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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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wilburnwaters.jpg1040 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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1040 viewsThis is the Russell Family Reunion at Baptist Union Church in Flat Ridge, VA
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roberts3.jpg1038 viewsPrimitive Baptist minister. Courtesy of Thom Houk.
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Holdaway, Barbara, et. al.1037 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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johndcoo.jpg1036 viewsJohn D. Coomes (s/o James T. Coomes) b. 1862 and first wife Larentha Galyean. Courtesy of Patience Northern
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spencerbudoats.jpg1035 viewsThis image shows Bud Spencer bundling oats circa 1940. Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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robert5.jpg1033 viewsPhoto courtesy of Thom Houk.
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osbornedarthula2~0.jpg1031 viewsThis is Darthula Ingram Osborne with Lutheran missionary Kenneth Killinger. The man on the left is unidentified.
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spencerbrothers.jpg1029 viewsSpencer brothers: Charles Enoch, Victor Franklin, William Glen. Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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Maggie Kilby Pennington (center facing right)1027 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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hicks1.jpg1026 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk.
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VEPAnderson.jpg1025 viewsVirginia Elvira Parks Anderson (1873-1939), wife of Henry Andrew Anderson, daughter of Mary Parks. Granddaughter of George Washington Parks and Catherine Comer. Courtesy of Carol Lindamood circuitrider@tcia.net

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