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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.


Last additions - Ashe County, NC People
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184winniephipps.jpg1108 viewsWinnie Emmaline Phipps, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Phipps and Cora Lee Richardson. Photo taken about 1928.Feb 05, 2006
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140paulphipps.jpg1447 viewsPaul Jones Phipps (1917-1982) is shown here holding daughter Pauline. Taken at Weaver's Ford, Ashe County, NC July 4, 1949.Feb 05, 2006
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116.jpg1518 viewsJohn Glenn Phipps, son of Benjamin Franklin Phipps and Cora Lee Richardson, is shown here while he was stationed in Cuba during World War II. He was raised at Weaver's Ford, Ashe County, NC. After the war, made his home in Statesville, NC.Feb 05, 2006
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171.jpg1164 viewsThis photo was taken about 1935 in the Silas Creek section of Ashe county, NC. Left to right, Wayne Neaves, Roscoe Neaves, Winnie Phipps Neaves holding Claude Neaves and Grace Neaves. Feb 05, 2006
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123coraphipps.jpg2040 viewsCora Lee Richardson, born to Martin Van Buren Richardson and Mary "Polly" Busic in Troutdale, Grayson County, VA. Married to Benjmain Franklin Phipps, lived at Weaver's Ford, Ashe County, NC. This photo taken July 4, 1948.Feb 05, 2006
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120cole.jpg1326 viewsThis photo was taken about 1927 in Ashe County, NC. Fred Neaves sitting on Arthur Coleman Neaves' knee, Albert Neaves and Ola Mae Phipps Neaves.Feb 05, 2006
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115fredalbertneaves.jpg1588 viewsSons of Arthur Coleman Neaves and Ola Mae Phipps. This photo was taken at their farm in the Silas Creek Section of Ashe County, NC about 1946.Feb 05, 2006
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carterwiley.jpg1182 viewsWiley Carter and his family. They lived on Helton Creek, and he was a Primitive Baptist minister.Feb 05, 2006
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guidalantacora.jpg1011 viewsThis is a photo taken in Oxford, Pennsylvania in October 1979 by Jeff Weaver. Left is Guida Sturgill Weaver; center is Lanta Sturgill Spencer; and Cora Sturgill Frazier Weaver on the right. These ladies are daughters of James Estil Sturgill and Ella Ingram.Feb 04, 2006
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maggiespencer.jpg935 viewsThis photo is of the children of Greely Spencer and Maggie Sturgill. Maggie is sitting in the wheelchair. Photo by Jeff Weaver, July 2, 1978.Feb 04, 2006
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Ambrose_&_Laura.jpg1325 viewsThis photo is of Ambrose Weaver Laura Jones. To the right is James Bethel . middle is William Wiley, left is Victoria Alice and the baby is Flora Jane. Courtesy of Robert Weaver leeann18@msn.comFeb 04, 2006
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eastridgegrace.jpg919 viewsThis is my great aunt, Grace Eastridge Knight who was born in North Fork, Ashe County, NC, 23 Jan 1906. She is one of 4 living children of the 11 born in the same house to Marvin and Ida Mae Osborne Eastridge. Grace was baptized in 1911 at Mountain View Independent Methodist Church, Brushy Fork, Ashe County, NC. She was married to Walter Knight for 61 years until his death in 1992. Grace bore three sons in Creston, Ashe County, NC, two of which have passed on after marrying and establishing families.
Photo courtesy of Carole Eastridge Waters.
Feb 04, 2006
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