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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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169paulneaves.jpg1336 viewsSon of Arthur Coleman Neaves and Ola Mae Phipps. Photo taken 1937.
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farmerwilburnsusan.jpg1335 viewsCourtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor
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allenfloyd.jpg1332 viewsPrincipal in the Hillsville Court House Tragedy.
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weaverjoshuaandcatherine.jpg1331 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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noahbarker.jpg1331 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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tspen.jpg1330 viewsThis is Troy Spencer's image courtesy of Bryan Spencer. Troy Spencer served as a lieutenant in Company C, 63rd Virginia Infantry. He was executed for desertion in 1864.
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McKnight, Andrew1330 viewsHe was a veteran of Company C, 63rd Virginia Infantry, Confederate States Army. Postwar, he was a Mountain Union Baptist Minister.
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cline.jpg1330 viewsPhoto courtesy of Thom Houk.
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PapaSturgill.JPG1326 viewsJohn A. Sturgill was the son of Joshua Sturgill and Phoebe Marilda Weaver. Photo courtesy of Michelle Sullivan Decker.
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Hash, Albert, Spencer Thornton & Emily1325 viewsThis photo of Albert Hash (center); Emily Spencer (left) and Thornton Spencer (right) was taken on July 2, 1978 at Maggie Spencer's birthday party. Photo by Jeff Weaver
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spencerkilby.jpg1325 viewsl to r: Kilby Spencer, Victor Spencer, Pruner Weaver, Lee Kilby, and Wayne Duvall
Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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baldwinwm2.jpg1323 viewsCourtesy of Irene Baldwin.
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