Reid’s Ferry Photo Gallery

English ship sailors working on Bradshaw/Nelms’ farm during WWII

Nelms family photo

Peanut picking - Nelms Farm

Nelms family photo

Eulah Pitt Oliver and Happer F. Oliver of Reid’s Ferry

Charlie Johnson photo

Reid’s Ferry Corporation store on Reid’s Ferry Road

Richard Gayle photo

Reids Ferry Corporation photo

Richard Gayle photo

James Elwood Gayle and his brother, Leslie Gayle, in front of their service station at Reid’s Ferry. Notice the two-story building in the background, which later served as a store and service station operated by James Elwood Gayle. The two-story building also served as the Gayle family home. Angus Hines Collection

Gayle family photo

Elwood Gayle in front of his store at Reid’s Ferry. Later his family’s home.

Brenda Gayle Wright photo

Home of Mack and Brenda Gayle Wright. Earlier James Gayle’s service station and store. c 2016

Lynn Rose photo

circa 1935
Gayle family of Reid’s Ferry -
Henry Gayle, Sr., center back, with his children: Leslie, Edith G. Bradshaw, Louise G. Sutton,
Elwood (seated) and families
Left to right, top row - Georgia Lee Gayle, Leslie Gayle, Jr., Leslie Gayle, Verna Lee Gayle,
Henry Gayle, Sr. and wife Lillian

Second row - Richard Gayle, Henry Gayle, Jr., James Gayle, Clarence Sutton, Jr., holding
Front row - Shirley or Joy Gayle

Richard Gayle photo

Unknown, James Elwood Gayle, Sr., Edith G. Bradshaw, Ross Bradshaw and Louise G. Sutton on the Reids Ferry bridge

Gayle family photo

Osmond Underwood, Jodie Underwood, and Jack Darden after a night of hunting raccoons, squirrels and rabbits near Reids Ferry, c1942

Jackie Underwood Saunders photo

Jack Darden, Jodie Underwood and Osmond Underwood after a night of hunting raccoons, squirrels and rabbits near Reids Ferry c1942

Jackie U. Saunders photo

Alice Lee and Emma Sue Underwood - college students c1928

Jackie U. Saunders photo

Newspaper article about new bridge at Reids Ferry.

Overview of Reid’s Ferry while dam was being built to create Western Branch Reservoir c1962

Aerial photo of Western Branch of the Nansemond river at Reid’s Ferry - 1962

Norfolk City photo

Patricia Asbell in front of the Asbell home on Godwin Blvd. near Reid’s Ferry c1940

Patricia Asbell Gervan photo

Lewis and Patricia Asbell in front of the Asbell home on Rt. 10 near Reid’s Ferry.

Patricia Asbell photo

Mrs. R.O. Chandler & Mrs. C. B. Harrell selling flowers grown at Reid’s Ferry. Patricia Asbell is visible on the right rear assisting her mother, Mrs. W. J. Asbell, with her flowers. Also, Mr. H. Wolfe is shown on the right rear. Mrs. Elwood Gayle is also in this photo

SNHS photo

Looking across the Reid’s Ferry bridge towards Suffolk - 1960s

Richard Gayle photo

Looking across the Reid’s Ferry bridge towards Suffolk

Richard Gayle photo

Nansemond County Confederate Reunion at the home of Lum and Caroline Thompson (later home of R.O. and Grace Thompson Chandler) on the Smithfield Road in 1903. This house later burned, possibly in the 1920s.

First Row: Capt. Billy Oliver, Mr. Knight from Whaleyvilley, Mr. Hargrave, Beverly Baker, Mr. Artman, Thomas W. Smith, Mr. Brinkley, Mr. Parker, Joseph Oliver Lancaster (hand in sling), R.S. “Dick” Boykin, Pomp Smith

Second Row standing: Unknown, Mr. Babb, R. R. Allen, Dr. Wood, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Mr. Walton

Third Row standing: Unknown, John C. Smith, Mr. Parker, Unknown, Unknown, Lum Thompson, Mr. & Mrs. R. O. Chandler

Property of Suffolk Nansemond Historical Society

The home of Grace Thompson and her parents, Lum and Caroline Thompson. Grace later married R.O. Chandler and they lived here. The house burned. Lum, Caroline, and their daughter, Grace, are visible on the front porch.

Located near 4678 Godwin Boulevard.

Chandler family photo

Chandler home near Reid’s Ferry

Mrs. R.O. Chandler and her sons

Chandler family photo

Chandler Brothers
Standing left to right - William, Cameron and Harvey
Seated - Rob
Sons of R.O. Chandler, Jr. and Grace Thompson Chandler

Chandler family photo

A minstrel show in Suffolk.

Chandler family photo

B. F. Oliver’s Grocery at the intersection of Godwin Blvd. and Moore Farm Lane

Oliver family photo

The house once located on the Darden/Norfleet farm across from Oliver’s Store, later Oliver’s Pools. c 2000

L. Rose photo

House on Shackley Hill farm - located on the Nansemond River. Rumor had it that a liquor still was located in a barn near the house, and the pipe for the smoke ran underground to connect with the chimney in the house. Nansemond River was close behind the house. Some maps show Shackley Hill Island offshore from the property.

The Garner and Knight families once lived here.

L. Rose photo

Gary Berard, master carver, with one of his creations.
Gary was owner of Atlantic Biological Company, located initially in the Chuckatuck Grist Mill. Later located at Reid’s Ferry.

Reid’s Ferry Home Demonstration Club members c1980s
Left to right - Sara Lockwood, Edmae Zwickie, Dot St.Clair, Georgie Lee Gayle, Maude Rountree, Marguerite Butler and Marilyn Bradshaw

Bee Norris photo

On the western branch of the Nansemond River near Reid’s Ferry.

Catherine Harrell and Edna Blough following a Red Cross blood drive. 1980

Bee Norris photo