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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 - Alleghany County, NC People
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weaverlucy.jpg1011 views Left, Zola Pauline Blevins Vannoy, Lucy J. Blevins Weaver (center), daughters of James Riley Blevins and Mary Elizabeth Davis. Right, Bays Wood, son of Floyd and Martha Davis Wood. Courtesy of Bette Nelson bette_nelson@comcast.net22222
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parsonsjohn.jpg1144 viewsAlleghany County Commissioner - 1868. Son of Solomon Parsons & Lydia Sturgill, born 19 Jan 1805. Married
Margaret Gambill and later Phoebe Laxton.
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Poole. Charlie and the North Carolina Ramblers1160 viewsCharlie Poole, with the fiddle, is shown here in a late 1920 image with the North Carolina Ramblers.22222
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Atwood, Benjamin1629 viewsBenjamin Grover Atwood (16 May 1920-30 May 1923)Alleghany County. He was the son of Jonah Arthur and my gr gr aunt Susan "Susie" Caudill, Atwood. Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn22222
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weaverbengladys.jpg1031 viewsThey lived in Alleghany Co., NC and were wonderful people.22222
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Sanders, Richard1137 viewsAlleghany Co NC after it was formed in 1859.
My g-g-grandparents Richard Sanders (ca 1820-1909) Annie Royal (2/15/1827-8/12/1905). Courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott.

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Busic, John1267 viewsJohn Busic (1840-1919), son of John Busick and Susannah Barton and his second wife Lucinda Mullins. He was first married to Mary Ann Halsey who died in 1862 or so. He served with the Stuart Horse Artillery in the Confederate army and later was a deacon at Piney Creek Primitive Baptist Church.11111
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parsonssolomon.jpg1141 viewsLived at Piney Creek, Alleghany County, NC. She was the daughter of James "Little Jimmy" Weaver and Anne Johnson.11111
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Blevins, James1453 viewsBack left to right: Zola, Lucy, Guy & wife Maude Paisley Blevins. front left to right: James Blevins, wife Mary Davis Blevins and son Clay. Courtesy of Bette Nelson bette_nelson@comcast.net11111
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MonroeCaudil&BillTodd.jpg1423 viewsMonroe Caudill and his son-in-law, Bill Todd, at Teapot Dome in Alleghany County, NC. I learned that Teapot Dome got it's name from the metal tank that a long ago owner built as a water tank. You can see the "Teapot" if you look very closely at the top of the picture, between Monroe and Bill. Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn. nwrenn37@yadtel.net11111
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teddersanders.jpg1129 viewsJohn Wesley Tedder (1848-1924) and wife Nancy Sanders Tedder (1851-1932). Photo courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott.11111
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strugilljames1816.jpg1163 viewsJames Sturgill, Jr., son of James Sturgill, Sr., lived at Piney Creek, Alleghany County, NC.00000
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