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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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Blevins, Emp1558 viewsShe was the daughter of David Blevins and Nancy Jacks.
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afw2.jpg1545 viewsFront row, left to right, Arthur Jackson Weaver, Hazel Weaver Poole, Fannie Blevins Weaver, Mary Weaver Blevins, Maxine Weaver Blevins; back row, left to right, Mattie Weaver Waddell, J. Clayborn Weaver, George Weaver, Dillard Weaver. Photo taken March 13, 1982 at Grassy Creek, NC by Jeff Weaver, on the occasion of the funeral of Clarence Edward Weaver.
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phippsjh.jpg1541 viewsJames Harvey Phipps (1818-1884) son of John Phipps and Ruth Worth of Bridle Creek, Grayson County, VA; Evaline Weaver Phipps (1828-1881) daughter of Joshua Weaver and Sallie Ashley of Whitetop, Grayson County, VA. Lived on Old Field Creek, Ashe County, NC.
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HeltonMillworkers~1903.jpg1538 viewsThis photo was taken by Herbert Littlewood. The only people I can identify are my immediate family: front row center, Herbert Littlewood with young son Jack ittlewood; middle row, second from left, Emily Littlewood (Pennington); middle row, far right, Hannah Littlewood; top row, far right, Ada Littlewood (Francis). Courtesy of Emily Kilby.
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Franklin Blevins.jpg1537 viewsThis is Franklin Blevins, son of Alfred and Margery Sheets Blevins.He is with his second wife, Dora Lee Hurley and their children. He married Dora 1896 and thier last child was born in 1905. He had eight children all together. Photo is circa 1904. Ashe County, NC

Courtesy of pamiam12@aol.com
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ALLENH.jpg1523 viewsThis is Allen Hash, son of John Hash and Sarah Hash. They lived at Chestnut Hill in Ashe County, NC.
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sarahhash.jpg1518 viewsSarah Hash, daughter of Robert Hash and Dollie Hart, lived at Weaver's Ford, Ashe Co., NC.
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000_0834.jpg1518 viewsMother and son, at Jeff Weaver's home, Saltville, VA. Austin was home on leave from Kuwait and Iraq. Photo February 2006.
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972.jpg1509 viewsFront row (l to r) Ed Sturgill (husband of Dora Young Sturgill), Will Young, Pop Young, Wiley Dickson (husband of Minnie Young Dickson), Irvin Young. Back row (l to r): Dora Young Sturgill, John Baker Young, Minnie Young Dickson, Alice Waddell Young. Courtesy of Danny Miller millerd@fuse.net
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232.jpg1504 viewsMary P. Pugh is shown here about 1928 at her home at Weaver's Ford in Ashe County knitting. She was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin Phipps and Cora Lee Richardson.
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joshsturgillfamily.jpg1501 viewsBack row, left to right. Isom Sturgill, Bowman Pennington, Isaac Sturgill, James Estil Sturgill, John Andrew Sturgill, Francis Lee Sturgill. Front row, Lanta Ingram Sturgill, Laura Sturgill Pennington, Phoebe Marilda Weaver Sturgill, Lulu Stuart Sturgill, Charity Ann Farmer Sturgill. This photo was made after Joshua Sturgill's death in 1894, but family lore says that Joshua Sturgill would never allow his photograph to be made.
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SarahWelchandJasperNelson.jpg1498 viewsCourtesy of Carol Lindamood circuitrider@tcia.net
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