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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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weaverwmjr.jpg889 viewsWilliam Weaver, Jr., son of William Weaver, Sr. and _______ McDaniel. Lived at Piney Creek, Alleghany County, NC.
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966.jpg889 viewsGarfield Blevins, son of Jeter Calton Blevins and Rosa Sage with Mattie Weaver, daughter of Clayborn Monroe Weaver and Martha Litisha Phipps. Lived in Smyth County, Virginia.
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Ball, John Elbert889 viewsThis photo courtesy of Trula Fay Purkey shows John Elbert Ball, a veteran of Company I, 51st Virginia Infantry, Confederate States Army with granddaughters Dare Ball Parks and Clyde Lee Ball Marshal.
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WadeandDentonJonesfamily.jpg888 viewsfirst row (l to r): Freda Jones, Mary Jones (my mother), Phil Stanley, Irene Jones Weaver holding Patsy Jones. 2 boys behind chairs: Lloyd Dean Jones, J. B. Jones. back row standing (l to r) Wade Jones Jr. 9my grandfather), Della Yates Jones (my grandmother) holding Bobby Jones, Denton Young Jones (my great-grandmother), Emma jones Stanley, behind her Virgil Stanley, peeking from behind Virgil is Elmo Jones, beside Virgil is Gilmer Jones, Ruth Jones holding son Tom Jones. Courtesy of Danny Miller millerd@fuse.net
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McClure, Lydia887 viewsThe two ladies are somewhat ID'd as Ed's sister... (Lydia McClure) Aunt Lydia born 11 May 1880 to 26 Feb 1964 and one of her sisters... either Mary Ann or Mahala McClure. Courtesy of Tonja and Steve Seivwright seivwright@zoominternet.net
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Hash, James Alexander887 viewsThis photo is James Alexander Hash b. 10-20-1868 d. 11-24-1948, often called "Alex", the father of Edgar Jackson Hash. Edgar's mother was Artisia Andersen who passed away and James Alexander married Gincy/Jincy Dalton and had several more children. I have a photo of Edgar and his three brothers - the four sons of Artisia Andersen. In one of the Memories of Grayson books is a picture of Sophronia (Frona) Hash Anderson and she is the sister of James Alexander Hash. James Alexander Hash is the son of Enoch Hash & Olive Halsey Hash. From the Howard Hash Collection, courtesy of Brenda Hash Eugenio cherokee9550@verizon.net
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drucillafamily.jpg886 viewsCourtesy of Mary C. Blevins mcblevins@smyth.net
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Richardson, William Nathan and Lockie Louvenia Baldwin886 viewsWilliam Nathan Richardson & Lockie Louvenia Baldwin Richardson w/ Wade Madison Richardson in a Tobacco field. Courtesy of Karen Lovell rackracing@charter.net
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Weaver, Maxine and Sue Lee Phipps Weaver885 viewsThis photo dates from the late 1950s.
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tedderjpg.jpg884 viewsBorn Sturgills community.
Sarah Naomi Darnell Tedder(5/2/ 1875-6/30/1951.
Daughter of Sylvester Darnell and Martha Weaver Darnell.

Born Alleghany County, NC
William "Bud" Tedder
(2/1/1871-4/25/1948)
Son of John Wesley Tedder and Nancy Sanders Tedder
Courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott matalbott@seidata.com

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Mary Etta, Fulton and Orville Reeves.jpg884 viewsMary Etta, Marshall Fulton, and Orville William Reeves circa 1955, Nathans Creek. Courtesy of Carole Eastridge Waters.
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James_&_Margaret_(2).JPG884 viewsJames W. Moore and Margaret Callahan Moore lived in Saltville as is where this picture was taken. They are both buried in Elizabeth Cemetery. Back row l-r are Stuart, Dennis, Dewey, John, George. Middle row of girls are l-r Kate, Sally, Jessie (my grandmother) front row left kneeling Robert seated James W and Maggie Callahan ( my G-grandparents) right kneeling Bill. Courtesy of Robert Weaver leeann18@msm.com
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