARENTS ARE IN HEAVEN, AND THEY HAVE MOVED ON WITH THEIR LIVES. ALL HAVE FAMILIES OF THEIR OWN NOW. SOME ARE NOT JUST PARENTS BUT GRAND AND GREAT GRAND PARENTS. THIS IS HOW THEY LOOK TODAY, OR NOT LONG AGO ANYWAY, THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN CHRISTMAS 2003 OF ALL THE CHILDREN OF SAM AND VERNA MAE WOOLARD. THEY ARE PROUD TO BE ABLE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THEIR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS, HOPEFULLY THIS DOCUMENTATION WILL BE HANDED DOWN TO THE GREAT AND MAYBE GREAT GREAT GRAND CHILDREN OF THESE PROUD PARENTS. WEBPAGE MADE BY SHIRLEY BARR WITH TREMENDOUS HELP FROM THE SIBLINGS IN THIS FAMILY AUGUST 22, 2004 |
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| GRANDMA NORA LOVED TO PLAY THE PIANO ! |
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| MAMA AND DADDY'S 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY |
