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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.


Most viewed - Grayson County and City of Galax, VA People
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cooperbf.jpg797 viewsB. F. Cooper was a physician who lived near Old Town in the 19th century. He was also the Captain of the Grayson County, Virginia Confederate Home Guard during the Civil War.
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osbornecicero1.jpg796 viewsThis is the family of Cicero Osborne and his wife Darthula Ingram. They lived on Cabin Creek, Grayson County, VA.
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coxmelvilleb.jpg796 viewsM. B. Cox served as Captain of Company C, 45th Virginia Infantry during the civil war. He was severely wounded at Lewisburg, WV.
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Louisa(Jennings)Blevins.jpg792 viewsHere is a photo of Louisa Jennings Blevins that someone gave me. She was b. Jan 1865 and married David W. Blevins who was a son of James Melvin Blevins who was a son of Wells Blevins. I have not proved any of this info but assume that it is correct. Courtesy of Irene Baldwin ibaldi@erols.com
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troykilby.jpg789 viewsTroy Kilby, son of Elder Reuben Kilby, was a Primitive Baptist minister, highly influential in the Senter Association at one time. Courtesy of Mary Campbell Worley bobworley@skybest.com.
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Holdaway, Barbara, et. al.789 viewsHere is a picture from an old Polaroid. Anne Holdaway Eitel is the woman to the far right in the back row. Her daughter Barbara Eitel is the girl located in the middle front row. The others are possible Perkins relatives at Grayson county VA. The lady pictured at the front right appears in many pictures I have. I am guessing she is Winnie Perkins mother. Hoping for help in identification. Cathy Bell cjbell47@goldenwest.net
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Maggie Kilby Pennington (center facing right)788 viewsMaggie Kilby Pennington is in the center facing right. Courtesy of Danny Miller millerd@fuse.net
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(bottom row) Mary Kilby, her mother Callie Pennington Kilby, Almeda Grubb Pennington, Orlean Pennington Young; (middle) Linnie Lawrence Pennington, Maggie Kilby Pennington, Martha Pennington Sturgill (top row) Cicero Pennington, unknown (could he be I. R. Kilby, Callie's husband???), Dent Pennington. Further indentification courtesy of Emily Kilby erk44@verizon.net
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Reedy, Riley788 viewsRiley Reedy from the Rugby section of Grayson County is shown here in his Civil War uniform. He served in Company C, 63rd Virginia Infantry. Courtesy of David Reedy, Schurz, Nevada.
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Gincy Wheatley Anderson, JeannetteWheatley Forrester, Della Wheatley Cox Cornett787 viewsSitting on Mom's right is her next older sister, Virginia Malley Wheatley Anderson or Aunt Gincy as we always heard her referred to. She and Uncle Lee lived in Major, VA for a long time. Mom's other sister is on her left, Cynthia Della Wheatley Cox Cornett, or Aunt Dell, Mom's oldest sister. She lived in Fox, VA with her husband, Isom Cox, and their five or six children. Much later she married a Cornett. I don't know a thing about that marriage except that Aunt Dell lived in Sparta, NC then.

This photo is courtesy of Clinton Getzinger.
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Perkins, Clarence, Lizzie, Ed786 viewsHere is Clarence, Lizzie, Ed and unknown Perkins. Lizzie is Roscoe Holdaway's wife. Cute picture. Courtesy of Cathy Bell cjbell47@goldenwest.net
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farmernoah2.jpg782 viewsNoah Farmer (B. 1844 son of Wilson Farmer and Susan Wyatt D. 1930) and Lydia Thompson Farmer, with some of their children. Luther Farmer is sitting on Noah's lap. Noah served in Co. A, 26th NC Infantry, Confederate States Army. Courtesy of Anita Kay Wyatt.
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ttest.jpg779 viewsCourtesy of Clinton Getzinger.
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