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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.


Top rated - Ashe County, NC People
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Richardson, William Nathan and Lockie Louvenia Baldwin831 viewsCourtesy of Karen Lovell rackracing@charter.net


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Brooks, Everette and Irene DeBoard Brooks937 viewsEvertte and Irene Deboard Brooks from Silas Creek, Lansing NC, July 1959. Courtesy of Mary Testerman marytest@comcast.net

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scan0001.jpg871 viewsByrl, Wade, Annie, Sissie (not to sure about the spelling of her name) and my grand-mother Virginia Vannoy. This image was created circa 1910. Courtesy of Steve J. Billings sjbillings@earthlink.net00000
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Worth, David885 viewsThis is an apparent circa 1865 image of David Worth, of Creston, Ashe County, NC who was born in 1801 and died in 1888.00000
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DeBoard, Bob and Alma Blevins.952 viewsBob and Alma Blevins Debord
These were my grandparents
Grassy Creek NC
My grandfather used to run some kind of place that made corn meal. Courtesy of Mary Testerman marytest@comcast.net
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Cockerham, Thomas736 viewsTom Cockerham was the Chief Operating Officer for Ashe Memorial Hospital for several years. This memorial plaque is at the hospital. Photo by Jeff Weaver June 17, 2007.00000
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McClure, Edward886 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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Richardson, William Nathan and Lockie Louvenia Baldwin877 viewsWilliam Nathan Richardson & Lockie Louvenia Baldwin Richardson w/ Wade Madison Richardson in a Tobacco field. Courtesy of Karen Lovell rackracing@charter.net00000
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Davis, Elisha Carl826 viewsThis 1907 photo shows Elisha Carl Davis, at age 6. He was the son of John Franklin Davis and Cora Ann Seagraves, shortly before he moved to Walla Walla, WA. Courtesy of Vale Duane Davis vdavis@ix.netcom.com00000
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Davis, Cora Ann Seagraves828 viewsThis 1907 photo shows Cora Ann Seagraves, at age 35, wife of John Franklin Davis, shortly before she moved to Walla Walla, WA. Cora Ann (Seagraves) Davis Born 27 Oct 1872, Grassy Creek, Ashe Co., North Carolina, is the daughter of Lewin Talbot Seagravs Born 25 Dec 1847, Wilkes Co., North Carolina and Jane (McClure) Seagraves Born 1839, Ashe Co., North Carolina. Courtesy of Vale Duane Davis vdavis@ix.netcom.com00000
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Neese, Rose or Jane969 views
ROSA VIRGINIA NEECE
B: OCT 1865 NC
D: 1912

Rose or Jane Neaves or Neece, the family disagrees on which is correct (mother of Della Testerman Kilby). Courtesy of Rachel Hamilton RHamilton@allstate.com
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robytesterman[1].JPG1019 viewsB: 23 JUL 1867 HELTON, ASHE, NC
D: 26 APR 1938 HELTON ASHE, NC

ROBY'S PARENTS WERE

PETER TESTERMAN (PARENTS WERE THOMAS TESTERMAN AND MARY JANE ANDERSON)
B: 10 SEP 1794 GRAYSON, VA
D: 12 APR 1879 HELTON, ASHE, NC

M: NANCY FARMER
24 NOV 1849 JOHNSON, TN

NANCY FARMER (PARENTS WERE DAVID FARMER AND CATHERINE EDWARDS)
B: 19 JUL 1828 GRAYSON, VA
D: 5 APR 1908 ASHE, NC



Courtesy of Rachel Hamilton RHamilton@allstate.com
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