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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 - New River Valley People
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209.jpg1365 viewsFront, Martin Van Buren Richardson and Polly Ann Busic Richardson. Back Franklin John Richardson, Mattie Richardson Sebastian, and Lilly Richardson Sullivan. This photo was taken in 1916 at Troutdale.
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stuartgranny.jpg1364 viewsThis image shows Mary Ann Weaver Farmer and Phoebe Marilda Weaver Sturgill, sisters, and daughters of Andrew Weaver and Malinda Weaver. This photo was taken at the "Big July" Meeting at Big Helton Primitive Baptist Church in 1899.
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spencerala.jpg1358 viewsThis is Mahalia (Aley) Weaver Spencer, daughter of Isaac and Mary "Polly" Francis Weaver and wife of William Spencer. Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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colvardrufus.jpg1357 viewsRufus Colvard served as a private in Company A, 9th North Carolina State Troops, aka, 1st North Carolina Cavalry in the Confederate States Army.
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Kilby, Roby1356 viewsRoby and Eva Osborne Kilby with 12 of their 15 children taken in 1911/12 in the Sturgills area of Ashe County, NC. The oldest was born in 1890 and the youngest pictured in 1910. [L-R, top row with married names in parentheses] Jenny (Young), Ollie (Weaver), Emaline (Duncan), Virgie (Norman), Minnie (Sturgill) [middle row] Lola (Sewell), Elsie (McCommons), Ruth (Umbarger), Dewey Kilby [bottom row] Lucy (Stewart) on lap of James Roby Kilby (son of Thornton Kilby and Phebe Marilda Weaver) Thornton Kilby, Ruth Eva Kilby (daughter of Wiley Winton Osborne and Lavina Jane Mink), Mary (Eppers). Courtesy of Emily Kilby. erk44@verizon.net.
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131.jpg1352 viewsThis photo shows Polly Ann Busic Richardson (1860-1938) on the left and Mrs. Sullivan on the right. They both lived near Troutdale, Grayson County, VA.
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399.jpg1352 viewsThis picture was taken on Middle Fork of Helton Creek, near Whitetop in the late summer of 1924.
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geobadger.jpg1350 viewsPhoto courtesy of Gail Ferver.
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phippsjames1.jpg1346 viewsJames Phipps was the son of Nathan Phipps and his first wife Martha Carolina Hart. Accused of murder at Healing Springs hotel, he "went west."
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Blevins, Vay1345 viewsvay Blevins was the son of Jeter C, Blevins and Rosa Sage. He marrieed Cora Greer and lived on Cabin Creek in Grayson County, VA> He is buried in Haw Orchard Baptist Church Cemetery, Grayson County, VA.
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hbmiller.jpg1344 viewsThis photo of Harrison Baker Miller was made while he was serving in Company A, 26th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War. He later became a Primitive Baptist minister and moved to St. Clair's Bottom in Smyth County, Virginia.
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robertsjamespryor.jpg1342 viewsFront, Left to right. Goldie Roberts, James Pryor Roberts (son of William Johnson Roberts and Martha Charlotte Phipps), Rose Roberts, Bonnie. Back (left to right), Austin, Golar Testerman, ____ Testerman, Emory and Conrad Roberts.
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