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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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Hash, James Alexander968 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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SheetsFamily.jpg967 viewsSeated: Ellis Sheets and Millie Perry Sheets (born ca 1871). Back: Ellis' brother and Ettie Sheets (Millie's daughter) Millie was a daughter of Solomon and Tobitha Ham Perry. Courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott matalbott@seidata.com
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russellmadam.jpg966 viewsMadam Russell, as she was known, was a sister of Virginia's Revolutionary War Governor Patrick Henry. She was first married to Rev. War. Brig. General William Campbell and then to Rev. War Brig General William Russell. She was also known as the mother of Methodism in Southwest Virginia. She lived at Saltville and later at Sulphur Springs (Chilhowie).
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Frye, Pete and Bob Fields965 viewsPETE FRYE, LEFT AND BOB FIELDS / BARBERS AT HAYDEN'S BARBER SHOP / SALTVILLE, VA. / APRIL 1966

PHOTO COURTESY LORETTA FRYE CALLOWAY AND FRED AND PEGGY CRABTREE. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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oscspen.jpg964 viewsBaptist Minister, lived at Grassy Creek.
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phippsmltroy.jpg963 viewsTroy Phipps (1867-1879) and Martha Litisha Phipps (1865-1935) were the two youngest children of James Harvey Phipps and Eveline Weaver Phipps. They were raised on Silas Creek in Ashe County, NC.
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Worth, David963 viewsThis is an apparent circa 1865 image of David Worth, of Creston, Ashe County, NC who was born in 1801 and died in 1888.
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Weaver, Maxine and Sue Lee Phipps Weaver963 viewsThis photo dates from the late 1950s.
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nuckollscb~0.jpg962 viewsBorn at Gambetta, Carroll County, VA on May 15, 1866. Attended school at Woodlawn, and Baltimore Medical College. Practiced medicine in Hillsville. Photo ca. 1922.
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Mary Elizabeth Eastridge courtesy Rose Eastridge Finney.jpg962 viewsMary Elizabeth Reynolds 'Rennols' Eastridge 1871-1936, Ashe County Courtesy Rose Eastridge Finney and Carole Eastridge Waters caew619@aol.com
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beamerbw.jpg960 viewsCashier of the People's State Bank of Galax. Born in Carroll County, VA December 9, 1882, son of Henderson M. and Mary E. Cooley Beamer.
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961.jpg960 viewsFlorence Weaver, daughter of Clayborn Monroe Weaver and Martha Litisha Phipps. Born in Grayson County but moved to Smyth as an adult, and worked at the Southwest Virginia State Hospital.
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