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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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cida.jpg755 viewsCida Agnes Coomes, B. 1899, d/o John Coomes and Elizabeth Fields
Courtesy of Patience Northern
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greerjohnp.jpg754 viewsDelia was the daughter of Cicero Osborne and Darthula Ingram.
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farmerluther1.jpg753 viewsThis is a photo of Luther Farmer and his children from the 1930s.
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Hash, William "Blind Fox Billy" and Polly Glass753 viewsThis photo is courtesy of Clinton Getzinger.
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kayespictures.jpg752 viewsThis is the a picture of the Hash children (well 6 of the 11) of Wiley Luther Hash and Almeda "minnie" Miller Hash. There were 11 children in all. Not sure of the year, I'm guessing 1933-1934 just looking at my mother, Juanita, the tall one in the rear, she appears to be 14 or 15 yrs old. That's' Dorothy b1924, Olive behind her b1918, the boy, Warren b1922, Juanita b 1919, Alta on her right b1927 and Jackie the youngest. b1929. There are only two children still living, Olive and Jackie. Courtesy of Kaye Bales Kaye.Bales@nc.nacdnet.net
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MARTHASPENCER.jpg750 viewsPhoto July 31, 2006 by Don Smith at the Chilhowie VA Lion's Club. dsmith1043@comcast.net
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laverneetc.jpg749 viewsFrom left to right: LaVerne Spencer, Rose Cox, June Spencer, Carol Spencer, and Sherrill Spencer in the stroller. This was taken in the mid 1930s.
Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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okparsons.jpg747 viewsOsborn Kesterson (O K) Parsons; son of Edmund Parsons and Charlotte Reeves
b 11 October 1844, Grayson County, VA
d 10 October 1918, Jennings, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana
m 1) Dicie Lavera Lewis; 2) Addie Iseliah Wiggins
Photo was taken in Louisiana
Courtesy of Jacque Lopez jacquel@prodigy.net
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weaverceliap.jpg746 viewsCelia Pennington was the wife of John Weaver (1799-1870) and lived near the current location of Mount Rogers School, Grayson County, VA.
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osbornedarthula2~0.jpg746 viewsThis is Darthula Ingram Osborne with Lutheran missionary Kenneth Killinger. The man on the left is unidentified.
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spenceraudreywave.jpg744 viewsThis is Audrey Wave Spencer, daughter of William Troy and Alice Osborne Spencer and wife of Orie Spencer, son of Dolph and Baney Spencer.
Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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LEANDERRichardsonsmall.jpg743 viewsLeander and Catherine Hart Richardson. They were the Grandparents of Pearl Richardson Weaver. Courtesy of Mary C. Blevins mcblevins@hotmail.com
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