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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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okparsons.jpg794 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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robert5.jpg791 viewsPhoto courtesy of Thom Houk.
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Hash, William "Blind Fox Billy" and Polly Glass791 viewsThis photo is courtesy of Clinton Getzinger.
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Greer, George and Satah Perkins791 viewsWondering if this is Sarah Perkins, her husband George Greer and their son. Sarah is a daughter of Timothy and Elizabeth Sturgill Perkins. Courtesy of Cathy Bell cjbell47@goldenwest.net
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Davis, James "Morgan" and Mollie Victoria Garvey788 viewsJames "Morgan" Davis b 1866 Mouth of Wilson, married Mollie Victoria Garvey b Apr 1873 Ashe Co. James died Nov 1956 Mouth of Wilson, Mollie died Sep 1957 Mouth of Wilson. Children were Carrie & Glenn Davis. Courtesy of Bette Nelson bette_nelson@comcast.net

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mwlucycole.jpg787 viewsMilton Cole was the s/o David Cole and Manerva Parks. Lucy was the daughter of Arad Roberts and Frances Delp. Courtesy of Barb Norvell. barbnor2@yahoo.com
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wilburnwaters.jpg787 viewsFamous hunter - trapper of Whitetop Mountain. Born in Wilkes County, NC in 1812. Died Grayson County, VA, buried on Horse Creek in Ashe County, NC. Subject of a biography by Charles Coale in 1878. You can purchase an indexed version of this biography by clicking here.
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scan0009.jpg787 viewsThis is a photograph of Hattie Mae Thomas in 1913 when she taught school at Carsinsville, VA with Bert Rhudy. She was 16 years old and the daughter of William Jefferson and Matilda Belle Kinzer Thomas. Courtesy of Irene Baldwin ibaldi@erols.com
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gorewmmarshall.jpg784 viewsWilliam Marshall Gore. He lived and died in Grayson County. He died in 1899 at 35 years old, having been married 3 times and fathered 7 children. Courtesy of Laurie Austin paraaustin@yahoo.com
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MARTHASPENCER.jpg781 viewsPhoto July 31, 2006 by Don Smith at the Chilhowie VA Lion's Club. dsmith1043@comcast.net
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spencercynthoa.jpg780 viewsCynthia Alice Osborne Spencer (c) with twins Blannie Emaline and John Blake. This photo, made about 1903. Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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greerjohnp.jpg780 viewsDelia was the daughter of Cicero Osborne and Darthula Ingram.
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