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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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floyd.jpg737 viewsFloyd (1806-1863) was an attorney, governor of Virginia; U.S. Secretary of War under President James Buchanan, and Confederate general.
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ingramrobert.jpg737 viewsThey lived in Harford County, MD when this image was made, but had previously lived on Haw Orchard, Grayson County, VA.
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houk8.jpg736 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk.
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houk7.jpg736 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk.
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spencermaggiewarren.jpg734 viewsMore info on Spencer and Margaret is: Spencer and Maggie are the parents of my grandmother, Sarah Warren who married Adolphus Cole, s/o Milton Cole and Lucy Roberts (Arad's daughter). Maggie's family are the Wilkes County Roberts. (need more info on these Roberts.) Courtesy of Barb Norvell. barbnor2@yahoo.com

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hicks6.jpg733 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk.
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spencercharlese.jpg733 viewsCharles Enoch Spencer, son of William Troy and Alice Osborne Spencer

Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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waltonjames4.jpg733 viewsLeft to right, Almeda Kilby Walton holding Jimmy Farmer, James Walton (born circa 1866) holding Annie Ruth Farmer. Courtesy of Anita Kay Wyatt.
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Eastridge - Andrew and Martisha Eastridge732 viewsHe was the son of Pleasant Eastridge(born ~1808) and Phoebe Graybeal Eastridge (born 1810) - married in 1830.

Andrew had several brothers and sisters:

William b.1831, d.1888
John b. 1833, d. ?
Henry b. 1835 d.
David b. 1836,d. ?
Joel b. 1838, d. ?
Eli b. 1840, d.?
Lucy b. 1841 d.?
Mary b. 1843, d. ?
Martha b. 1846, d. ?
Sarah b. 1849, d. ?

This is the way the story goes as told by my grandfather Roby Eastridge: During the Civil War the Rebels got Andrew and were going to make him fight for them. His moth
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mathiesonneil.jpg731 viewsOne of the Mathieson brothers who established the Mathieson Alkali Works. Lived briefly in Saltville. From the 1922 Alkalite
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Allred, Steve731 viewsthis picture is that of Steve Allred. He was a son of Thomas C. Allred and Julina Frost, and brother to Minnie Allred. I believe this picture is taken on a road overlooking Galax. Courtesy of Mike Marshall mmarshall13@triad.rr.com
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