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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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ambroseduvall.jpg1639 viewsAmbrose Duvall was born in Ashe County; Rebecca in neighboring Grayson County, Virginia. Both died in Carter County, KY. Photo courtesy of Amy Ryan.
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caldwellceliahash.jpg1628 viewsThey lived at Weaver's Ford, Ashe County, NC. Celia was the daughter of John Hash and Sarah Hash. Courtesy of Lee Hash leehash@aol.com
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McClure? - Mystery Couple.1617 viewsThe third is the mystery....aside from the date of 1947 on the back, I just about have pulled my hair all out on this one.... If anyone has any clues to the identiy of these pople, please contact the following; Courtesy of Steve and Tonja Neaves Seivwright seivwright@zoominternet.net
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120cole.jpg1595 viewsThis photo was taken about 1927 in Ashe County, NC. Fred Neaves sitting on Arthur Coleman Neaves' knee, Albert Neaves and Ola Mae Phipps Neaves.
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691.jpg1591 viewsThis is my mother (Sue Lee Phipps) and grandmother. This photo was taken in 1935. From Jeff Weaver's collection.
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Blevinsmaryjanecalvin.jpg1576 viewsThis is Mary Jane Brown Blevins (daughter of Jackson Brown and Charity Blevins and widow of Fielden Blevins). In the picture back row are her daughters Bashie Blevins and Dorothy Blevins Tolliver and son Roby Curtis Blevins. Mary Jane is in the front row with a boy the family can't identify. Courtesy of Cheryl Ruzyla m.ruzyla@bresnan.net

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Ambrose_&_Laura.jpg1573 viewsThis photo is of Ambrose Weaver Laura Jones. To the right is James Bethel . middle is William Wiley, left is Victoria Alice and the baby is Flora Jane. Courtesy of Robert Weaver leeann18@msn.com
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868.jpg1569 viewsDaughter of Elder Jeter Calton Blevins and Rosa Sage. Taken in 1954 in Grassy Creek.
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blevinsjc.jpg1567 viewsThis photo was cropped from a larger scene. Jeter Blevins was a Mountain Union Bapitst preacher.
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wspen2.jpg1561 viewsThis is from a pre-1880 tintype, courtesy of Bryan Spencer. The family is William Spencer and Mahala (Alia) Weaver Spencer and their children. They lived on Spencer Branch, at the Virginia/North Carolina stateline, barely on the Ashe County side. Standing - William Troy (Bud) and Melissa (Lissie)
Seated - Emory, Cicero, William holding Jason, Aley, Cosby and Lula I don't have a date but Aunt Lula looks to be less than a year old.
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Blevins, Emp1556 viewsShe was the daughter of David Blevins and Nancy Jacks.
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afw2.jpg1542 viewsFront row, left to right, Arthur Jackson Weaver, Hazel Weaver Poole, Fannie Blevins Weaver, Mary Weaver Blevins, Maxine Weaver Blevins; back row, left to right, Mattie Weaver Waddell, J. Clayborn Weaver, George Weaver, Dillard Weaver. Photo taken March 13, 1982 at Grassy Creek, NC by Jeff Weaver, on the occasion of the funeral of Clarence Edward Weaver.
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