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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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Easter2.jpg1039 viewsThis is Easter Blevins, daughter of Alfred and Margery Sheets Blevins and her daughter Vonnie Blevins from Silas Creek, Ashe County.
Courtesy of pamiam12@aol.com
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darnellwm.jpg1037 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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878.jpg1034 viewsThey made their home in the Weaver's Ford section of Ashe County. This photo taken July 4, 1949.
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169paulneaves.jpg1033 viewsSon of Arthur Coleman Neaves and Ola Mae Phipps. Photo taken 1937.
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phippseveline.jpg1032 viewsEvaline Weaver Phipps (1828-1881) was the daughter of Joshua Weaver and Sallie Ashley. She lived on Silas Creek, Ashe County, NC and is buried in the Phipps Cemetery above their homeplace.
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hammnelson2.jpg1029 viewsLived in Ashe County, NC.
Nelson and third wife. Levenie
G. Perry Hamm

Courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott matalbott@seidata.com
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AlvinHenryRichardson.jpg1028 viewsCourtesy of Karen Lovell rackracing@charter.net
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daviscc.jpg1025 viewsThis photo dates from about 1900. He was a civil war veteran and Primitive Baptist minister. They lived on the Windfall, Ashe County, North Carolina. Courtesy of Eddie Lyle.
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weaverjoshuaandcatherine.jpg1022 viewsJoshua Weaver (1815-1877) was the son of Lt. Isaac Weaver, Jr. and Jane Lewis. They moved from Ashe County to Lee County, Virginia and then to Missouri before the Civil War. After the Civil War they moved to Baker County, Oregon.
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LewisFamily.jpg1020 viewsLewis family in 1940. From left:
Bertha Lewis Gentry 1902-1966
Bessie Lewis Houck 1900-1990
Henry Lewis 1892-1969
Genealia (Nealie) Lewis Elliott Guest 1890-1975
Jacob Harvey Lewis 1887-1963
Emmer Lewis Bumgardner 1885-1967
George Lewis-father of the above

Courtesy of Judy Lenderman rel1@bellsouth.net.
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pennington stephen family1019 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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PapaSturgill.JPG1017 viewsJohn A. Sturgill was the son of Joshua Sturgill and Phoebe Marilda Weaver. Photo courtesy of Michelle Sullivan Decker.
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