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New River Notes Photo Gallery

A Collection of historic and current photos mostly covering the upper New River area of southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina.


Most viewed - Ashe County, NC People
Mary Etta, Fulton and Orville Reeves.jpg
Mary Etta, Fulton and Orville Reeves.jpg846 viewsMary Etta, Marshall Fulton, and Orville William Reeves circa 1955, Nathans Creek. Courtesy of Carole Eastridge Waters.
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weaverworthguida.jpg843 viewsLater moved to Lancaster and then Chester County, PA.
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WadeandDentonJonesfamily.jpg842 viewsfirst row (l to r): Freda Jones, Mary Jones (my mother), Phil Stanley, Irene Jones Weaver holding Patsy Jones. 2 boys behind chairs: Lloyd Dean Jones, J. B. Jones. back row standing (l to r) Wade Jones Jr. 9my grandfather), Della Yates Jones (my grandmother) holding Bobby Jones, Denton Young Jones (my great-grandmother), Emma jones Stanley, behind her Virgil Stanley, peeking from behind Virgil is Elmo Jones, beside Virgil is Gilmer Jones, Ruth Jones holding son Tom Jones. Courtesy of Danny Miller millerd@fuse.net
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scan0001.jpg841 viewsByrl, Wade, Annie, Sissie (not to sure about the spelling of her name) and my grand-mother Virginia Vannoy. This image was created circa 1910. Courtesy of Steve J. Billings sjbillings@earthlink.net
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McClure, Lydia841 viewsThe two ladies are somewhat ID'd as Ed's sister... (Lydia McClure) Aunt Lydia born 11 May 1880 to 26 Feb 1964 and one of her sisters... either Mary Ann or Mahala McClure. Courtesy of Tonja and Steve Seivwright seivwright@zoominternet.net
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Worth, David839 viewsThis is an apparent circa 1865 image of David Worth, of Creston, Ashe County, NC who was born in 1801 and died in 1888.
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Weaver, Arthur Fred with daughters Mae and Mattie839 viewsThis photo was taken in 1954 by Clarence Weaver at Grassy Creek.
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Weaver, Maxine and Sue Lee Phipps Weaver838 viewsThis photo dates from the late 1950s.
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spencergreelymaggie.jpg836 viewsIsaac Greeley and Maggie Sturgill Spencer.
Uncle Blake said this picture was made before they were married.
Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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tedderjpg.jpg835 viewsBorn Sturgills community.
Sarah Naomi Darnell Tedder(5/2/ 1875-6/30/1951.
Daughter of Sylvester Darnell and Martha Weaver Darnell.

Born Alleghany County, NC
William "Bud" Tedder
(2/1/1871-4/25/1948)
Son of John Wesley Tedder and Nancy Sanders Tedder
Courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott matalbott@seidata.com

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Neaves, Lena Kay828 viewsDaughterof Roscoe Neaves and Winnie Emaline Phipps.
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sturgillfcblannie.jpg826 viewsF. Carl Sturgill and Blannie Emaline Spencer, daughter of William Troy and Alice Osborne Spencer and twin of John Blake, wedding picture in 1916 Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com

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