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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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Mary Etta, Fulton and Orville Reeves.jpg1129 viewsMary Etta, Marshall Fulton, and Orville William Reeves circa 1955, Nathans Creek. Courtesy of Carole Eastridge Waters.
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Gincy Wheatley Anderson, JeannetteWheatley Forrester, Della Wheatley Cox Cornett1129 viewsSitting on Mom's right is her next older sister, Virginia Malley Wheatley Anderson or Aunt Gincy as we always heard her referred to. She and Uncle Lee lived in Major, VA for a long time. Mom's other sister is on her left, Cynthia Della Wheatley Cox Cornett, or Aunt Dell, Mom's oldest sister. She lived in Fox, VA with her husband, Isom Cox, and their five or six children. Much later she married a Cornett. I don't know a thing about that marriage except that Aunt Dell lived in Sparta, NC then.

This photo is courtesy of Clinton Getzinger.
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russellmadam.jpg1127 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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Mommy_herDaddy.jpg1127 views Rosser K. Davidson and my mother, Edna Ruth
Davidson. She was about two years old. They are sitting on the porch of their home at Cedar Branch in Saltville. Courtesy of Lesa Long ladygwenhwyvar@hotmail.com

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phippsmltroy.jpg1126 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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916.jpg1126 viewsSon of Elihu Weaver, lived at Wolf Knob, Grayson County, VA. Photo taken 1978.
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975.jpg1124 viewsLaVerne Spencer Kiser to the left, John Blake Spencer in the center, Eric Weaver on the right. Photo by Jeff Weaver, August 1978.
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McClure, Edward1124 viewsthe Rev. Edward R.McClure "Ed" abt 1920 here. He is the grandfather of Barbara Neaves Mills and Tonja Neaves Seivwright.
Courtesy of Tonja and Steve Seivwright seivwright@zoominternet.net
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williamshenryjohn.jpg1123 viewsSon of John B. Williams.
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neavesalbert.jpg1123 viewsAlbert Neaves, son of Arthur Coleman and Ola Mae Phipps Neaves in World War II uniform.
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woodmw.jpg1123 viewsMartha Davis Wood, wife of floyd Wood, and daughter of John Davis and Martha Weiss, born 4/20/1871 in Grayson County, VA; Died 10/19/1937. She was deaf. Courtesy of Bette Nelson bette_nelson@comcast.net
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James_&_Margaret_(2).JPG1121 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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