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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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waltonvernie.jpg634 viewsFrom an early 20th century photo. Courtesy of Anita Kay Wyatt.
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Eastridge - Andrew and Martisha Eastridge633 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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sturgilljechildren.jpg631 viewsShow in this ca. 1955 shot are (sitting) William Sturgill (standing left to right); Ersa Dell Sturgill Gamble, Lanta Sturgill Spencer; Steve Sturgill, Cora Sturgill Frazier; and Guida Sturgill Weaver. All were children of James Estil Sturgill and Ella Ingram.
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Booker Walton 631 viewsThis is probably a 1920s photo of Booker Walton . Courtesy of Anita Kay Wyatt.
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Perkins, Harry628 viewsIt is uncertain who is in this photo, Is this Harry Perkins? Courtesy of Cathy Bell cjbell47@goldenwest.net
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waltonvernie2.jpg627 viewsVernie Walton is show seated in this image and Fannie Walton is shown standing. Courtesy of Anita Kay Wyatt.
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Weaver, Mary Ellen626 viewsDaughter of Arthur Fred Weaver and Nancy Emaline Sturgill.
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lester14.jpg625 viewsUriah Lester is in the center left of this image.
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weaverambrose.jpg624 viewsAmbrose McKinley Weaver (22Jan 1887-16 Jan 1978). Courtesy of Irene Baldwin ibaldi@erols.com
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joneswe1o.jpg624 viewsW. E. "Grumble" Jones resided at Glade Spring, VA and was a Bridgadier General in the Confederate States Army.
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Grandma Medley623 viewsGrandma Medley (Margie Alice Carpenter) with Ernest Everett Medley, Baby Clema Frances Caudle and Rose Emma Caudill, taken in 1916.

Grandpa Medley (Thomas Jefferson) made the picket fence and they are in front of a huge Pampas grass plant that he got somewhere in his travels and planted in the yard. Mom said that he took really good care of his yard. This was on Mitchell's River, inside what is now the Reynolds Estate ...Mom said neighbors would get the "flowers" from the Pampas Grass to use for dusters..
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jonesbryanr4.jpg623 viewsJack Jones is shown on the left, the person on the right is unknown. Courtesy of Viola Shenton shentons@thevillages.net
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