Skip to content

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
191estelsturgill.jpg
191estelsturgill.jpg1738 viewsJames Estil Sturgill shown on the front porch of his home at Wolf Knob, Grayson County, Virginia in 1952. He was the son of Joshua Sturgill and Phoebe Marilda Weaver.
190bfphipps.jpg
190bfphipps.jpg1737 viewsBenjamin Franklin Phipps, photo circa. 1899. He was the son of Nathan Phipps and Margery Clementine Hash.
115fredalbertneaves.jpg
115fredalbertneaves.jpg1735 viewsSons of Arthur Coleman Neaves and Ola Mae Phipps. This photo was taken at their farm in the Silas Creek Section of Ashe County, NC about 1946.
480.jpg
480.jpg1710 viewsLeft to right; Pruner, Daisy, Ruth, Ray, Mattie, Arthur, Florence, Quincy. This photo was taken by Clarence E. Weaver in 1956 at a funeral for a nephew in Tazewell County, VA.
fosterfalls1901.jpg
Foster Falls 19011709 viewsIt is the wedding day picture of my grandparents, Eli Mabry and Mary Ann Lucinda "Cindy" Williams. 8 May 1901, Foster Falls, VA (possibly McNealy and Eliza (Davis) Williams' home)

Groom: Eli Mabry/Maberry, 27 yr. old
Bride: Mary Ann Lucinda "Cindy" Williams, 22 yr. old
Leaning against left center post: Ballard Mabry
Center, beside Ballard: Mindy (Largen) Mabry, Ballard's wife
Leaning against right center post: Possibly Eliza (Davis) Williams (I was told she had broken her back and it left her stooped over)
Behind bride and groom: John and Roxie (Mabry) Dillon
Front: Isaac Mabry
Behind Isaac may be Martin Mabry (Eli's father)
Second from the bride: Sarah Jane (Mabry) Dalton
Third from the bride: Emma (Mabry) Alderman
Beside bride: unk (probably a sister of Lucinda's, Jeanetta "Nettie" (Williams) Easter or Malinda "Ellen" (Williams) Frazier)
Second from far right: Roxie (Mabry) Dillon
Far right: Lucy (Mabry) Williams
Far left: Virgil or Charles Williams?
Second from left: Steve Williams
Third from left: Bert Williams
Forth from left: David Williams
Courtesy of Rita Mayberry.
208.jpg
208.jpg1706 viewsNathan Phipps (1835-1915) was the son of Ahart Phipps and Mary Ann Hash; Benjamin Franklin Phipps (1882-1950) was the son of Nathan and Margery. Margery (1844-1925) was the daughter of John Hash and Sarah Hash.
yontswgmerchandise.jpg
yontswgmerchandise.jpg1695 viewsPhoto courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
100_1866.jpg
100_1866.jpg1679 viewsPhoto November 10, 2006 by Jeff Weaver. Click [url=http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/gwj/mr/maps/index.shtml]here[/url for their website.
afw1.jpg
afw1.jpg1677 viewsPhoto taken in 1959. Left to right: Front row, Mattie Weaver Waddell; Dillard Ray Weaver; second row, Arthur Jackson Weaver, Elzina Mae Weaver Coley; Mary Weaver Blevins, Maxine Weaver Blevins, Hazel Weaver Poole; third row: Arthur Fred Weaver; Fannie Blevins Weaver; J. Clayborn Weaver; Clarence Edward Weaver; George Edmund Weaver.
budspen.jpg
budspen.jpg1676 viewsThis is a photo of Bud Spencer flat-footin' it at one of the Whitetop Music festivals in the 1930s. He was the son of William Spencer and Mahala "Alia" Weaver.
bear.jpg
Young Boys on a Bear Hunt1672 viewsThis photo came to me from Raphael Ryan of Kansas City who is the granddaughter (or great-g) of Mary Kilby Young, This is where Erwin Young's pet bear came from. You will notice that four of the men are holding the cubs against their chests. Raphael identified the men as follows (l-R): unknown, John Ball, Enoch Young, Calvin Young, Troy Kilby. Courtesy of Emily Kilby erk44@verizon.net
119coleneaves.jpg
119coleneaves.jpg1670 views
4754 files on 397 page(s) 6


[Edit]