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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.


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191estelsturgill.jpg1499 viewsJames Estil Sturgill shown on the front porch of his home at Wolf Knob, Grayson County, Virginia in 1952. He was the son of Joshua Sturgill and Phoebe Marilda Weaver.44444
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taylorjacobnancy.jpg892 viewsCourtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor.44444
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G.C. Russell Sr. Farm 1155 viewsThis farm is in Grayson County in the Flatridge Community44444
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Jeff Weaver1315 viewsTaken in the Museum of the Middle Appalchians, March 2006.44444
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blackburnfuneral.jpg1575 views This is a funeral picture from the late teens/early that purports to be a Blackburn buried over near Dr. Clays office.
Courtesy of Lonnie Jones lonnie0809@skybest.com
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brownbartonroby.jpg368 viewsBarton Roby Brown, originally from Johnson County, TN, raised the only Confederate unit from that predominantly Unionist county. This company was Company A, 6th North Carolina Cavalry. After the civil war, the political situation forced Brown to relocate to Watauga County, NC.44444
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SaraJaneLaRuemotherofMaryLaRueJeffery.jpg520 viewsCourtesy of Bobbi huskypup@bellsouth.net44444
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Gentry&ElzinaPerry.jpg774 viewsJames Gentry Perry (Dec 5, 1869-May 14,1950) and wife Elzina Miller (Feb.5,1869- Dec 25, 1940) Gentry was the son of Solomon and Tobitha Ham Perry and Elzina was the daughter of Harrison Baker and Phoebe Jane Weaver Miller. Courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott matalbott@seidata.com44444
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wmwarren.jpg541 viewsWilliam Warren married Tarisa J. White, daughter of Spencer White and Elizabeth Kestner. I am trying to connect these Warrens to the Poynton Warrens. Courtesy of Barb Norvell. barbnor2@yahoo.com
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Neaves, Wayne933 viewsSon of Rpscoe Neaves and Winnie Emaline Phipps.44444
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Phipps, Alonzo "Bunt"918 views33333
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wspen2.jpg1279 viewsThis is from a pre-1880 tintype, courtesy of Bryan Spencer. The family is William Spencer and Mahala (Alia) Weaver Spencer and their children. They lived on Spencer Branch, at the Virginia/North Carolina stateline, barely on the Ashe County side. Standing - William Troy (Bud) and Melissa (Lissie)
Seated - Emory, Cicero, William holding Jason, Aley, Cosby and Lula I don't have a date but Aunt Lula looks to be less than a year old.
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