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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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houk5.jpg912 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk.
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sarahfam.jpg909 viewsSarah Warren Cole and her children. Top Row: Bea Cole Muth, Sarah and Margaret Cole Wirth Prentice (my mother) Seated: Mack, Irby and Milton Cole.
Courtesy of Barb Norvell. barbnor2@yahoo.com
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Bolt, John Marion909 viewsJohn Marion Bolt (1865-1832) of Grayson County. Courtesy f Mary C. Blevins mcblevins@hotmail.com
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emalineweaver.jpg907 viewsThis is Emaline Sturgill Weaver, holding daughter Mary in 1923. Guida Sturgill (later married to Worth Weaver) is standing in the back.
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waltonwayne.jpg907 viewsFrom a 1920s photo. EMORY "WAYNE" WALTON, b. 1897, Grayson Co., VA; m. MARGARET RUTH REEDY, Mar 20, 1925, Grayson Co., VA; b. 1909, Grayson Co., VA. He was the son of James Walton and Almeda Kilby. Courtesy of Anita Kay Wyatt.
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Perkins Family Group907 viewsHere is a group of Perkins relatives at Kathleen or Winnie Perkins' home years ago. I hope someone can help me with dates and who they all are. Courtesy of Cathy Bell cjbell47@goldenwest.net
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Perkins, Harry, Maud and Herbert904 viewsHere is Harry, Maud and Herbert Perkins, children of Gordon and Kate Jones Perkins. Courtesy of Cathy Bell cjbell47@goldenwesy.net
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spencerblakeviola.jpg902 viewsThis photo, ca late 1920's, is Lanta Viola Richardson and John Blake Spencer around the time they were married. Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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ingramrobert.jpg901 viewsThey lived in Harford County, MD when this image was made, but had previously lived on Haw Orchard, Grayson County, VA.
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jonesbryanr1.jpg901 viewsJack Jones is shown on the left, the person on the right is unknown. Courtesy of Viola Shenton shentons@thevillages.net
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houk2.jpg900 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk.
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spencerjohnblake.jpg894 viewsJohn Blake Spencer, son of William Troy and Alice Osborne Spencer. Thanks to him I can connect names to photos.

Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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