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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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wyattrhoda.jpg2099 viewsThis is Rhoda Alice(Miller) Wyatt born May 10,1868 and died June 9.1952. Wife of Elihu Wyatt. Taken in 1938 at the Wyatt homeplace in the Ripshin community of Ashe county. My great grandmother. Courtesy of Donald Blevins ncdon@charter.netDec 26, 2006
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wyattelihu.jpg1092 viewsThis is my great grandfather. elihu wyatt b. sept.6,1861 and died March 30, 1929. He was a general merchant and justice of the peace. he lived in the Ripshin community of Ashe County. the home he built still stands. thanks for helping me.
Donald Blevins, Hudson, NC ncdon@charter.net.
Dec 25, 2006
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jeromedavis.jpg893 viewsb 27 Oct 1875, Ashe Co., NC died 15 Mar 1952 Richland, WA

Courtesy of Bette Nelson bette_nelson@comcast.net
Dec 21, 2006
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scan0001.jpg842 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.netDec 15, 2006
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hbmiller.jpg1083 viewsThis photo of Harrison Baker Miller was made while he was serving in Company A, 26th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War. He later became a Primitive Baptist minister and moved to St. Clair's Bottom in Smyth County, Virginia.Oct 31, 2006
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Blevinsmaryjanecalvin.jpg1196 viewsThis is Mary Jane Brown Blevins (daughter of Jackson Brown and Charity Blevins and widow of Fielden Blevins). In the picture back row are her daughters Bashie Blevins and Dorothy Blevins Tolliver and son Roby Curtis Blevins. Mary Jane is in the front row with a boy the family can't identify. Courtesy of Cheryl Ruzyla m.ruzyla@bresnan.net

Sep 08, 2006
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noahbarker.jpg1071 viewsThis is Noah Barker of Ashe Co. NC According to my family Noah was a blind musician, a fiddle player. He was married to Leah Pendergrass and they were in some way related to the Harrison Pendergrass family. My great-grandfather Harrison Pendergrass and his family adopted the surname Barker. According to the 1870 and 1880 cesnsus records Noah Barker was born abt. 1825. The census records also note that Noah was blind and a musician. I would love to hear from anyone who may know more about Noah Barker or the Pendergrasses from Horse Creek in Ashe Co.

Courtesy of Cheryl Ruzyla [email] m.ruzyla@bresnan.net[/email]
Sep 08, 2006
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Cessie,Stella_HettieBlevins001.jpg1108 viewsThis is my grandmother Cessie Magdalene Blevins (b. 1901) and her little sisters Stella Mae (b.1906) and Hettie (b.1911) Their parents were Roby Curtis Blevins and Harriet "Hettie" Shatley. Cessie married John Pendergrass-Barker and moved to McDowell Co. West Virginia. Stella married Edgar William Barker and Hettie married Thomas Brooks. All of Ashe Co. NC. Courtesy of Cheryl Ruzyla m.ruzyla@bresnan.net

Sep 08, 2006
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RobyCmatildajune.jpg912 viewsThis is my great-grandfather Roby Curtis Blevins (son of Mary Jane Brown and Fielden Blevins), his second wife, Matilda (daughter of Harrison Pendergrass-Barker and Amanda Welch) and their daughter June Blevins who was born in 1915. They lived in Ashe Co. NC. Courtesy of Cheryl Ruzyla [email] m.ruzyla@bresnan.net[/email]

Sep 08, 2006
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RossieBarker.jpg885 viewsThis is my great-Aunt Rossie (pronounced with a z) Pendergrass-Barker. Daughter of Harrison Pendergrass-Barker and Amanda Welch. She was born abt 1870 and lived in Horse Creek, Ashe Co. NC. Courtesy of Cheryl Ruzyla m.ruzyla@bresnan.net
Sep 08, 2006
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caldwellceliahash.jpg970 viewsThey lived at Weaver's Ford, Ashe County, NC. Celia was the daughter of John Hash and Sarah Hash. Courtesy of Lee Hash leehash@aol.comSep 08, 2006
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Fielden Hash.jpg929 viewsSon of Allen Hash and Nancy Catherine Goins. Courtesy of Lee Hash leehash@aol.comSep 04, 2006
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