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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 - Tennessee Counties & People
wataugastkingsport.jpg
wataugastkingsport.jpg338 viewsFrom a 1930-45 postcard.Mar 29, 2006
1presbybristoltn.jpg
1presbybristoltn.jpg386 viewsPostcard from 1930-45 period.Mar 29, 2006
1stbapkingsport.jpg
1stbapkingsport.jpg341 viewsPost card from the 1930-45 era.Mar 29, 2006
bristoltnhigh.jpg
bristoltnhigh.jpg368 viewsPostcard from 1930-45 era.Mar 29, 2006
kingsportpo.jpg
kingsportpo.jpg299 viewsPost card view from mid 20th centuryMar 29, 2006
OssieBelleSmith30001.jpg
OssieBelleSmith30001.jpg371 viewsOssie is in the back, Darcus is in the front.

Darcus Adalaide Smith Cole, b.12-21-1871, d.2-14-1963, buried at Weaver Union Church Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan County, TN
(daughter of James Latham Smith and Mary Elizabeth Weaver Smith)

Ossie Belle Smith Thacker, b.8-1-1896, d.6-21-2004, buried at Otes Church Cemetery, Bulls Gap, Hawkins County, TN (Granddaughter of James Latham Smith and Mary Elizabeth Weaver Smith) Courtesy of Debi Coe.
Mar 29, 2006
MaryE.WeaverSmithHeadstone0001.jpg
MaryE.WeaverSmithHeadstone0001.jpg338 viewsThis is the headstone for Mary Elizabeth Weaver Smith, daughter of Isaac and Polly Weaver. Mary is buried at the Weaver Union Church, Bristol, TN. The
inscription is not very readable but says:

Mary E. Smith
Wife of J. L. Smith (James Latham Smith)
Born
Oct. 15, 1842
Died
May 5, 1913

Courtesy of Debi Coe.
Mar 28, 2006
JosephMurphysmithandIsaacLathamSmith0001.jpg
JosephMurphysmithandIsaacLathamSmith0001.jpg378 viewsJoseph Murphy Smith, son of James Latham Smith and Mary Elizabeth Weaver Smith. Joseph is the father of Ossie Belle Smith Thacker. Joseph is buried at the Otes Church Cemetery, Bulls Gap, Hawkins County, TN

Courtesy of Debi Coe.
Mar 28, 2006
Minnie,Ossie,Wade,Ad,IdaBraySmith0001.jpg
Minnie,Ossie,Wade,Ad,IdaBraySmith0001.jpg494 viewsThis is a photo of descendants of Mary Elizabeth Weaver Smith and James Latham Smith. I will give you their names, left to right, and their relationship to Mary and James.

Minnie Catherine Smith Peaks, b.9-29-1880, d.2-9-1953, daughter, buried at Weaver Union Church Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan County, TN
Ossie Belle Smith Thacker, b.8-1-1896, d.6-21-2004, granddaughter, buried at Otes Church Cemetery, Bulls Gap, Hawkins County, TN
Wade Palhoun Smith, b.2-6-1875, d.2-23-1944, son, buried in Bluff City, Sullivan County, TN
Darcus Adalaide Smith Cole, b.12-21-1871, d.2-14-1963, buried at Weaver Union Church Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan County, TN
Ida Bray Smith, wife of Wade Palhoun Smith (I don't have her birth/death dates at this time)

Mary Elizabeth Weaver Smith and James Latham Smith lived in the area known as Vance's Tank (Bristol area), Sullivan County, TN. Mary Elizabeth was born in Bristol, Sullivan County, TN. This is where their children were born.

I would guesstimate the photo is in the late 1930s or early 1940s, because Wade died in 1944.

Courtesy of Debi Coe
Mar 28, 2006
minniecsmith002.jpg
minniecsmith002.jpg384 viewsThis is a photo of Minnie Catherine Smith Peaks, b.9-29-1880, d.2-9-1953, and her husband, Andrew J. Peaks, b.10-4-1875, d.8-15-1953. Both are buried at the Weaver Union Church Cemetery in Bristol, Sullivan County, TN. Minnie is the daughter of Mary Elizabeth Weaver Smith and James Latham Smith. Courtesy of Debi Coe.
Mar 28, 2006
OssieBelleSmith0002.jpg
OssieBelleSmith0002.jpg389 viewsAttached is a photo of my Grandmother, Ossie Belle Smith Thacker, granddaughter of Isaac and Polly Weaver. This photo was taken in the summer of 1922, Ossie would have been about 25/26 years old.
courtesy of Debi Coe.
Mar 28, 2006
OssieBelleSmith40002.jpg
OssieBelleSmith40002.jpg343 viewsThis is a photo of Ossie Belle Smith Thacker, granddaughter of Isaac and Polly Weaver, taken on the occasion of her 103rd birthday on August 1, 1999. Ossie passed away on June 21, 2004, 6 weeks shy of her 108th birthday. Courtesy of Debi Coe

Debi Coe
Mar 28, 2006
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