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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 - Ashe County, NC People
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taylorwmsusan.jpg1222 viewsCourtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor.
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NelsonandMargaretMillerHamm.jpg1221 viewsCourtesy of Mary Ann Talbott matalbott@seidata.com
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darnellsylfamily.jpg1214 viewsSylvester Darnell and third wife Millie Brooks.
Children left to right: Cecil, Ancil and Click Darnell
Photo courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott.

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Reeves, Lee1214 viewsLived at Grassy Creek. Courtesy of Bill Payne.
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Roscoe and Winnie Phipps Neaves1212 viewsPhoto taken on their 50th wedding anniversary, in 1979.
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GeorgeMandyLewis1.jpg1212 viewsGeorge and Amanda ( 1860-1935) Campbell Lewis
Amanda was the daughter of William and Martha Jane
Roten Campbell. Courtesy of Judy Lenderman rel1@bellsouth.net.
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eastridgegrace.jpg1206 viewsThis is my great aunt, Grace Eastridge Knight who was born in North Fork, Ashe County, NC, 23 Jan 1906. She is one of 4 living children of the 11 born in the same house to Marvin and Ida Mae Osborne Eastridge. Grace was baptized in 1911 at Mountain View Independent Methodist Church, Brushy Fork, Ashe County, NC. She was married to Walter Knight for 61 years until his death in 1992. Grace bore three sons in Creston, Ashe County, NC, two of which have passed on after marrying and establishing families.
Photo courtesy of Carole Eastridge Waters.
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heather3.jpg1204 viewsThis photograph is courtesy of Heather Sexton.
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Weaver, Jeffrey, Austin and Eric1203 viewsPhoto taken March 1, 2008 on the occasion of the funeral of our mother, sue Phipps Weaver at Pleasamt Jome Baptist Church, Grassy Creek, North Carolina.
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smithelija.jpg1199 views Lovey Jane Davis, wife of Elijah Smith, daughter of John Davis and Mary Weiss. Lovey was born in Feb. 1849 in Grayson Co., VA and died Nov. 5, 1928 in Ashe Co., NC. Elijah was born July 27, 1842 and died June 7, 1926 in Ashe Co., NC. Courtesy of Bette Nelson bette_nelson@comcast.net
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Eller, Horton and wife1199 viewsFrom the J. C. Blevins Collection.
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Weaver, Hazel, George, Dillard and Betty Waddell1198 viewsThis 1954 photo shows Hazel Weaver holding her neice Betty Waddell, with George Weaver and Dillard Weaver. The Weavers were children of Arthur F. Weaver and Fannie Blevins. Betty Waddell was the daughter of George Waddell and Mattie Weaver. Photo by Clarence Weaver.
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