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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
Conley, Tom, Blanche, Nannie Ellen & Mazie Dixon courtesy Mary Zell Absher.jpg
Conley, Tom, Blanche, Nannie Ellen & Mazie Dixon courtesy Mary Zell Absher.jpg1181 viewsThe Wiley Gordon & Narcessa Jane Reeves Dixon children circa 1912, Chester Conley, Thomas Walter, Blanche Cornelia, Nannie Ellen, & Mazie Adaline Dixon. Courtesy Mary Zell Absher and Carole Eastridge Waters caew619@aol.com
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LewisFamily.jpg1181 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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169paulneaves.jpg1179 viewsSon of Arthur Coleman Neaves and Ola Mae Phipps. Photo taken 1937.
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cicerokilbyfam.jpg1177 viewsCourtesy of Emily Kilby erk44@verizon.net
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phippseveline.jpg1176 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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Easter2.jpg1176 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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170stanleyyoung.jpg1173 viewsSon of Irwin Young and Alice Waddell. On duty in U.S. Army, World War II.
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Blevins, George1173 viewsSon of Jeter C, Blevins and Rosa Sage of Grassy Creek. This photo was made during wolrd WWar II.
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allenfloyd.jpg1171 viewsPrincipal in the Hillsville Court House Tragedy.
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AlvinHenryRichardson.jpg1171 viewsCourtesy of Karen Lovell rackracing@charter.net
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hammnelson2.jpg1170 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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kellymargeryhashsmall.jpg1167 viewsThis photo dates from about 1870 and shows Margery Hash Kelly and her son John Kelly, at age about 7. Margery's first husband was Peter Kelly, who disappeared in December 1865. She subsequently married Nathaniel Phipps.
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