John Curle HERBERT^{[1, 2]}

1849 - 1934  (84 years)

• Name	John Curle HERBERT
  Birth	11 Nov 1849	Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA   [1]
  	John's death certificate incorrectly notes "11 November 1851" as his birth date. The fact that he was enumerated in the 1 September 1850 census negates 1851 as the correct year.
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Mar 1934	Portsmouth City, VA   [3]
  	John died at 3:50am on 29 May 1934 of a "cerebral hemorrhage" at his Portsmouth, Virginia home, 746 Emmet Street. He was 84 years old at the time of his death.
  Burial	31 Mar 1934	Portsmouth City, VA   [3]
  	His body was interred at Oak Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia on 31 March 1934.
  Person ID	I1562	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Francis Costin HERBERT,   b. 31 Dec 1807, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA d. 17 Oct 1872, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth CONSOLVO,   b. 1816   d. 9 Aug 1855, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	26 Jul 1842	Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA   [1, 4]
  	Polly and Francis were married on Tuesday 26 Jul 1842 at a 6:00 am ceremony in Portsmouth, Virginia by Rev. Thomas Hume.
  Family ID	F25	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Octavia Virginia VIRNELSON,   b. 19 Dec 1849, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA d. 25 Aug 1916, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	7 Jun 1876	Portsmouth City, VA   [5]
  	The couple was married later the same day in Portsmouth by Rev. H.T. Mitchell.
  Children	1. Frank S. HERBERT,   b. 4 Sep 1877, Portsmouth City, VA d. 9 Jan 1878, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 0 years)   2. Mabel Telitha HERBERT,   b. 23 Jul 1879, Portsmouth, VA d. 21 Jul 1924, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 44 years)
  Family ID	F110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos		1900 US Census / Herbert, John C. Emmett Street, Portsmouth, VA
  		1930 US Census / Herbert, John C. 746 Emmett Street, Portsmouth City, VA

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: 1 Sep 1850, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA [S1026] Resided: 20 Jul 1860, Portsmouth City, VA [S1009] Resided: 10 Aug 1870, Portsmouth City, VA [S1027] Resided: 22 Apr 1910, Portsmouth City, VA [S1031] Resided: 14 Jan 1920, Portsmouth City, VA [S1032]

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Francis C. & Elizabeth S. Herbert Family Bible. [S4205] Telitha B. Virnelson will (1888), Portsmouth City, VA Will Book 2, pp. 58-59. [S2110] John Curle Herbert. Virginia death certificate no. 5728 (1934). [S55] "The Emerson Papers, Pre Revolution to 1879". [S3897] John C. Herbert - Octavia V. Virnelson, Portsmouth, VA marriage license & minister’s return no. 1881 (1876). .