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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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jessingram.jpg931 viewsJesse Ingram, son of John Calvin Ingram and Charity Ann Farmer, shown here in the U.S. Army during the Spanish American War. He made the army a career and retired to Arlington, Virginia.
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hicks7.jpg931 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk.
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houk7.jpg929 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk.
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weaverflorence.jpg928 viewsThese three girls are all daughters of Clayborn Monroe Weaver and Martha Litisha Phipps. This photo was taken on Wolf Knob, but all three later moved to Smyth County, Virginia.
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Phipps, Fannoe Lee Ball927 viewsFannie Lee Ball Phipps is the daughter of James U. Ball and Lucinda Carter Testerman Ball. She was married to Delmar Emory Phipps son of Emory Phipps and Ida Perry Phipps. Picture submitted by granddaughter Lynn Sexton Gallegos Arbadella64@yahoo.com

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Greer, George926 viewsThis is George Greer whose wife might be Sarah Perkins. Hope someone can help me out. Courtesy of Cathy Bell cjbell47@goldenwest.net
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hicks3.jpg925 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk.
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spencerhumphreykilby.jpg925 viewsHumphrey Kilby Spencer, son of William Troy and Alice Osborne Spencer. On the back is written "Mullens, West Virginia, Easter Sunday 1925.
Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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Perkins Family Group923 viewsHere are a group of unknown Perkins relatives at VA. Hope someone can tell me who they are. Courtesy of Cathy Bell cjbell47@goldenwest.net
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spencerblake3.jpg922 viewsThese are children of William Troy & Cynthia Alice Osborne Spencer. Courtesy of Bryan Spencer.
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Sarah_Mae_Parks,_Henry_Levi_Parks_&_William_Kendrick_Parks.jpg921 viewsThis one is of my grandmother Anderson as a child, with her brother Henry Levi, who died as a teen in an accident where he fell from a tree, I believe. They're with their father, William Kendrick Parks.
Courtesy of Chrissie A. Peters.
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Perkins Kin?921 viewsThese may be Perkins kin at Grayson county. Hope someone can tell me for sure. Courtesy of Cathy Bell cjbell47@goldenwest.net
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