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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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492.jpg1256 viewsPhoto shows Cora Lee Richardson Phipps holding grandson Jeffrey Weaver.
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Alger McClure.jpg1256 viewsThis is Alger McClure, son of Samuel and Maude Blevins. He is with his wife Flossie Testerman McClure. His children are Lorraine, Ora, Ossie, Clifford, Louise, Myrtle, Ford & Lonnie. Ashe County
Courtesy of pamiam12@aol.com
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JoeandMelvinaHamNichols.jpg1254 viewsPicture of Joe and Melvina Ham Nichols
Melvina was a daughter of Levi and Millie Ham, and born about 1859. She was a sister of Tobitha Ham Perry Blevins, Courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott matalbott@seidata.com
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darnellwm.jpg1248 viewsLived in Surry,Wilkes & Ashe. William Darnall 7/12/1824-12/23/1907. Husband of Sarah York. Photo courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott.

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LizzyMahala(middle)~0.jpg1241 viewsThis is a picture that Gabrielle and Clarence Taylor might find interesting. The woman on the right is Nancy Taylor (Vanover), most likely the same Nancy Taylor that is in the picture that they submitted. I would like to contact them and exchange information.

Courtesy of Mark Lasnick mlasnick@cableone.net
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225.jpg1230 viewsRev. Paul Jones Phipps, son of Benjamin Franklin Phipps and Cora Lee Richardson.
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farmerwilburnsusan.jpg1223 viewsCourtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor
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noahbarker.jpg1223 viewsThis is Noah Barker of Ashe Co. NC According to my family Noah was a blind musician, a fiddle player. He was married to Leah Pendergrass and they were in some way related to the Harrison Pendergrass family. My great-grandfather Harrison Pendergrass and his family adopted the surname Barker. According to the 1870 and 1880 cesnsus records Noah Barker was born abt. 1825. The census records also note that Noah was blind and a musician. I would love to hear from anyone who may know more about Noah Barker or the Pendergrasses from Horse Creek in Ashe Co.

Courtesy of Cheryl Ruzyla [email] m.ruzyla@bresnan.net[/email]
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blevinsgaither.jpg1220 viewsBERTIE ELLEN WALTON, b. Dec 08, 1889, Grayson Co., VA; d. Dec 20, 1980, Ashe Co., NC; m. GAITHER OLIVER BLEVINS, Sep 18, 1910, Grayson Co., VA; b. Oct 31, 1885, Ashe Co., NC; d. Jul 16, 1979, Ashe Co., NC. This couple lived near Shatley Springs in Ashe County, NC. Courtesy of Anita Kay Wyatt.
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pennington stephen1219 viewsStephen K. Pennington (1821-1890), son of Samuel Pennington and Elizabeth Anderson; Johannah Spencer (1820-1911) daughter of Isaac Spencer and (Jo)Hannah unknown. Courtesy of Emily Kilby erk44@verizon.net
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184winniephipps.jpg1216 viewsWinnie Emmaline Phipps, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Phipps and Cora Lee Richardson. Photo taken about 1928.
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pennington stephen family1214 viewsTaken in the 1870s/early '80s: [bottom, l-r] Cicero Pennington (1847-1928), Stephen K. Pennington (1821-1890), Johannah Spencer Pennington (1820-1911); [top, l-r] Martha Caroline (1857-1935; m. Sturgill), Orlean (1853-after 1920; m. Young), Cansada Jane (1846-1899; m. Weaver). Courtesy of Emily Kilby erk44@verizon.net
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