Thomas R. HERBERT^[1]

1815 - 1855  (40 years)

• Name	Thomas R. HERBERT
  	enumerated as Thomas "R" in the 1850 census.
  Birth	8 Jun 1815	Virginia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  orphan	16 May 1831	Norfolk Co, VA   [2]
  	On the above noted date Thomas was named in Norfolk County Court as the orphan of John C. Herbert , dec'd. He chose his brother, Francis C. Herbert, as his guardian. John C. Pinner posted security.
  comment	1851	Petersburg, VA   [3, 4]
  	Thomas was a blacksmith by trade, and when the Uriah Wells Locomotive Foundries in Petersburg, VA opened in 1851, he found employment with them.
  Death	11 Aug 1855	Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA   [1, 4]
  	Thomas was, apparently, back living in Portsmouth by the late summer of 1855. He died during the yellow fever epidemic that year which devasted the populations of Portsmouth, Gosport and Norfolk, VA.
  Person ID	I109	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	John Curle HERBERT,   b. Aft 1760   d. 14 Feb 1815 (Age < 53 years)
  Mother	Mary BUTLER,   b. 1784   d. 31 Mar 1848 (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	28 Oct 1802	Norfolk, Norfolk Co, VA   [1, 5]
  	The Family Bible record entry incorrectly notes the year as 1803. The marriage bond and the wedding announcement are dated 1802.
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: 22 Aug 1850, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA [S1017]

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Francis C. & Elizabeth S. Herbert Family Bible. [S164] Louis A. Burgess, compiler & editor, Burgess, Virginia Soldiers of 1776, ((1927 - 1929, Rpt. Baltimore: GPC, 1973)). pp. 893-899. [S1017] 1850 US Census / Herbert, Thomas R. [S1024] Yellow Fever 1855, Norfolk & Portsmouth, VA. [S4065] John C. Herbert - Polly Butler wedding announcement, The Norfolk Herald (Norfolk, VA) 2 November 1802., Film 191.