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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 - New River Valley People
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stuartgranny.jpg1404 viewsThis image shows Mary Ann Weaver Farmer and Phoebe Marilda Weaver Sturgill, sisters, and daughters of Andrew Weaver and Malinda Weaver. This photo was taken at the "Big July" Meeting at Big Helton Primitive Baptist Church in 1899.
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pennington sisters 1403 viewsThese are the daughters of Stephen and Johanna Pennington; Cansada Jane (known as Aunt Jenny to the family, I believe, but certainly NOT Cansada, though she was enumerated on at least one census with that name) is in the center. Youngest daughter Martha Caroline (Sturgill) is on the right; Orlean (Young) on the left. I have no idea who the accordian player is. He doesn't look like the Pennington's only son Cicero to my eye.

Courtesy of Emily Kilby erk44@verizon.net
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Jesse_Sheets.jpg1399 viewsThis is Jesse Sheets, son of Andrew and Mary Shearer Sheets, husband of Sarah Wyatt Sheets. Jesse was an elder at the Flat Rock Church of the Brethren in Clifton, Ashe Co., NC. Photo courtesy of Della Bare and Ricky Sheets rickysheets@earthlink.net
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DavidSheets1805-1902.jpg1398 viewsThis is the Rev. David Sheets, son of Andrew and Mary Shearer Sheets, husband of Martha Davis Sheets. (David was born in Ashe Co, but moved to Grayson county, so I'm not sure if he would go in the Ashe or Grayson group.) Photo courtesy of Troylene Sheets White and Ricky Sheets rickysheets@earthlink.net
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phippsjames1.jpg1385 viewsJames Phipps was the son of Nathan Phipps and his first wife Martha Carolina Hart. Accused of murder at Healing Springs hotel, he "went west."
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Kilby, Roby1384 viewsRoby and Eva Osborne Kilby with 12 of their 15 children taken in 1911/12 in the Sturgills area of Ashe County, NC. The oldest was born in 1890 and the youngest pictured in 1910. [L-R, top row with married names in parentheses] Jenny (Young), Ollie (Weaver), Emaline (Duncan), Virgie (Norman), Minnie (Sturgill) [middle row] Lola (Sewell), Elsie (McCommons), Ruth (Umbarger), Dewey Kilby [bottom row] Lucy (Stewart) on lap of James Roby Kilby (son of Thornton Kilby and Phebe Marilda Weaver) Thornton Kilby, Ruth Eva Kilby (daughter of Wiley Winton Osborne and Lavina Jane Mink), Mary (Eppers). Courtesy of Emily Kilby. erk44@verizon.net.
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colvardrufus.jpg1383 viewsRufus Colvard served as a private in Company A, 9th North Carolina State Troops, aka, 1st North Carolina Cavalry in the Confederate States Army.
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spencerala.jpg1383 viewsThis is Mahalia (Aley) Weaver Spencer, daughter of Isaac and Mary "Polly" Francis Weaver and wife of William Spencer. Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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hammrv.jpg1382 viewsRebecca Vanover Hamm (9/30/1811-1/26/1903) Wife of Larkin Hamm. Photo courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott.
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robertsjamespryor.jpg1381 viewsFront, Left to right. Goldie Roberts, James Pryor Roberts (son of William Johnson Roberts and Martha Charlotte Phipps), Rose Roberts, Bonnie. Back (left to right), Austin, Golar Testerman, ____ Testerman, Emory and Conrad Roberts.
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bookerphipps2.jpg1381 viewsCourtesy of Heather Sexton.
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LizzyMahala(middle)~0.jpg1380 viewsThis is a picture that Gabrielle and Clarence Taylor might find interesting. The woman on the right is Nancy Taylor (Vanover), most likely the same Nancy Taylor that is in the picture that they submitted. I would like to contact them and exchange information.

Courtesy of Mark Lasnick mlasnick@cableone.net
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