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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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daviscc.jpg1024 viewsThis photo dates from about 1900. He was a civil war veteran and Primitive Baptist minister. They lived on the Windfall, Ashe County, North Carolina. Courtesy of Eddie Lyle.
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DentonYoungJones.jpg969 viewsCourtesy of Danny Miller millerd@fuse.net
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Easter2.jpg1039 viewsThis is Easter Blevins, daughter of Alfred and Margery Sheets Blevins and her daughter Vonnie Blevins from Silas Creek, Ashe County.
Courtesy of pamiam12@aol.com
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eastridgegrace.jpg872 viewsThis is my great aunt, Grace Eastridge Knight who was born in North Fork, Ashe County, NC, 23 Jan 1906. She is one of 4 living children of the 11 born in the same house to Marvin and Ida Mae Osborne Eastridge. Grace was baptized in 1911 at Mountain View Independent Methodist Church, Brushy Fork, Ashe County, NC. She was married to Walter Knight for 61 years until his death in 1992. Grace bore three sons in Creston, Ashe County, NC, two of which have passed on after marrying and establishing families.
Photo courtesy of Carole Eastridge Waters.
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Davis, Elisha Carl801 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.com
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Eller, Horton and wife887 viewsFrom the J. C. Blevins Collection.
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EmmanualHuffmanPerry.jpg861 viewsEmanual Huffman Perry ( Dec 26,1866-Dec.9,1903)
son of Solomon and Tobitha Ham Perry. Courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott matalbott@seidata.com
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farmerwilburnsusan.jpg1068 viewsCourtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor
Fielden Hash.jpg
Fielden Hash.jpg929 viewsSon of Allen Hash and Nancy Catherine Goins. Courtesy of Lee Hash leehash@aol.com
Flora Black McMillan courtesy Pauline Reeves Eastridge.jpg
Flora Black McMillan courtesy Pauline Reeves Eastridge.jpg929 viewsFlora Black McMillan 1868-1941, Ashe County. Courtesy of Carole Eastridge Waters.

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Franklin Blevins.jpg1220 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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gdreeves.jpg1089 viewsFront Left to Right: George D Reeves (my Great, Great Grandfather), William Reeves, Cora Smith Reeves Rear Left to Right: Charlie and Lester Reeves. Courtesy of Bill Payne.
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