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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.


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Billings, Parl Bower and Virginia Vannoy Billings807 viewsParl Bower Billings (Son of William H Billings) 1892-1975 Alleghany County Virginia Vannoy Billings (Daughter of Larry Stokes Vannoy and Nelia Osborne) 1902-1997 Ashe County. Courtesy of Steve Billings sjbillings1@earthlink.net
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parsonsjohn.jpg872 viewsAlleghany County Commissioner - 1868. Son of Solomon Parsons & Lydia Sturgill, born 19 Jan 1805. Married
Margaret Gambill and later Phoebe Laxton.
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parsonssolomon.jpg861 viewsLived at Piney Creek, Alleghany County, NC. She was the daughter of James "Little Jimmy" Weaver and Anne Johnson.
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Poole. Charlie and the North Carolina Ramblers901 viewsCharlie Poole, with the fiddle, is shown here in a late 1920 image with the North Carolina Ramblers.
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Sanders, Richard859 viewsAlleghany Co NC after it was formed in 1859.
My g-g-grandparents Richard Sanders (ca 1820-1909) Annie Royal (2/15/1827-8/12/1905). Courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott.

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strugilljames1781.jpg909 viewsSon of Francis Sturgill, Sr. and Rebecca Hash. Lived at Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., NC
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strugilljames1816.jpg845 viewsJames Sturgill, Jr., son of James Sturgill, Sr., lived at Piney Creek, Alleghany County, NC.
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teddersanders.jpg809 viewsJohn Wesley Tedder (1848-1924) and wife Nancy Sanders Tedder (1851-1932). Photo courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott.
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weaverben.jpg916 viewsThis is Benjamin Andrew Weaver's home in Piney Creek, Alleghany County, NC. Nathan Weaver, Benjamin's father is 2nd from the right, and Nathan's 3rd wife America Whittington is on the far right.
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weaverbengladys.jpg721 viewsThey lived in Alleghany Co., NC and were wonderful people.
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weaverlucy.jpg782 views Left, Zola Pauline Blevins Vannoy, Lucy J. Blevins Weaver (center), daughters of James Riley Blevins and Mary Elizabeth Davis. Right, Bays Wood, son of Floyd and Martha Davis Wood. Courtesy of Bette Nelson bette_nelson@comcast.net
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weavernathan.jpg754 viewsSon of William Weaver, Jr. and Sarah Sturgill. Lived at Piney Creek, Alleghany County, NC.
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