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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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DeBoard, Bob and Alma Blevins.1082 viewsBob and Alma Blevins Debord
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Grassy Creek NC
My grandfather used to run some kind of place that made corn meal. Courtesy of Mary Testerman marytest@comcast.net
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RjBlevins.jpg1079 viewsEva was Solomon and Tobitha Ham Perry's youngest daughter. Courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott. matalbott@seidata.com
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taylorjacob.jpg1076 viewsCourtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor.
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smithelija.jpg1076 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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pennington car1074 viewsTaken in the 1920s in the Helton area of Ashe County: Second cousins Bryan Pennington, son of Stephen E. Pennington, and Dent Pennington, youngest son of Cicero and Almeda Grubb Pennington. Courtesy of Emily Kilby erk44@verizon.net
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Weaver, Hazel, George, Dillard and Betty Waddell1073 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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maggiespencer.jpg1070 viewsThis photo is of the children of Greely Spencer and Maggie Sturgill. Maggie is sitting in the wheelchair. Photo by Jeff Weaver, July 2, 1978.
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weavergrandchildren.jpg1069 viewsTaken at Grassy Creek, August 1983 Front row, Sylvia Weaver, Betty Waddell Parsons, Edna Mae Weaver; Middle Row, Lora Jane Church Weaver, Emmaline Blevins, Bette Jane Poole, Michael Coley, Sarah Weaver. Back row, Eric Weaver, Michael Blevins, Jeff Weaver, John Blevins, David Blevins.
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RobyCmatildajune.jpg1069 viewsThis is my great-grandfather Roby Curtis Blevins (son of Mary Jane Brown and Fielden Blevins), his second wife, Matilda (daughter of Harrison Pendergrass-Barker and Amanda Welch) and their daughter June Blevins who was born in 1915. They lived in Ashe Co. NC. Courtesy of Cheryl Ruzyla [email] m.ruzyla@bresnan.net[/email]

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Brooks, Everette and Irene DeBoard Brooks1068 viewsEvertte and Irene Deboard Brooks from Silas Creek, Lansing NC, July 1959. Courtesy of Mary Testerman marytest@comcast.net

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Eller, Horton and wife1068 viewsFrom the J. C. Blevins Collection.
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Flora Black McMillan courtesy Pauline Reeves Eastridge.jpg1067 viewsFlora Black McMillan 1868-1941, Ashe County. Courtesy of Carole Eastridge Waters.

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