Born into a prominent Virginia family, Mary Tinsley Greenhow was just a teenager when she fell from a horse in the mid-1800s. The split second catch of her horse’s hoof on a wooden bridge left the young woman with a paralyzing back injury from which she would never recover.
Mary was fortunate, in one sense, to have a family able to provide long-term care for her. She soon realized that not everyone was so blessed, and over the years, became increasingly concerned for people less fortunate and more seriously disabled than herself. Mary envisioned a place where people with physical disabilities could receive the care and companionship they needed and where their security and welfare would never be compromised for the rest of their lives.
Through her dedication and perseverance, The Virginia Home for Incurables was chartered and opened on March 1, 1894. Since then, The Home has undergone three changes of locale, one name change, several expansions and numerous improvements.
Today, Miss Greenhow’s legacy is a modern, thriving facility - home to 130 men and women from every corner of the Commonwealth. More than a century after its inception, The Home remains the only facility of its kind in Virginia, a unique model for residential care of adults with disabilities.
This area in Section B-4 appears to be the initial burial area for the Home. Another section, which appears newer, is located in Section L and is marked with a vertical granite memorial inscribed The Virginia Home.
Born into a prominent Virginia family, Mary Tinsley Greenhow was just a teenager when she fell from a horse in the mid-1800s. The split second catch of her horse’s hoof on a wooden bridge left the young woman with a paralyzing back injury from which she would never recover.
Mary was fortunate, in one sense, to have a family able to provide long-term care for her. She soon realized that not everyone was so blessed, and over the years, became increasingly concerned for people less fortunate and more seriously disabled than herself. Mary envisioned a place where people with physical disabilities could receive the care and companionship they needed and where their security and welfare would never be compromised for the rest of their lives.
Through her dedication and perseverance, The Virginia Home for Incurables was chartered and opened on March 1, 1894. Since then, The Home has undergone three changes of locale, one name change, several expansions and numerous improvements.
Today, Miss Greenhow’s legacy is a modern, thriving facility - home to 130 men and women from every corner of the Commonwealth. More than a century after its inception, The Home remains the only facility of its kind in Virginia, a unique model for residential care of adults with disabilities.
This area in Section B-4 appears to be the initial burial area for the Home. Another section, which appears newer, is located in Section L and is marked with a vertical granite memorial inscribed The Virginia Home.
Family Members
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Lillian Huntley Rowe Beatty
1853–1937
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Robert Hansworth Rowe Jr
1857–1921
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Emily Bond Rowe Carrowon
1862–1921
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Frederick Virginius Rowe
1864–1931
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Fannie Dudley Rowe Worsley
1868–1954
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Mary Elizabeth Beatty
1879–1943
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Harvey Lee Beatty
1881–1973
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Robert Rowe Beatty Sr
1883–1950
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John Marklin Beatty
1885–1966
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Lillian Beatty Fluck
1887–1975
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Samuel P Beatty
1889–1980
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Maude Beatty Bowen
1892–1978
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James Edward Beatty
1897–1983
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