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 Nelia Sexton (Courtesty of Heather Sexton)857 views
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 jonescharlie2~0.jpg856 viewsCourtesy of Viola Shentons shentons@thevillages.net
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 joneswe1o.jpg853 viewsW. E. "Grumble" Jones resided at Glade Spring, VA and was a Bridgadier General in the Confederate States Army.
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 Warren Family853 viewsLeft to right: Odie Warren, Zenna Warren Jones, unknown, unknown and Virginia Warren Russell. Courtesy of Judy Russell Powers.
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 weaverambrose3.jpg852 viewsAmbrose McKinley Weaver (22Jan 1887-16 Jan 1978). I have that he married Pearl Katherine Richardson on 10 Aug 1933 and that Pearl was the dau. of John Henry Richardson & Mollie J. Dolinger Richardson. Courtesy of Irene Baldwin ibaldi@erols.com
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 Booker Walton 852 viewsThis is probably a 1920s photo of Booker Walton . Courtesy of Anita Kay Wyatt.
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 johnsonzeke.jpg850 viewsZEKE JOHNSON...JAN. 2, 1910 - AUG. 27, 2006

ZEKE LIVED IN GLADE SPRING AND WAS A LONG TIME EMPLOYEE OF OLIN MATHIESON IN SALTVILLE. ZEKE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE FOUNDING OF THE MT. CALVARY COMMUNITY CHURCH IN GLADE SPRING.

ZEKE WAS A WELL KNOWN AND POPULAR MAN IN THE GLADE-SALTVILLE AREA. HE WAS A JEWEL.

Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 cassidy.jpg848 viewsThis fellow was the railroad crossing guard in Saltville in the early 20th century. This photo appeared in the 1922 Alkalite. He died in 1924.
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 C.S.Hopkins.jpg848 viewsPhoto courtesy of John Shumate theshumates@comcast.net
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 weaverambrose2.jpg845 viewsAmbrose McKinley Weaver (22Jan 1887-16 Jan 1978). Courtesy of Irene Baldwin ibaldi@erols.com
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 jonesrobertjc.jpg845 viewsBrother and sister, children of Charlie and Lear Rutherford Jones. Courtesy of Viola Shenton shentons@thevillages.net
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The Grayson County Historical Society in Grayson County, Virginia, is established to promote, preserve, and educate the members and public about the cultural and family heritages of Grayson County, Virginia. We are a public charity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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