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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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maggiespencer.jpg943 viewsThis photo is of the children of Greely Spencer and Maggie Sturgill. Maggie is sitting in the wheelchair. Photo by Jeff Weaver, July 2, 1978.
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Group at Baptist Chapel Church Cemetery943 viewsThis picture showsl people at Baptist Chapel Cemetery
left to right Juanita Gilbert (child), Mary Brooks (child), Grace Blevins, Alma Blevins Debord, Edith Brooks (child), Irene Deboard Brooks, Earl Debord, in back row Boss Blevins, and Bob Debord. Courtesy of Mary Testerman marytest@comcast.net
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sullivanjordan.jpg941 viewsPhoto is courtesy of Michelle Sullivan Decker. He lived in the Sturgill's Community of Ashe County.
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ferdcole.jpg941 viewsFerd Cole was the son of Milton Cole and Lucy Roberts. Minnie Cordelia Herron was the daughter of Thomas Herron and Nannie J. Woods. I need information on her, I don't have any of her ancestors. Courtesy of Barb Norvell barbnor2@yahoo.com
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taylorjacobnancy.jpg941 viewsCourtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor.
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MarvinRalphDaddy.jpg941 viewsFrom left to right; Marvin Johnson, Ralph Chapman, and Ira Johnson sitting in the porch swing of Marvin's home on Cedar Branch in Saltville. these men were the husbands of sisters Laura Belle, Evelyn and Edna Ruth Davidson. This was the former home of Rosser K.
Davidson. Courtesy of Lesa Long ladygwenhwyvar@hotmail.com
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Eller, Horton and wife941 viewsFrom the J. C. Blevins Collection.
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parsonsjohn.jpg940 viewsAlleghany County Commissioner - 1868. Son of Solomon Parsons & Lydia Sturgill, born 19 Jan 1805. Married
Margaret Gambill and later Phoebe Laxton.
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allensidna.jpg940 viewsOne of the principal players in the Hillsville Court House Tragedy.
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RjBlevins.jpg940 viewsEva was Solomon and Tobitha Ham Perry's youngest daughter. Courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott. matalbott@seidata.com
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phippsolaetc~0.jpg939 viewsThis 1918 photo shows the survivng chiildren of Benjamin Franklin Phipps and Cora Lee Richardson, standing front, Paul Jones Phipps (1917-1982), back Mary Annie Lou Phipps (1910-2002), Ola Mae Phipps (sitting) (1906-1997) and Winnie Emaline Phipps (1913-1987).
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