Charles
Homer and Mary Russell Bradshaw moved their family from OH to
a home in Horsepasture, Henry County VA in 1905. The home was
named Bevey Hall and was the site of the marriage of their daughter
Florence and John Abe Burgess. Charles managed and later owned
Knotts orchards. Charles was killed in an auto crash in 1925.
The location of the home was at North 37 degrees 17.2’ and West
77 degrees 27.0’.
The Site of Bevey Hall
Bevey Hall Site In Horsepasture
The small house in the background is the home that Mary Russell
and her son Howard lived after Charles Homer’s 1925 death. The
view across Route 58 is shown in the following photo.
Horsepasture Volunteer Fire Department – Across 58
The Bevey Hall Site as viewed from East
Cherie Burgess Shindell’s Autobiography
stated "According to the Sunday’s Roanoke World: "’Bevey Hall’
the country home of Mr. And Mrs. Charles Bradshaw near Martinsville,
Va ., was the scene of a pretty home wedding Thursday, November
l4th when their daughter, Florence Lucette Bradshaw, was married
to John Abe Burgess, of Ridgeway, Va."
There is a picture of the family
that is believed to be on the front porch of Bevey Hall on
the day of Florence and John’s wedding.
Bradshaw
Home in Henry Co., VA
Charles
Homer and Mary Russell Bradshaw moved their family from OH to
a home in Horsepasture, Henry County VA in 1905. The home was
named Bevey Hall and was the site of the marriage of their daughter
Florence and John Abe Burgess. Charles managed and later owned
Knotts orchards. Charles was killed in an auto crash in 1925.
The location of the home was at North 37 degrees 17.2’ and West
77 degrees 27.0’.
